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TOKYO AUTO SALON 2020

Modulo EK Civic and S2000
Envision this. Manufacturers officially offering
restomodded cars based on their greatest
and most respected cars from recent
decades. That’s exactly what the Access,
aka Modulo, Civic 2020 and S2000 20th
anniversary were all about. These cars are
purely a stylistic exercise, but they were the
talk of the show, grabbing more attention
than any A90 Supra on display. Think of
Nissan re-offering finely tuned and polished
up, modernised versions of the Skyline GT-R
or Z or Mazda doing the same with the FD
RX-7. We reckon they are on to a winner with
this line of thought, so let’s hope they keep
perusing it rather than letting the idea die.

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