I dont know about what Car and Driver says but there are Japanese people that import Mustangs and the like into Japan. And from what I hear, they think they are the s***.. So it must just be a muscle car thing. Oh and I saw a Limo Taurus in some of the video footage my friend took when he was over in Japan.. The lucky bastard works with CUSCO and gets to go to all of their sponsored events...(everywhere). But anyway, I can see how mazda is like the BMW of japan.. BMWs are something to be appreciated, just like the rotory engine is. hehe... umm but Im not sure if any of what I just said makes sense.. Im way too tired to do this so I should just go to bed and stop rambling.....