JDM4U — Japanese cars for you
My Garage 0Source with JMH
☰
Blue Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

JDM4U / JAPANESE PERFORMANCE CAR GUIDES

JDM Car Garage

Find the generation that stays in your head. Explore its history, exact chassis, ownership questions and the path from a Japanese auction to a UK driveway.

Choose a car My JDM Garage ↗

01 / THE MANUFACTURERS

Pick a marque.

Four doors into the garage. Follow a model from its first chassis to the version you actually want.

Blue Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 in an urban setting04 MODEL FAMILIESNissanThe straight-six, the Z and the Silvia.Silver Honda S2000 in a car park03 MODEL FAMILIESHondaHigh-revving engines, lightness and feel.Silver Toyota Supra A8003 MODEL FAMILIESToyotaFrom classic 86 to the twin-turbo Supra.White Mazda RX-7 FD at night02 MODEL FAMILIESMazdaRotary character and open-road simplicity.

02 / FIND YOUR CAR

Every generation matters.

Search a name or code, then narrow by era, drive and body style. A photo is shown only where it matches that generation.

47 generations

Nissan

4 MODEL FAMILIES
Nissan / SkylineKPGC10The early two-door Skyline GT-R. Do not confuse it with the earlier PGC10 four-door.
Nissan / SkylineKPGC110The short-lived second GT-R coupe, distinct from later turbocharged Skylines.
Nissan / SkylineR30A Skyline generation with a broad model range; not every R30 is a GT-R.
Nissan / SkylineR31A separate Skyline generation before the return of the GT-R badge on R32.
Nissan / SkylineR32The GT-R badge returned here; base Skyline variants need their own identification.
Nissan / SkylineR33A longer-bodied Skyline generation with GT-R and non-GT-R variants.
Skyline GT-R R34 reference photograph Nissan / SkylineR34The last Skyline GT-R generation. This guide focuses on the BNR34 GT-R, not every R34 Skyline.
Nissan GT-R R35 reference photograph Nissan / GT-RR35Nissan dropped the Skyline name for this standalone GT-R. Early production figures differ from later revisions.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZS30The original Fairlady Z; 240Z is a familiar export-market name.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZS130The second Z generation, known as 280ZX in some export markets.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZZ31The first 300ZX era; do not merge its specification with the later Z32.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZZ32The next 300ZX generation with its own engine, body and trim distinctions.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZZ33Fairlady Z in Japan; 350Z in the UK and other export markets.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZZ34Fairlady Z in Japan; 370Z in many export markets.
Nissan / Fairlady Z / Nissan ZRZ34The modern Nissan Z / Fairlady Z. “400Z” is only a common nickname.
Nissan / SilviaCSP311The original Silvia coupe, well before the familiar S-chassis cars.
Nissan / SilviaS10An early Silvia generation with a very different character from S13–S15.
Nissan / SilviaS110The next Silvia generation, also connected to the Gazelle name.
Nissan / SilviaS12The generation immediately before the S13 era.
Nissan / SilviaS13The start of the S13–S15 group most often seen in modern tuning culture.
Nissan / SilviaS14The wider-bodied successor to S13; verify engine and market specification.
Silvia S15 reference photograph Nissan / SilviaS15The final Silvia generation. This image shows a modified car, not a factory specification.

Honda

3 MODEL FAMILIES
Honda / S2000AP1The original 2.0-litre S2000 launched in 1999. The Japanese-market figure is not a universal UK specification.
Honda / S2000AP2Later S2000 specification varies by market; verify the engine in the individual car.
Honda / BeatPP1The Beat’s PP1 chassis sits in the kei-car world rather than the S2000’s class.
Honda / NSXNA1The early first-generation NSX. Check the exact market, transmission and history.
Honda / NSXNA2The later first-generation NSX, with important mechanical and trim differences.
Honda / NSXNC1The much later hybrid NSX is a distinct generation, not another NA-series trim.

Toyota

3 MODEL FAMILIES
Toyota / SupraA50Part of the early A40/A50 Celica Supra family; “A50” alone does not capture every early chassis.
Toyota / SupraA60The next Celica Supra generation, before the standalone Supra era.
Toyota / SupraA70The third-generation Supra, with varied engines and specifications across markets.
Toyota Supra A80 reference photograph Toyota / SupraA80The 1993 Japanese launch listed SZ with 2JZ-GE and turbo RZ/GZ with 2JZ-GTE.
Toyota / SupraA90The modern GR Supra is a separate car and specification family.
Toyota / 86 lineageAE85A distinct AE-series variant; do not label every similar-looking car AE86.
Toyota / 86 lineageAE86The Corolla Levin / Sprinter Trueno generation that made the 86 name famous.
86 lineage ZN6 reference photograph Toyota / 86 lineageZN6Modern Toyota 86 / GT86. Inspired by AE86 heritage, not another AE86 chassis.
Toyota / 86 lineageZN8The later GR86 generation; verify that an image or listing is not the earlier ZN6.
Toyota / CelicaT160The T160 Celica era; distinguish ordinary road cars from the GT-Four.
Toyota / CelicaT180The following Celica generation with its own GT-Four specification.
Toyota / CelicaT200The later rally-era Celica generation; trims vary substantially.
Toyota / CelicaT230The final listed Celica generation in this garage, separate from the AWD GT-Four era.

Mazda

2 MODEL FAMILIES
Roadster / MX-5 / Miata NA reference photograph Mazda / Roadster / MX-5 / MiataNAThe original pop-up-headlamp Roadster/MX-5/Miata.
Mazda / Roadster / MX-5 / MiataNBThe second Roadster generation follows the NA without pop-up headlamps.
Mazda / Roadster / MX-5 / MiataNCA larger third generation; verify specification by market and year.
Mazda / Roadster / MX-5 / MiataNDThe current smaller, lighter-feeling design direction; variants still differ.
Mazda / RX-7FCThe second-generation RX-7, before the FD’s twin-turbo era.
Mazda RX-7 FD reference photograph Mazda / RX-7FDThe third-generation RX-7 launched in Japan in 1991 with a 13B twin-rotor twin-turbo engine.

FROM DISCOVERY TO THE REAL CAR

Know exactly what you want?

JDM4U is where you research the model. Japan Motor Hub handles the sourcing conversation when you are ready.

Source with Japan Motor Hub ↗