History Series / BestMotoring

* [[TranslationTrainWreck Translation Train Wreck]]: The Hong Kong releases from 1999-2000 had badly butchered English subtitles.

* [[TheUltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny]]: The Super Battles and Champions Battles can be thought of as this [[RecycledInSpace with cars.]]

* [[CarPorn Car Porn]]: One of the greatest examples ever seen on video. The Porsche 959, [=McLaren=] F1, Ferrari F40 and F50, Nissan R390 [=GT1=], Porsche Carrera GT, Ford GT, and RUF CTR "Yellowbird" have all made appearances in Best Motoring's super battles. In the Champions Battles, F3000 and JGTC cars have been used.

* [[TheUltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny]]: The Super Battles and Champions Battles can be thought of as this [[RecycledInSpace with cars.]]

* [[PerpetualFrowner Perpetual Frowner]]: While the other drivers are known for smiling and laughing, both Gan San and Nakaya are very stoic.

* Video Special/DVD Special, which goes into more depth than the regular series

Its spiritual successor is Best Motor TV, which has semi annual releases on BS-4, a Japanese satellite channel.

* [[TheStoic Akihiko Nakaya]], [[whose education in mechanical engineering]] gives him a technical view of cars and racing.

Best Motoring and its ancillary releases would later be dubbed as "Best Motoring International". The narrator is none other than Bill Bickard, who dubbed the original IronChef for FoodNetwork. He was replaced for later releases.

* Nobuteru Taniguchi

Best Motoring and its ancillary releases would later be dubbed as "Best Motoring International". The narrator is none other than Bill Bickard, who dubbed the original Iron Chef for Food Network. He was replaced for later releases.

* [[TheStoic Akihiko Nakaya]], [[JackOfAllTrades whose education in mechanical engineering]] gives him a technical view of cars and racing.

* [[NoExportForYou No Export For You]]: The original Japanese version, which means Americans miss out on the overexcited narration. Fortunately, most issues are available on YouTube.

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as VideoGame/{{Gran Turismo}} in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator (1987-2005) as Creator/{{Akira Kamiya}}.

* [[GratuitousEnglish Gratuitous English]]: Akira Kamiya would sometimes drop English words or phrases into his narration, including "exciting battle," "unbelievable," and "monster machine." The new narrator would announce circuit battles in English. ("SKOOBA SAKIT. SREE RAP BADDOW!")

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as VideoGame/{{GranTurismo}} in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator (1987-2005) as Creator/{{Akira Kamiya}}.

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as GranTurismo in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator (1987-2005) as Creator/{{Akira Kamiya}}.

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator (1987-2005) as Creator/{{Akira Kamiya}}.

* [[GratuitousEnglish Gratuitous English]]: Akira Kamiya would sometimes drop English words or phrases into his narration, including "exciting battle," "unbelievable," and "monster machine." The new narrator would announce circuit battles in English. (SKOOBA SAKIT. SREE LAP BADDOW!)

* [[HomeFieldAdvantage Home Field Advantage]]: In both Best Motoring and Best Motor TV, Japanese vehicles routinely beat much more powerful European cars such as Ferraris and Porsches. There has been criticism of "glorifying" the Honda NSX and the Nissan Skyline GT-R. In later issues of Best Motoring, and Best Motor TV, the Nissan GT-R also gets this treatment. A partial explanation may be the Confucian-based trait of "saving face"--it would be humiliating for Japanese cars to be defeated on their turf. Expect to see more "shifto miss"es than you would expect from racing drivers.

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator as Creator/{{Akira Kamiya}}.

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life. Anime fans may recognize the original narrator as [[Creator/Akira Kamiya]].

Best Motoring (officially titled as [=Best MOTORing=], ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life.

* [[LargeHamAnnouncer Large Ham Announcer]]: The first main Japanese announcer, who left around 2005, is this in spades. The other announcer also has his moments.

* Akihiko Nakaya, whose education in mechanical engineering gives him a technical view of cars and racing.
* Keiichi Tsuchiya, the Drift King himself.

* [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Digital Piracy is Evil]]: Rampant piracy of video releases, combined with the economic downturn from the Great East Japan Earthquake, forced Best Motoring and Hot Version to end production in 2011. [[TheBusCameBack But then Hot Version came back.]]

