All Available and Licensed Cars in JDM Japanese Drift Master
I only wish they had all the JDM cars here.
It is always a struggle for smaller game developers to get licensing for specific IPs. It is even harder for racing games because there are so many iconic companies and cars to acquire licensing for.
However, in JDM: Japanese Drift Master, the developers secured some of the most iconic cars in the JDM culture. Here’s a complete list of all the available and officially licensed cars in JDM: Japanese Drift Master.
Complete List of All Available and Licensed Cars in JDM Japanese Drift Master
JDM: Japanese Drift Master has a decent collection of officially licensed cars. Here’s the full list separated into their respective brands:
Honda
- Civic IV DX (1988)
- Acty Truck (1989)
- Beat (1992)
- S2000 (1999)
- NSX NC1 (2019)
Mazda
- MX-5 (NA) (1990)
- MX-5 (NB) (2005)
- RX-7 FC (1986)
- RX-7 FD (1999)
- RX-8 (2005)
Nissan
- Skyline 2000 GT-R (1971)
- Silvia S13 QS (1981)
- Fairlady Z (S30) (1969)
- Laurel C35 (1997)
- S14 KS Aero SE (1997)
- Silvia S15 (2000)
- Fairlady Z (Z33) (2004)
- Fairlady Z (Z34) (2016)
- Skyline R34 V-Spec II (1999)
- Fairlady Z (RZ34) (2024)
Subaru
- BRZ (2013)
- BRZ II (2022)
- Impreza GR STI (2008)
- Impreza WRX STI (2002)
Unlicensed
- Yotsuhoshi Shadow (1992)
- Yotsuhoshi Revolution (2003)
- Alpha Moriyamo (1983)
While several iconic cars appear on the list, several are still missing. However, that didn’t stop JDM: Japanese Drift Master from excluding them completely from the game.
Under the “Unlicensed” cars in the game, you’ll find three iconic cars that they couldn’t get a license for but cleverly sneaked into the game.
“Yotsuhoshi” sounds like a parody or play on words referring to Mitsubishi, and we have two cars under that brand: Shadow and Revolution.
Just looking at the Yotsuhoshi Shadow immediately reminded me of the Mitsubishi 3000GT. It has the same year (1992) and is mirrored to the car.
The Yotsuhoshi Revolution mirrors one of my favorite car lines growing up, the Lancer Evolution. The one in the game is mirrored specifically on the Lancer Evolution VIII. They could’ve added way more, like the Evolution V or X, but they could be planning to add more licensed cars in the future.
Last but not least, the Alpha Moriyamo is modeled after the Toyota AE86, which is one of the most iconic cars in JDM culture, just because it became internationally known from the Initial D anime series in the late 90s and early 2000s.
