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Jun 16
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S2 Ep12: The Golden Era of JDM: Why Gen ...

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From legendary 90s JDM icons skyrocketing into the millions, to corporate scandals, economic crashes, and a generation forced to trade the steering wheel for a smartphone, this is the true story of how we lost the greatest automotive era in history, and why the "car dream" is now completely out of reach for most of us.

The golden era of Japanese sports cars is officially dead... or is it?

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