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A project I use today, bringing cars and practical digital work into the same conversation.
Explore Auto ECG (opens in a new tab)ABOUT JAPAN MOTOR HUB
Built from experience.
Driven by curiosity.
Cars, technology and good people. The story behind Japan Motor Hub and JDM4U.
Japan Motor Hub brings together confirmed individual UK cars, model research and a pilot route for sourcing enquiries. Service scope, availability, costs and origin or destination requirements are confirmed for each case before a project is accepted.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PROJECTS
Meet Artur.
ARTUR
Curiosity.Experience.
Forward motion.Founder / Japan Motor Hub & JDM4U
At 19, I left my hometown for beautiful Wrocław. Five years later, in 2006, I moved to Ireland and worked for PepsiCo / Walkers. I returned to Poland in 2011, worked for Danone, and made the UK my home around 2013.
With limited family support, I’ve built my path through work, curiosity and learning. I collect skills by doing, spending my energy on the next step instead of finding an excuse to stand still.
Motorsport is a big part of my story, especially hot rod in Ireland. Cars, technology and practical projects connect that passion with the work I do today.
A Chinese parable tells of an old man whose lost horse returned with another. Later, his son’s riding injury spared him from war. What looked like misfortune changed its meaning with time.
That is the philosophy I live by: I never give up. I believe the universe never truly takes anything away; what feels like loss can make room for a new beginning. Life is a vast sandbox — I choose to keep learning, building and enjoying the journey.
My word is my bond. My personal ‘Yakuza code of honour’ is a metaphor for loyalty, responsibility and keeping promises, with no claim of affiliation or endorsement of criminal activity.
My education includes a railway technical school in Wrocław and Business Management studies with London Metropolitan University. My next direction is Artificial Intelligence, with the ambition to pursue a PhD after that. Along the way, I’m developing practical digital skills, including Python and learning connected with Skills of Tomorrow 2.0.
Photography is another part of that curiosity: Eagle Eye Aerial Photography is my personal hobby and YouTube project. Japan Motor Hub turns my interests into personal car sourcing; JDM4U brings the model research together.
Motorsport / Hot rodTravelDigital projectsJapanese cars
FAMILY, FRIENDS & SHARED WORK
Good people.
More possibilities.
Today, Alona, my stepson Maks and Valentyna are part of the wider circle of people around these projects. Each brings different ideas, skills and practical contributions.
Projects with their own stories.
Each project has its own contributors. Maks built the Max Valet website and also helps with the business — that work deserves his credit.
King of the Road
Part of the wider project journey. Currently on hold, with its place in the story preserved.
Visit King of the Road (opens in a new tab)Max Valet
Maks built this website and helps with the business. His ideas and hands-on contribution are part of what makes shared projects possible.
Explore Max Valet (opens in a new tab)Love Scottish
Love Scottish is a way of life, shaped by comfort, calm and the simple pleasure of enjoying home. We’re glad to share that comfort with others and help them bring a little of it into their own lives.
Meet Love Scottish (opens in a new tab)OUR OWN CAR / 2013 LEXUS IS 300h
One car.
Many chapters.
More than 50,000 miles in 18 months: journeys to Ukraine and back, then across Europe through Paris, Munich, Venice, Rome, Naples and Sicily.
50,000+miles travelled
18months of memories
2013Lexus IS 300h
It served us well throughout those journeys. Two maintenance items needed replacement: a damper and a suspension bush, both shown in the gallery.
Explore our photos & the work behind them ↗OUR OWN PHOTOGRAPHS
Real photographs from different dates. Choose a view or pause the sequence. A personal car story, rather than a current sales listing.
FROM OUR OWN CAMERA / APRIL 2024
The journey, in motion.
A short moment from our own motoring story. This is my former 2013 IS 300h, which has since been sold.
Filmed 20 April 2024, according to the camera metadata. The clip plays without sound.
OUR PHOTOGRAPHS / CARS, PREPARATION & PERSONAL MOMENTS
Behind the finished car.
Our Civic is a five-door EX with Type R styling changes, rather than a factory Type R. The photographs show its interior, modified bumper, grille and lights, brake preparation and the painted calipers requested by the customer. Other images follow our IS 300h, past cars, motorsport in Ireland and a sketch by Maks, my stepson.
