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Forza Horizon 6 Embraces Initial D And Japanese Car Culture

Japan, here we come!

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Forza Horizon 6 is going full anime, from the Initial D-inspired nighttime Touge Battle mode to what appears to be a full-sized Gundam

Forza Horizon 6 is going full anime, from the Initial D-inspired nighttime Touge Battle mode to what appears to be a full-sized Gundam

The Toyota AE86 returns

Racing Games Apart From Forza Horizon 6 To Keep An Eye Out For In 2026

Racing Games Apart From Forza Horizon 6 To Keep An Eye Out For In 2026

It's a packed lineup in 2026!

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This Toyota GR86 Got An AE86 Makeover—Pop-Up Headlights And All

The Toyota AE86 Corolla is a legend for a reason. The rear-wheel-drive sports car from the mid-1980s became an icon thanks to the Japanese television show Initial D. Now, a Japanese tuner has put the AE86’s front end on a new GR86, including pop-up headlights and all. It looks killer.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has Sega's "secret sauce" thanks to the devs combining "the essence" of multiple other "legendary" racing games like OutRun and Initial D

Sega knows its stuff when it comes to racing games

I thought I knew my keyboard until I played the Initial D typing game, which somehow takes touch typing even more seriously than drifting

Trading RPM for WPM in the Japanese street racing counterpart to Typing of the Dead.

The Initial D-inspired open-world racing game that took over Steam Next Fest in 2023 finally launches this March

I've had my eye on JDM: Japanese Drift Master for years, and the wait is finally coming to an end

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A 29-year-old PC racing game going cyberpunk anime with Troy Baker, Initial D drifting, and cutscenes from the Metroid: Other M studio sure wasn't on my Game Awards bingo card

A 29-year-old PC racing game going cyberpunk anime with Troy Baker, Initial D drifting, and cutscenes from the Metroid: Other M studio sure wasn't on my Game Awards bingo card

"Screamer immerses players in the clash between personal desires and external forces that seek to control them"

One Gearhead's Unforgettable Pilgrimage to Japan

One Gearhead's Unforgettable Pilgrimage to Japan

As a kid, the Countach wasn’t on my bedroom wall. Nor were bright red Ferraris or streaking silver Mercedes. Instead it was Initial D, Hot Version, Best Motoring, HKS, Greddy, APEX’i, Top Secret, D1GP, Super GT, the Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Fuji Speedway, and Suzuka Circuit. Japan was my…

Experiencing Japan's Best Street Racing (In an Arcade Around the Corner)

Experiencing Japan's Best Street Racing (In an Arcade Around the Corner)

For Japan Month at Motor1, we’ve traveled far and wide to uncover the origins of Japanese car culture. For this piece, I’ll be experiencing the history of Japan’s street racing scene by walking a mile down the street to the arcade.

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