import tuner
Souped-up foreign car
An import tuner is a foreign-made car—typically Japanese—that has been modified for performance or appearance.
The culture emerged in the 1990s around Honda Civics, Acura Integras, and similar vehicles, emphasizing engine upgrades, custom body kits, and aftermarket parts.
He spent thousands turning his Civic into an import tuner.
The term can also refer to a person who modifies such cars.
- JDMVehicles sold in Japan
- turboExhaust-powered compressor
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- bodykitVehicle exterior modification set
exhaust · hood scoop · Civic · nitrous · drift · spoiler · rims · boost · modified · horsepower · street racing · underglow · Skyline · vinyl · carbon fiber · dyno · camber · widebody