Open our gallery — 40 photographs
Select a photograph to enlarge it. Dates come from the original camera metadata where available; no location has been guessed.
OUR FAMILY CAR / HONDA CR-Z
Another car. Another chapter.
A short film of the CR-Z we chose to keep. Filmed on 2 May 2025, according to the camera metadata.
OUR OWN CARS / REAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Every car has a story.
These are ours.
Cars we have owned, driven, prepared and personalised. From a long European road trip to a small detail that makes a car feel your own.
01 / 2013 LEXUS IS 300h
From everyday miles
to a personal signature.
My former UK-market Lexus IS 300h F Sport. The photographs show its earlier look and later styling, including different wheels, a front splitter and quad exhaust-tip detailing. This personal project shows the kind of individual finish we can discuss for a customer’s car.
A car from my own history. It sold for £5,500 with around 150,000 miles. The coastal photograph below shows this IS 300h, not our current IS350.
A real road-trip memory. I drove this 2013 Lexus IS 300h for more than 50,000 miles in 18 months, travelling to Ukraine and back and across Europe — through Paris, Munich, Venice, Rome and Naples, all the way to Sicily. It served us reliably on those journeys. Two items needed replacement; the maintenance photographs below are part of that ownership story.
The two replacement items / maintenance photographs
Real photographs from the work on this Lexus: the suspension item removed and the old and replacement damper. Keeping the maintenance in the story matters as much as showing the finished car.
02 / HONDA CIVIC EX / FIVE DOORS
Prepared properly.
Finished with personality.
This is a five-door Civic EX with a Type R rear bumper and front grille, modified lights and a personalised wheel finish. It remains a Civic EX with styling changes.
We complete a full service before a car is sold. This Civic’s preparation included brake work, and the customer also asked for painted brake calipers. My son brings his creative touch to that finish.
- Five-door hatchback
- EX trim
- Type R rear bumper & front grille
- Modified lights
- Painted calipers at the customer’s request
Your car. Your own finishing touches.
Tell us what you have in mind. Styling, wheel finishes and painted calipers can be discussed for the individual vehicle, with the parts, work and suitability agreed before anything begins.
Discuss your car & preferred changes ↗PERSONAL MOMENTS / PHOTOGRAPHY & CARS
Another side of the journey.
Cars are part of my own life as well as my work. These photographs and this short film come from my personal motoring story.
Cars, places and a different perspective.
Eagle Eye Aerial Photography is my hobby. My own cars and the places I visit often become part of that creative story.
Watch our Lexus film above ↑My former 2013 UK-market Lexus IS 300h on the beach. This car has been sold.
A PERSONAL INITIATIVE / HELP ROMAN
Some journeys need
a little more support.
Roman is Maks’s dad. Helping him is personal to our family.
I started the Help Roman initiative, built its website and organise the fundraiser. Japan Motor Hub lends its name and publicity support to help his story reach more people.
Supporting Roman is entirely optional and separate from buying a car or receiving email updates. Donations go through the linked personal fundraiser.
PART OF OUR FAMILY
A car we chose to keep.
Some cars become more than an import.
This Honda CR-Z stayed with us and is now driven by the owner's wife. It is a small part of our own story with Japanese cars — and a reminder that finding the right car is about how it fits your life.
A family car, not a current sales listing.
Explore the CR-Z story & photographs
OUR OWN CAR / 2017 LEXUS IS350 F SPORT
Would this rare UK sight turn your head?
This is our Japanese-market IS350 F Sport, with a 3.5-litre V6 and around 80,000 miles. It is part of the Japan Motor Hub story. We may consider selling it; no decision or asking price is set.
Lexus UK listed IS 300h and IS 200t for 2017, while Japan offered the IS350 F Sport. No verified UK registration count is available for this exact specification.
See our actual IS350 and its story ↗RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY
Explore with JDM4U. Take the next step with Japan Motor Hub.
Research models, compare practical specifications and learn what to check before making an enquiry. JDM4U is our connected knowledge platform.