Asia

Asia covers more automotive culture than any other continent — a region where the world's most established tuner heritage, fastest-growing manufacturing economies, and most extreme supercar populations all exist within reach of each other. Japan is the spiritual home of modified import culture and JDM heritage. China is now the world's largest car market, rewriting the EV landscape through BYD, NIO, and Xpeng. South Korea has built Hyundai N and Genesis into serious enthusiast brands. India runs Buddh and a passionate grassroots motorsport community. And Southeast Asia — Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia — delivers some of the most diverse driving and motorsport culture anywhere on earth.

The wider scene runs on extremes. The hypercar populations of Singapore and Hong Kong. The tuner heritage of Tokyo, Osaka, and Bangkok. The scooter-dominated streets of Hanoi and Jakarta. The MotoGP devotion across Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and Indonesia. And the depth of motorsport infrastructure in countries you wouldn't expect — Macau's street circuit, Sepang in Malaysia, Mandalika in Indonesia.

The driving country could go a hundred different directions. Japan's mountain passes and coastal routes. Thailand's Mae Hong Son loop. Vietnam's Hai Van Pass. Taiwan's Central Cross-Island Highway. The Karakoram Highway connecting Pakistan and China. For drivers who want to understand the full breadth of global car culture, Asia is where the most interesting things are happening right now.