Japanese Car Names

Romanizations for names of many cars sold in Japan

In this list, manufacturer names appear in bold, with model names beneath. Bulleted entries below a model name are model variants.

Chris Green was kind enough to compile the following list of Japanese car names for inclusion with the Honyaku home page. Since the proper romanization of these names (normally appearing in katakana) is quite problematic, this should be a real timesaver. All formatting errors are my responsibility.

Daihatsu
Applause
Atrai
  1. Liberno
Charade
  1. Detomaso
  2. Pose
  3. Social
Delta Wide Wagon
Hijet
Mira
Move
Opti
  1. Ad
  2. Pico
Rocky
  1. Canterbury
  2. Marine Runner
Rugger
Ford (sold through Mazda)
Festiva
Freda
Laser
Probe
Spectron
Telstar II
Telstar Wagon
Fuji (Subaru)
Alcyone SVX
Charade
Domingo
Impreza
Legacy
  1. Grand Wagon
  2. J-Touring
  3. Touring Wagon
  4. Touring First
  5. Touring Sedan
Leone
Leone Van
Sambar Dias
  1. Classic
  2. Maleza
Vivio
Hino
Blue Ribbon
Liesse (acute accent over first 'e')
Rainbow
S'elega
Rising Ranger
Super Dolphin Profia
Honda
Accord
  1. Coupe
  2. Wagon
Acty Crawler
Ascot
Beat
Civic
  1. EL II
  2. Ferio
  3. Mi II
  4. ML II
  5. Ri II
Civic Shuttle
CR-V ("Comfortable Runabout Vehicle")
CR-X Del Sol
Crossroad
Domani
Horizon
  1. Handling by Lotus
Inspire
Integra
  1. Series
Jazz
Legend
  1. Euro
  2. Exclusive
NSX
Odyssey
Orthia
Prelude
Rafaga
Saber
Stepwgn
Today
  1. Associe
*Honda Multi Matic
Isuzu
Bighorn
  1. Handling by Lotus Ltd.
  2. Irmscher
  3. Mu Wizard
  4. Plaisir
  5. XS-Plaisir Limited
Elf
Fargo Wagon
Forward
Gemini
Giga
Journey
  1. Standard
  2. Super Custom
Mu
Super Cruiser
Mazda
Anfini MPV
  1. G-Touring
  2. R-Four
Anfini MS-8
  1. Grand-air
Anfini RX-7
AZ-3
AZ-Wagon
Bongo Brawny
Bongo Friendee
Capella Wagon
  1. Field Cruiser FX
Carol
  1. MeLady
Cosmo
Cronos
Eunos 500
Eunos 800
  1. Millenia
Eunos Cosmo
Eunos Presso
Eunos Roadster
  1. VR Limited
Familia
  1. LS Limited
  2. Wagon
Festiva
Freda
Lantis
Laser
MPV
MX-6
Presso
Proceed Cab Plus
Proceed Levante
Proceed Marvie
  1. Wild Breeze III
Revue
Scrum
Sentia
  1. Exclusive
  2. Limited
  3. Limited G
  4. Royal Classic
Titan
Mitsubishi
Aero Bus
Aero King
Aero Midi
Aero Queen
Aero Star
Bravo
Canter
  1. Guts
Chariot
  1. Resort Runner
Debonair
Delica
  1. Space Gear
  2. Star Wagon
Diamante
  1. Espada
  2. Wagon
Eclipse
Emeraude
Eterna
Fighter
FTO
Galant
  1. Super Viento
Galant Sports
GTO
Jeep
Lancer
Libero
Minica
Minica Toppo
Mirage
New Aero Queen
Pajero
  1. Jr.
  2. Mini
Rosa
  1. Cooler Deluxe
  2. Custom
  3. Royal
RVR
  1. Open Gear
Strada
  1. Black Edition
The Great
Mitsuoka
Galut
Viewt
Nissan
180SX
  1. Type R Sports
Ad Wagon
Alegria (Cirque Du Soleil)
Atlas
  1. Loco
Avenir Salut
Big Thumb
Bluebird
  1. Le Grand
  2. SSS
Caravan
Cedric
  1. Wagon
Cefiro
Cima
Civilian
  1. Super Limousine
Condor
Crew
Datsun
Fairlady Z
Gloria
  1. Wagon
Homy
Infiniti Q45
Largo
  1. Highway Star
Laurel
Leopard
Lucino
March
Mistral
Prairie Joy
Presea
President
Primera
  1. Aero Selection
  2. Camino
Pulsar
  1. Serie
Rasheen
Safari
  1. Spirit
Serena
  1. Limited
Silvia
  1. Nismo
Skyline
Space Arrow
Space Runner
Space Wing
Sunny California
Terrano
Vanette
Suzuki
Alto
  1. Works
Cappuccino
Carry
Cervo Mode
Cultus
  1. Crescent
Escudo
  1. Convertible
  2. Nomad
Jimny
  1. Sierra Elk
  2. Wild Wind
X-90
Wagon R
Toyota
Aristo
Avalon
Caldina
Camry
Carib
Carina
  1. ED
(Toyota) Cavalier
Celica
Celsior
Century
Chaser
Coaster
  1. Super Lounge
Corolla
  1. Ceres
  2. Levin
  3. Wagon
Corona
  1. Exiv
  2. Premio
Corsa
Cresta
Crown
  1. Majesta
  2. Station Wagon
Curren
Cynos
Estima
  1. Emina
  2. Lucida
Granvia
Hiace
  1. Commuter
  2. Living Saloon EX
  3. Wagon
Hilux Surf
  1. Diesel Turbo
Land Cruiser
  1. Prado
Lite Ace
Mark II
  1. Navi Package
  2. Wagon
MR Spider
MR2
RAV4
  1. Touring Limited
Scepter
  1. Station Wagon
Sera
Soarer
Sprinter
  1. Marino
  2. Treno
Sprinter Carib
Starlet
  1. Glanza
  2. Reflet
Supra
Tercel
  1. Joinus Extra
Town Ace
Vista
Windom
*GOA (Global Outstanding Assessment)