* [[HomeFieldAdvantage Home Field Advantage]]: In both Best Motoring and Best Motor TV, Japanese vehicles routinely beat much more powerful European cars such as the Ferrari F355 and the BMW M3. There has been criticism of "glorifying" the Honda NSX and the Nissan Skyline GT-R, and later the Nissan GT-R.

* Tatsuya Kataoka, a GT300 driver and drift racer. His JGTC car is a BMW Z4 with a [[Vocaloid Hatsune Miku]] livery.

* [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things]] Rampant piracy of video releases, combined with the economic downturn from the Great East Japan Earthquake, forced Best Motoring and Hot Version to end production in 2011. [[TheBusCameBack But then Hot Version came back.]]
* [[AutobotsRockOut Autobots, Rock Out!]]: Commonly used for background music.

* AE86 Club, focusing on the Toyota Sprinter AE86.

* [[CarPorn Car Porn]]: One of the greatest examples ever seen on video. The Porsche 959, [=McLaren=[ F1, Ferrari F40 and F50, Nissan R390 [=GT1=], Porsche Carrera GT, Ford GT, and RUF CTR "Yellowbird" have all made appearances in Best Motoring's super battles. In the Champions Battles, F3000 and JGTC cars have been used.

* Tatsuya Kataoka, a GT300 driver and drift racer. His JGTC car is a BMW Z4 with a Hatsune Miku livery.

* [[CarPorn Car Porn]]: One of the greatest examples ever seen on video. The Porsche 959, McLaren F1, Ferrari F40 and F50, Nissan R390 GT1, Porsche Carrera GT, Ford GT, and RUF CTR "Yellowbird" have all made appearances in Best Motoring's super battles. In the Champions Battles, F3000 and JGTC cars have been used.

* Circuit battles featuring the latest cars in the Japanese domestic market. The sports car battles during the heydays of the late 90s, featuring cars such as the Honda NSX Type S Zero, Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R, Mazda RX-7 Series 8, Lancer Evolution VI, Toyota Supra, and Subaru Impreza WRX STi are the most famous. Battles usually take place at Tsukuba Circuit in Ibaraki Prefecture, which is the closest racetrack to the Kanto area. Sometimes, battles are held at Suzuka Circuit or Fuji Speedway, or in later years at Sugo or Twin Ring Motegi. Minor battles with less powerful vehicles took place at Ebisu Circuit (which was heavily damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake). Also, endurance battles of multiple laps (usually circuit battles are three or five laps) have taken place at the height of summer.

* Tatsuya Kataoka, a GT300 driver and drift racer. His JGTC car is a BMW Z4 with a [[Vocaloid Hatsune Miku]] livery.

* [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things]] Rampant piracy of video releases, combined with the economic downturn from the Great East Japan Earthquake, forced Best Motoring and Hot Version to end production in 2011. [[IGotBetter But then Hot Version came back.]]

Best Motoring (officially titled as "Best MOTORing", ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life.

* Platinum Series, like the Video/DVD Special, turned UpToEleven,

* [[LargeHamAnnouncer Large Ham Announcer]]: The first main Japanese announcer, who left around 2005, is this in spades. The other announcer also has his moments.

Best Motoring (officially titled as Best MOTORing, ベストモータリング (Besuto Mōtaringu)) was an automotive video magazine from Japan that released monthly issues from December 1987 until June 2011. Best known as the home of Gan san and the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, Best Motoring can be described as Gran Turismo in real life.

* [[CarPorn]]: One of the greatest examples ever seen on video. The Porsche 959, McLaren F1, Ferrari F40 and F50, Nissan R390 GT1, Porsche Carrera GT, Ford GT, and RUF CTR "Yellowbird" have all made appearances in Best Motoring's super battles. In the Champions Battles, F3000 and JGTC cars have been used.
* [[LargeHamAnnouncer]]: The first main Japanese announcer, who left around 2005, is this in spades. The other announcer also has his moments.

* Tatsuya Kataoka, a GT300 driver and drift racer. His JGTC car is a BMW Z4 with a [[MusicVocaloid Hatsune Miku]] livery.

* [[Large Ham Announcer]]: The first main Japanese announcer, who left around 2005, is this in spades. The other announcer also has his moments.