Peter Lyon

In a career spanning over 30 years, Peter has written about automobiles, innovation, games, luxury lifestyles, travel and food. Based in Tokyo since 1988, he hosts a globally broadcast TV show on Japan’s NHK World network called ‘Samurai Wheels’ with ex-F1 racer Ukyo Katayama, and authored a book in 2014 in Japanese about car culture. Over the past 3 decades, Peter has written for publications including Car and Driver, Edmunds, Top Gear, Autocar, Auto Express, Evo, Quattroruote, The Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, Motor Magazine, Forbes, The Japan Times, GQ Japan, Newsweek Japan, Forbes Japan, Yahoo Japan and Yanko Design. He has raced cars and created his own race teams since 2000, culminating in a class victory in the 2009 VLN 4-hour race at the Nurburgring as well as a 4th-in-class placing in the 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour race, and a 2nd place podium in the 2011 Mazda MX-5 Media 4-Hour race in Japan. Peter is a juror for the Japan Car of the Year and Best Cars of the Year panels.

Big Pickup Trucks Are Sustaining Manufacturers And Generating Record Profits

Big pickups remain the top sellers in the U.S. Sales of full-sized pickup trucks are ultimately sustaining carmakers and creating …

Hertz Plans Thousands Of EVs and Fast Chargers For Denver And Beyond 

Rental car company Hertz is on a mission to popularize EVs. A new public-private partnership, Hertz Electrifies, will bring fleets …

Waymo’s Driverless Cars To Experience Ultimate Test At Super Bowl

Since late last year, Waymo’s fully driverless cars have been picking up passengers from Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport. The company …

Here’s How U.S. Mayors Really Feel About Climate Change

American mayors are in a dilemma. A new poll shows Many want to take forceful steps to fight climate change …

As Prices Fall, The Time To Buy A Tesla Is Now

Tesla is in unknown territory, having to make some rather significant changes of late. A growing number of competitors are …

Uber Drivers Can Now Rent EVs From Hertz In Europe

In 2020, Hertz announced an initiative to electrify its fleet of rental cars that started with a huge purchase of …

Here Is The Real World Truth About EV Chargers

It’s common knowledge that automakers and lawmakers are pushing electric vehicles harder than ever as cleaner alternatives to traditional internal …

Is The Latest Mazda MX-30 The Last Word In Rotary?

At the Brussels Motor Show last Friday, Mazda unveiled the new MX-30 R-EV powered by a 17.8 kWh battery and …

Why Has The Taliban Created Afghanistan’s First Supercar?

Let’s face it. When you speak of Afghanistan, the first thing most people think of is the brutal Taliban regime …

Nissan Ariya To Embark On Epic Pole To Pole Expedition

Nissan just announced a hair-brained idea to drive an electric Ariya from Pole to Pole. A special bespoke Ariya will be …

Nissan Debuts New GT-R At Tuner Paradise–Tokyo Auto Salon

The Tokyo Auto Salon is by far Japan’s biggest and best car show. Running from January 13 through January 15, …

In The Hot Seat: New Honda Civic Type R Tested

Honda says “Give us your quickest lap” When Honda invited us to test the all-new Civic Type R at the …