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Tommykaira

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Japanese car tuning company

Tommykaira (トミーカイラ), originally founded as Tomita Yume Koujou (トミタ夢工場株式会社), is a Japanese car tuning and manufacturing company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The company was named after its two founders, Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira. Its parent company was founded in 1968 as Tomita Auto Inc. (トミタオート株式会社).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1968Founded1

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Tommykaira 25R
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Tommykaira (トミーカイラ), originally founded as Tomita Yume Koujou (トミタ夢工場株式会社), is a Japanese car tuning and manufacturing company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The company was named after its two founders, Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira. Its parent company was founded in 1968 as Tomita Auto Inc. (トミタオート株式会社). Several of Tommykaira's custom cars have appeared in the Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport racing simulation video game series.2

Products and brands

  • sports car

Listed on Wikidata.1

ZZ Car manufacturing and economic crisis

By 1996, Tommykaira had solely modified pre-existing models manufactured by Nissan and Subaru; nonetheless, the heavy improvements worked out by the company on the cars made it gain recognition as a brand in its own right.

The company decided to develop its own original design, the ZZ. The ZZ was produced in Ironside way, Hingham, Norfolk, England, but the factory that manufactured the ZZ collapsed due to a blunder of the Japanese Ministry of Transportation which, in 1999, switched front impact requirements from European to US standards. In 2002, the car was relaunched as the Leading Edge 190 RT built by Breckland Technologies.

Models

(Please take note that for almost all models engine tuning was offered only as an optional and that some models also had more tuning stages available; shown here are the maximum performances available for each car.)

1987

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M19 (Mercedes-Benz W201) - I4 1996cc SOHC, 153 PS / 188 N⋅m

M30E (Mercedes-Benz W124) - I6 2960cc SOHC, 225 PS / 279 N⋅m

1988

M30 (Nissan Skyline R31 coupé) - I6 3000cc DOHC, 240 PS / 294 N⋅m

M20 (Nissan Skyline R31 coupé) - I6 1998cc DOHC turbo, 220 PS / 255 N⋅m

1989

M18Si NA (Nissan Silvia S13) - I4 1809cc DOHC, 150 PS / 177 N⋅m

M18Si/Si R (Nissan Silvia S13) - I4 1809cc DOHC turbo, 205 PS / 240 N⋅m

M30C (Nissan Cima Y31) - V6 2960cc DOHC turbo, 280 PS / 392 N⋅m

M30 (Nissan Skyline R32 coupé) - I6 3030cc DOHC, 280 PS / 294 N⋅m

M20 (Nissan Skyline R32 coupé) - I6 1998cc DOHC turbo, 250 PS / 275 N⋅m

M30Z (Nissan Fairlady Z32) - V6 2960cc DOHC turbo, 350 PS / 456 N⋅m

1991

M30 MC (Nissan Skyline R32 coupé) - I6 3030cc DOHC, 280 PS / 294 N⋅m

M20 MC (Nissan Skyline R32 coupé) - I6 1998cc DOHC turbo, 250 PS / 275 N⋅m

1992

M20t (Nissan Primera P10) - I4 1998cc DOHC, 175 PS / 196 N⋅m

M20Si NA (Nissan Silvia S13) - I4 1998cc DOHC, 175 PS / 196 N⋅m

M20Si/Si R (Nissan Silvia S13) - I4 1998cc DOHC turbo, 235 PS / 289 N⋅m

R/R Sport (Nissan Skyline GT-R R32) - I6 2568cc DOHC turbo, 350 PS / 353 N⋅m

1993

M20b (Subaru Impreza WRX GC8 sedan) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 265 PS / 329 N⋅m

m13 (Nissan March K11) - I4 1300cc DOHC, 90 PS / 113 N⋅m

1994

M25 (Nissan Skyline R33 coupé) - I6 2498cc DOHC turbo, 330 PS / 400 N⋅m

M20b Wagon (Subaru Impreza WRX GF8 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 265 PS / 329 N⋅m

M20tb (Subaru Legacy BG5 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 270 PS / 322

1995

R (Nissan Skyline GT-R R33) - I6 2568cc DOHC turbo, 400 PS / 420 N⋅m

m13 Blister Version (Nissan March K11) - I4 1300cc DOHC, 90 PS / 113 N⋅m

M20b MC (Subaru Impreza WRX GC8 sedan) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 265 PS / 329 N⋅m

M20tb MC (Subaru Legacy BG5 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 270 PS / 322

Tommykaira ZZ - I4 1998cc DOHC, 195 PS / 196 N⋅m

1997

M20fb (Subaru Forester SF5) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 295 PS / 380 N⋅m

M25tw (Nissan Stagea WC34) - I6 2498cc DOHC turbo, 280 PS / 305 N⋅m

M20b Wagon MC (Subaru Impreza WRX GF8 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 265 PS / 329 N⋅m

