Young Version — August 1999
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About this issue
The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 236 — English draft translation
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The second big reveal
A major sports-car feature, unveiled!
First half of 1999
Newly developed 1.8-liter engine with 190 PS!!
Super futuristic
Head-to-head showdown album!
Just wait, S2000!!
Ultimate driving pleasure: MR Spider
Open-top, rear-wheel-drive showdown: S2000 vs. Roadster
New lineup
Rear-wheel-drive sports-car showdown: Silvia vs. Altezza; ultimate sports-car battle: GT-R vs. RX-7 vs. Evo
Bonus feature: Honda Type R vs. S
Latest compact-car showdown: Vitz vs. its rivals
Live coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Are DVDs now the norm?!
Thorough test of 10 latest car-navigation systems
Environment: “e-com, make it even better!”
How to make the most of your summer bonus
A timetable for buying a new car!!
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