Posts Tagged ‘hokkaido’

Trapster exposes speed traps on your mobile device

Saturday, May 24th, 2008
"Your mobile phone alerts you as you approach speed traps." That's the idea behind Trapster, an innovative service that uses technology, not the age-old flashing headlamps approach, to notify other drivers of a police speed trap. Motorists who come across an enforced speed zone are encouraged to rep......

Brits get special edition Mazda MX-5 named after Japanese ski resort

Monday, October 15th, 2007
Click the image above for more hi-res images of the Mazda MX-5 NisekoMazda MX-5-mad Brits will get two more exclusive branded models to choose from: the Niseko soft top and Niseko roadster coupe, named after the Niseko ski resort on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.The entry-level model soft top is ......

Nissan’s high-speed test track complete

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
In a build that began over two-decades ago, Nissan's Hokkaido Proving Grounds in Hokkaido, Japan, has finally reached completion. The testing course began life in 1986 and over the last 20 years has evolved from dirt tracks and one-lane macadam roads, to a 2.7 square-mile testing range that encompas......