Hey guys,
Does anyone know what yakuza members drive? I’m aware they drive celsior, century, s class ( w221 and w140), alphard & vellfire, Lexus gs, etc. I also heard some members drove tuned Mercedes in the 90s like amg and lorinser.
Many people get it mixed up with vip cars and cool stances cars and self-proclaim them as “yakuza cars.”This makes it hard to find detailed info about cars they actually drove.
For those who are especially living in japan, could you provide some knowledge to me about this? It would also be interesting to know what yakuza members of different rankings drive. Thanks
by Least_Pepper392
3 Comments
I imagine they drive a whole bunch of different cars and motorcycles depending on the situation and what they’re up to that particular day. Just like the mafia of North America, you could be driving a cement truck in the morning and a Cadillac after lunch.
In the Outrage movies, which are Japanese action movies about Yakuza underworld, there are a lot of Toyota Century, Toyota Crown, Toyota Celsior, some Lexus LS 460, as well as several Audi/Mercedes models as well (Asian countries in general love their high-end German cars).
Ordinarily this would be dismissed as “they’re just movies”, but director Takeshi Kitano is well-respected and while he was never Yakuza himself, he has connections. From his wiki:
“Kitano said that after playing comedy clubs he would be invited to drink with yakuza, who would tell him stories about the big crime bosses.”
So overall, I’d trust his depictions. Also, I’d strongly suggest giving the Outrage movies a watch if you’re into that sort of genre.
I’ve seen some photos from my friend who visited Japan and saw quite a few cars with Yakuza plates. It just depends on the driver. There was a Ferrari, Mercedes and a bunch of other stuff. It was pretty cool.