JDM CULTURE

AUTHORS: ILIJA ĆOPIĆ, VUK ĆURAŠKOVIĆ, ALEKSA PETKOVIĆ

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WHAT JDM STANDS FOR?

THE ACRONYM JDM ACTUALLY STANDS FOR JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET,

MEANING THINGS TUNED AND SOLD FOR THE JAPANESE AUTOMOTIVE
STANDARDS.
 BEGGINNING OF JDM CULTURE
• THE REAL START TO J.D.M.'S CURRENT STANCE  IN CAR CULTURE BEGAN FAR
EARLIER THAN AFTER THE FIRST FAST & FURIOUS FILM.
HOW IS IT SPREAD FROM JAPAN ALL OVER THE
WORLD

• THE JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET (JDM) HAS BEEN GROWING

SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE LATE 1990S. MANY CAR ENTHUSIASTS ARE
ATTRACTED TO THE JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET IN DIFFERENT
CONTINENTS SUCH AS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA. POPULAR
BRANDS
INCLUDE HONDA, SUBARU, TOYOTA, MAZDA, SUZUKI, LEXUS, MITSUBISHI
MOTORS, NISSAN AND ACURA. IT ALSO SPREAD BY THE MOVIE FRANCHISE.
JDM CULTURE

• JDM CULTURE IS THE CULTURE OF MODIFYING CARS AS YOU WISH, TO MAKE

IT PERFECT FOR YOU.
TUNING

• CAR TUNING IS THE MODIFICATION OF A CAR TO OPTIMISE IT FOR A

DIFFERENT SET OF PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FROM THOSE IT WAS
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO MEET.OFTEN, TUNING IS DONE AT THE EXPENSE
OF EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE, COMPONENT RELIABILITY AND OCCUPANT
COMFORT.TUNING INCLUDES ADDING A WIDEBODY.
BODY-KIT

• A BODY KIT OR BODYKIT IS A SET OF MODIFIED BODY PARTS OR

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS THAT INSTALL ON A STOCK CAR. TYPICALLY
COMPOSED OF FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS, SIDE SKIRTS, SPOILERS,
BONNETS (BONNET SCOOP), AND SOMETIMES FRONT AND REAR SIDE
GUARDS AND ROOF SCOOPS.
ROCKETBUNNY BODY-KIT

THE MOST FAMOUS BODYKIT INDUSTRY IS ROCKETBUNNY. THE

ROCKETBUNNY IS MADE IN LATE 90'S AND FOUNDER IS KEI MIURA.
JDM LEGENDS
 NISSAN
SKYLINE:
Silvia: Z:
C10 S13 240Z
S14 280ZX
C110 300ZX(Z31)
S15
R31 180SX 300ZX(Z32)
240SX 350Z(Z33)
R32 370Z(Z34)
R33
R34
 TOYOTA
AE86
SUPRA
CELICA
COROLLA
MR2
MAZDA

• RX7
• RX3
• MX5
• RX8
HONDA

CIVIC
NSX
INTEGRA
PRELUDE
S2000
MITSUBISHI MOTORS

3000GT
EVO
ECLIPSE
FTO
GTO
SUBARU

IMPREZA 
BRZ
SMOKEY NAGATA'S V12 SUPRA

LEGEND OF JDM AND TUNING CARS.