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New Lux, Kyosho Style: Upcoming 1:18 Cadillac SLS Preview Pics!

Kyosho has been doing some very good work on American luxury cars this past couple of years, thanks to an agreement with an outside vendor with a distinct flair for GM’s upper-crust brands. So far, we’ve been given a CTS sedan (and its CTS-V variant), and we’ve been promised a CTS coupe in both iterations […]

Kyosho sees a Ghost.. and a Phantom.. in 1:43

Kyosho’s 1:18 Rolls Royce is getting some company in 1:43, thanks to this pair of extended wheelbase variants. First up is the 1:43 Rolls Royce Ghost, in “extended wheelbase” form, wearing a color called “Darkest Tungsten” – a fitting scheme for this more sporting Rolls. We like the added pieces all over the car – […]

Kyosho 1:43 Rolls Royce Phantom (extended wheel base)

Kyosho’s 1:43 line up continues to amaze us. Just announced was this beautiful pair of Rolls Royce Phantoms, to be available in both Diamond Black and Luna Blue. From the provided photos, scaling looks accurate as do body lines, wheels and smaller accessories such as lighting and the front grille. Shipped and stored in […]

FROM THE DCX VAULT: Brock to the Future: Kyosho’s 1:18 “Brock” 240Z

Peter Brock had it all figured out in late 1966. He’d just penned a deal with Toyota to develop its sleek 2000GT as a race car, and had set up shop to do the necessary work almost as soon as he’d touched down from Japan. One minor problem – the cars never showed. It took […]

Boxing Lesson: Kyosho Announces Mini Travellers in 1:18

The original Soccer Moms didn’t drive SUVs – they drove Minis. More specifically, Mini Travellers, the station wagon variant of Alex Issigonis’ world-changing design for a small, efficient, fun to drive car. Kyosho has been working with Mini for years (the wee blue 1:18 Mini “Classic” with the Union Jack on its roof is still […]

FIRST LOOK! Kyosho’s 1:64 Racing Ferrari Collection!

1:64 is going to get just a bit hotter this summer thanks to this new lineup of 1:64 Ferrari F1 racers from Kyosho, arriving soon in the form of pre-decorated kits. Each kit contains approximately ten pre-painted and tampo-decorated pieces, and comes with an included screwdriver – everything snaps into place and final-fastens with the […]

Kyosho 1:18 Cadillac CTS-V: Bad Caddy

Cadillac’s CTS is a solid performer in base, V6 trim; add in the V series’ supercharged 556-horsepower 6.2 liter V8 and all of its other hyper-performance bells and whistles, and you have a world-class American four-slammer with a “fastest production V8 sedan” tag line. This model of the vaunted V comes via Kyosho, and it […]

Kyosho 1:12 Ferrari: Mondo Enzo

At over a million dollars US, per copy – pre-owned – any of the 400 Ferrari Enzos built to celebrate the life of company founder Enzo Ferrari are rare sights. Some are actually famous in their own right. For example, the very first Enzo, which was detoured from its debut at the 2002 Paris Motor […]