To be fair, it must be said that the Japanese buy cars not for the sake of the “show-off”, but for the assigned tasks, and therefore the main selection criterion for them is practicality. And in everything: in the relatively small dimensions of the car, its low fuel consumption and the list of functionalities. That is why neither the Camry nor the RAV4, and certainly not the Landcruiser so beloved by the Russians, are favorites among the natives. Although I must admit that Kruzak was still in the top twenty most popular models among the local public.
In addition to the needs taken into account when choosing a car, the Japanese pay attention to the durability of the car, its resources and performance characteristics. According to a report on cars sold on the local market in 2023, the bestseller was the economical compact hatchback Toyota Yaris, which found almost 195,000 new owners. The model has a minimum of installation options and a choice of two engines: a liter engine with three cylinders with a power of 69 hp. s., as well as a 1.5-liter engine with 120 “horses”.
Second place in sales – don’t be surprised! — Toyota also took the spot with the Corolla model. Moreover, in the Land of the Rising Sun, hatchbacks are predominantly purchased, despite the fact that the Corolla is the most sold in the world in the sedan body. As for the engine, the most popular was the 2-liter engine, which produced 170 horsepower. A hybrid is slightly less popular. In total, the Corolla sold almost 155,000 units in Japan at the end of last year.
In third place – and again she! – the Japanese built the Toyota Sienta compact van, which our brother only knows in the Far Eastern Federal District. The car with a convenient transformable interior has four-wheel drive and a 120 hp gasoline engine. More than 132,000 car owners have chosen this model. But the fourth most popular was the miniature hybrid Nissan Note, the power plants of which operate in the power range from 82 to 136 hp. Of. The car was preferred by just over 102,500 people.
The Toyota Roomy microvan, which in its most powerful version is equipped with a three-cylinder engine of 98 hp, closes the TOP-5 of the most popular cars in Japan. Not much! However, the 100,000 consumers who voted for the curious kei car with their hard-earned yen don’t think about that at all.
Other popular cars on the Japanese market include the Honda Freed and Toyota Alphard minivans, the Toyota Crown business sedan and the green Toyota Prius liftback. As you can see, the Japanese, like us, do not particularly honor Mitsubishi and Mazda. Let’s keep quiet about Suzuki and Subaru…
Toyota CorollaPhoto: Toyota
Toyota SientaPhoto: Toyota
Nissan NotePhoto: Nissan
Toyota SpaciousPhoto: Toyota
To be fair, it must be said that the Japanese buy cars not for the sake of the “show-off”, but for the assigned tasks, and therefore the main selection criterion for them is practicality. And in everything: in the relatively small dimensions of the car, its low fuel consumption and the list of functionalities. That is why neither the Camry nor the RAV4, and certainly not the Landcruiser so beloved by the Russians, are favorites among the natives. Although I must admit that Kruzak was still in the top twenty most popular models among the local public.
In addition to the needs taken into account when choosing a car, the Japanese pay attention to the durability of the car, its resources and performance characteristics. According to a report on cars sold on the local market in 2023, the bestseller was the economical compact hatchback Toyota Yaris, which found almost 195,000 new owners. The model has a minimum of installation options and a choice of two engines: a liter engine with three cylinders with a power of 69 hp. s., as well as a 1.5-liter engine with 120 “horses”.
Second place in sales – don’t be surprised! — Toyota also took the spot with the Corolla model. Moreover, in the Land of the Rising Sun, hatchbacks are predominantly purchased, despite the fact that the Corolla is the most sold in the world in the sedan body. As for the engine, the most popular was the 2-liter engine, which produced 170 horsepower. A hybrid is slightly less popular. In total, the Corolla sold almost 155,000 units in Japan at the end of last year.
In third place – and again she! – the Japanese built the Toyota Sienta compact van, which our brother only knows in the Far Eastern Federal District. The car with a convenient transformable interior has four-wheel drive and a 120 hp gasoline engine. More than 132,000 car owners have chosen this model. But the fourth most popular was the miniature hybrid Nissan Note, the power plants of which operate in the power range from 82 to 136 hp. Of. The car was preferred by just over 102,500 people.
The Toyota Roomy microvan, which in its most powerful version is equipped with a three-cylinder engine of 98 hp, closes the TOP-5 of the most popular cars in Japan. Not much! However, the 100,000 consumers who voted for the curious kei car with their hard-earned yen don’t think about that at all.
Other popular cars on the Japanese market include the Honda Freed and Toyota Alphard minivans, the Toyota Crown business sedan and the green Toyota Prius liftback. As you can see, the Japanese, like us, do not particularly honor Mitsubishi and Mazda. Let’s keep quiet about Suzuki and Subaru…
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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