Har fundet flere steder hvor Japanere opgiver en models "Model-Year" på følgende måde:
EG: YEAR:H16/3~
Kode:
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HONDA S2000 MODEL: ABA-AP1 YEAR:H16/3~ ENGINE: F20C
HONDA S2000 MODEL: GH-AP1 YEAR:H11/4~H12/4 ENGINE: F20C
HONDA S2000 MODEL: LA-AP1 YEAR: H12/4~H16/3 ENGINE: F20C
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MAZDA RX7 MODEL:E-FC3S YEAR:H1/5~H3/10 ENGINE:13B
MAZDA RX7 MODEL:E-FD3S YEAR:H3/11~H10/12 ENGINE:13B-REW
MAZDA RX7 MODEL:GF-FC3S YEAR:H10/12~H14/8 ENGINE:13B-REW
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MAZDA RX8 MODEL:ABA-SE3P YEAR:H16/9~ ENGINE:13B-MSP
MAZDA RX8 MODEL:LA-SE3P YEAR:H15/4~ ENGINE:13B-MSP
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MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION ? MODEL:E-CN9A YEAR:H8/8~H10/1 ENGINE:4G63(T/C)
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION ? MODEL:GF-CP9A YEAR:H10/2~H11/1 ENGINE:4G63(T/C)
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION ? MODEL:GF-CP9A YEAR:H11/1~H13/1 ENGINE:4G63(T/C)
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION ? MODEL:GH-CT9A YEAR:H17/3~ ENGINE:4G63(T/C)
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NISSAN 180SX MODEL:E-RPS13 YEAR:H3/1~H11/1 ENGINE:SR20DET
NISSAN SILVIA MODEL:E-PS13 YEAR:H3/1~H5/10 ENGINE:SR20DET
NISSAN SILVIA MODEL:E-S14 YEAR:H5/10~H11/1 ENGINE:SR20DET
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:E-BNR32 YEAR:H1/8~H6/12 ENGINE:RB26DETT
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:E-HCR32 YEAR:H1/5~H5/7 ENGINE:RB20DET
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:E-HNR32 YEAR:H1/5~H5/7 ENGINE:RB20DET
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:E-BCNR33 YEAR:H7/1~H9/2 ENGINE:RB26DETT
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:E-ECR33 YEAR:H5/8~H9/2 ENGINE:RB25DET
NISSAN SKYLINE MODEL:GF-BNR34 YEAR:H11/1~H14/8 ENGINE:RB26DETT
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SUBARU IMPREZA MODEL:E-GC8 YEAR:H5/10~H12/8 ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
SUBARU IMPREZA MODEL:GH-GDB YEAR:H12/10~H16/7 ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
SUBARU IMPREZA MODEL:TA-GDA YEAR:H12/10~H16/7 ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
SUBARU FORRESTER MODEL:TA-SG5 YEAR:H14/2~ ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
SUBARU FORRESTER MODEL:TA-SG9 YEAR:H16/2~ ENGINE:EJ25(T/C)
SUBARU IMPREZA MODEL:GH-GDB YEAR:H16/7~ ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
SUBARU IMPREZA MODEL:GH-GDB YEAR:H17/6~ ENGINE:EJ20(T/C)
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TOYOTA SUPRA MODEL:E-JZA80 YEAR:H5/5~H11/7 ENGINE:2JZ-GTE
TOYOTA SUPRA MODEL:GF-JZA80 YEAR:H11/8~H14/8 ENGINE:2JZ-GTE
TOYOTA SUPRA MODEL:E-JZA80 YEAR:H5/5~H11/8 ENGINE:2JZ-GE
TOYOTA MR-S MODEL:GH-ZZW30 YEAR:H11/10~H12/8 ENGINE:1ZZ-FE
TOYOTA CELICA MODEL:GH-ZZT230 YEAR:H11/8~H12/8 ENGINE:1ZZ-FE
TOYOTA CELICA MODEL:TA-ZZT230 YEAR:H12/8~ ENGINE:1ZZ-FE
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De tossede japser har en alternativ tidsregning... nengō kalenderen ... deraf H et i datoen der skulle stå for Heisei der er den regerende kejser.. hans "periode" begyndte i 1989
Heisei 24 (Dragens år) er år 2012
Citat:
To arrive at a Western date, based on an era, you take the commencement date of the era (1989 in the case of Heisei), subtract 1 (as 1989 would be year 1 of Heisei, not year 0) and add the number of years of the era. Thus Heisei 20 = 1989 - 1 + 20 = 2008