Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Toyota Crown Majesta UZS151 VIP
Photos by Matti Tirronen
SPECS:
SUSPENSION
Accuair E-Level
Custom Chassis Parts
Air Zenith Compressor
WHEELS
SSR Agle 19 9,5 & 19 10,5 Both Negative Offsets
K-Sport Big Brake Kit w/ Custom Machined Faces
INTERIOR
TiCaBo Custom Interior
Altezza Steering Wheel
SK-Autosound Hifis: Boston Top End 2-Ways, DLS A7 & JL Audio Sub
EXTERIOR
Custom Bumpers
Steel Wheel Arches Raised Around 50 to 80 Millimeters Around
Modified Toyota Super White Paint
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What Is VIP Style
History
VIP Style modifications and history have often been linked
to the Yakuza. By using JDM cars with modifications associated with the
creation of limousines, gangsters could avoid detection by the police and rival
gangs.
Both Osaka street racers and Kanto area Bōsōzoku (motorcycle
and moped gangs in Japan) adopted styles in different ways. Osaka street
racers, after suffering numerous police crackdowns on the Hanshin Expressway in
the early 1990s, turned to sedans, after police targeted sport compacts, as a
way to cruise while remaining incognito. Kanto area bosozoku gangs took a
somewhat different approach, by modifying sedans with cut coils and mufflers
and were often bold and loud known as "Yankee Style". Their styling
cues were actually taken from the Super Silhouette race cars of the 1970s and
1980s. They also drove recklessly, such as causing traffic jams and avoiding
paying tolls. To mimic their yakuza counterparts, they used large black sedans.
Characteristics
Cars associated with VIP style usually have common
characteristics, such as high end wheels with excessive amounts of dish.
(usually broad faced designs) with low offsets that sit flush with the fender,
exhausts that stick out past the rear bumper (although not so much emphasized
these days), a full bodykit or lip kit, glossy paint and a lowered ride height.
It is not uncommon to see extremely negative camber on many VIP style cars.
Traditional colors of VIP Style cars are usually black, white, grey and silver.
The appearance of these vehicles is regarded in Japan as conspicuous and
attention-seeking, as owning this type of vehicle is expensive, with regards to
the annual road tax obligation.
Cars
Most VIP Styled cars are Japanese luxury cars such as the
Nissan President, Nissan Cima, Nissan Cedric, Nissan Gloria, Nissan Fuga, the
Toyota Celsior, Toyota Century, Toyota Crown, and the Toyota Aristo. As
automotive enthusiasts began to do their own versions of VIP, everything from
minivans like the Toyota Estima and Honda Odyssey, to smaller cars like the
Suzuki Cappucino and Toyota bB have received similar modifications. United
States enthusiasts use USDM equivalents, such as the Lexus GS, Lexus LS,
Infiniti Q45, and Infiniti M45.
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