Filed under: Trends, Sedans/Saloons, Japan, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz
Yakuza! Analyzing the Japanese mafia from a four-wheeled perspective
Writer Peter
Lyon explores the automotive likes and dislikes present in the dark underground that is the Yakuza - Japan's version of
a particularly ruthless mob.
According to Lyon, Nipponese gangsters prefer to drive Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousines, especially in left-hand drive, but they will take Lexus LS' if in a pinch. The author not only observes the Yakuza's four-wheeled tendencies from afar, it actually interviewed a Yakuza boss (who shall remain nameless), he's had years to observe commuters parting like the proverbial Red Sea in order to let the mobster-mobiles continue onward.
Read more about Peter Lyons' thoughts at the link below.
[Source: Edmunds Inside Line]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Clinton 6:31PM (3/23/2006)
What? No Chrylser 300 or Dodge Magnum?
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Tyre 7:18PM (3/23/2006)
No, they drive nice cars.
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Gary 9:40PM (3/23/2006)
When I used to travel to Japan in the 1990's the Yakuza in Yokohama and Niigata favored black Cadillacs and MB's. So, it looks like GM is loosing market share even there.
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Matt Gabriel 11:03PM (3/23/2006)
Bullsh*t. The Yak drive medium-duty industrial trucks, outfitted with hundreds of colored lights and chromed steel bodywork extensions grafted on. Usually dump-trucks with the dump-bed fully chromed, or a garbage truck with the compactor painted like a Yak tattoo... neither of which having ever seen a spot of dirt or filth. These are tax-dodges and money-laundries, which let the bosses spend a little money on a big truck with lotsa lights instead of forking over millions to the Gov't.
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Proud Japanese 10:16AM (3/24/2006)
In Japan, Car Drives You!
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jin 6:29AM (5/20/2006)
does anybody have addresses on any yakuza headquarters(especially okinawa)
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