1998

25R (Nissan Skyline R34 coupé) - I6 2498cc DOHC turbo, 300 PS / 363 N⋅m

m13c (Nissan Cube Z10) - I4 1300cc DOHC, 96 PS / 127 N⋅m

tb (Subaru Legacy BH5 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 295 PS / 346 N⋅m

B4 (Subaru Legacy B4 BE5 sedan) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 295 PS / 346 N⋅m

1999

R/R-s/R-z (Nissan Skyline GT-R R34) - I6 2700cc DOHC turbo, 530 PS / 534 N⋅m

2000

m13/m13 Blister Version (Nissan March K11) - I4 1300cc DOHC, 90 PS / 113 N⋅m

tb-2.2 (Subaru Legacy BH5 wagon) - Flat-4 2149cc DOHC turbo, 315 PS / 394 N⋅m

B4-2.2 (Subaru Legacy B4 BE5 sedan) - Flat-4 2149cc DOHC turbo, 315 PS / 394 N⋅m

P-tune (Subaru Pleo RA1/2) - I4 658cc DOHC supercharged, 83 PS / 105 N⋅m

2001

M20b-2.2 (Subaru Impreza WRX STi GDB sedan) - Flat-4 2149cc DOHC turbo, 355 PS / 441 N⋅m

Baby Gang (Toyota Vitz XP10) - I4 1496cc DOHC, 109 PS / 142 N⋅m

Boxy (Toyota Voxy R60) - I4 1994cc DOHC, no tuning

2002

m13 (Nissan March K12) - I4 1240cc DOHC, 105 PS / 140 N⋅m

Z (Nissan Fairlady Z33) - V6 3496cc DOHC, 304 PS / 397 N⋅m

tb6 (Subaru Legacy GT30 BHE wagon) - Flat-6 2999cc DOHC, 270 PS / 341 N⋅m

B6 (Subaru Legacy B4 BEE RS30 sedan) - Flat-6 2999cc DOHC, 270 PS / 341 N⋅m

fb-2.2 (Subaru Forester SG5) - Flat-4 2149cc DOHC turbo, 283 PS / 394 N⋅m

ist (Toyota IST XP60) - I4 1496cc DOHC supercharged, 140 PS / 174 N⋅m

wR (Suzuki Wagon R M12S) - I4 658cc DOHC turbo, 70 PS / 99 N⋅m

2003

tb (Subaru Legacy BP5 wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 296 PS / 346 N⋅m

B4 (Subaru Legacy B4 BL5 sedan) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo, 296 PS / 346 N⋅m

Z Type-II (Nissan Fairlady Z33) - V6 3496cc DOHC, 304 PS / 397 N⋅m

Cruze (Chevrolet Cruze HR52S) - I4 1328cc DOHC, no tuning

2004

m08 (Chevrolet Matiz M150) - I3 796cc SOHC, 70 PS / 93 N.m

tb 220 Sport (Subaru Legacy BP5 wagon) - Flat-4 2147cc DOHC turbo, 315 PS / 378 N⋅m

B4 220 Sport (Subaru Legacy B4 BL5 sedan) - Flat-4 2147cc DOHC turbo, 315 PS / 378 N⋅m

Z Type-III (Nissan Fairlady Z33) - V6 3496cc DOHC, 320 PS / 402 N⋅m

M20b (Subaru Impreza WRX STi GDB/F sedan/wagon) - Flat-4 1994cc DOHC turbo

2007

GT (Nissan Skyline V36 sedan) - V6 2496cc & 3503cc DOHC, no tuning

S-Ss (Suzuki Swift Sport ZC31S) - I4 1586cc DOHC, no tuning

2018

R Concept (Nissan GT-R R35) - V6 3799cc DOHC turbo, no tuning

m14 (Suzuki Swift Sport ZC33S - I4 1373cc DOHC turbo, 193 PS / 299 N.m

Prototypes and production figures

ZZ-S (enhanced version of ZZ)

ZZII ($90,000 RB26DETT-powered sports car)

ZZIII (planned modernized version of ZZ)

Legacy BH5 tb (total est.100-200 units produced)

Impreza GC8/GF8 M20b (approximately 105 units produced, actual production number is unknown, TK105 is the highest verified badge number, by Tommy Kaira Club International, of this model)

R32 R & R32 RL (total of 95 units produced)

R32 M20 (total est.100-200 units produced)

R32 M30 (total of 20 units produced)

R33 R & RL (total of 50 units produced)

R33 M25 (total of 400 units produced)

R34 R, R-S & R-Z (total of 35 units produced)

R34 25R (total of 199 units produced 2dr + 5dr)

GT-R R35 Tommykaira Edition (debuted at Thailand Auto Show 2018)

Built under Rowen

The following cars were built under Rowen's short-lived partnership with Tommykaira.

GT-R R35 Silver Wolf Edition

Toyota ist NCP61

From Wikipedia’s article on Tommykaira, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1968Founded Founded1

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