Micra is Nissan’s tiny entry level offering. Once “entry level” meant shabby boxes of misery but now they have power windows, power steering, auto lights and satellite navigation. The Ti is a shade under 20 grand and is the top spec model. We drove the pre-facelift model here. The Ti means LED lights and alloy wheels and a rather surprising [...]
Yes yes yes oh YES: well equipped, decent value, fairly comfy Oh dear me no: Air conditioning ineffective at times, looks won’t appeal to all, no reach adjustment on steering wheel The Juke is a juxtaposition of the uber weird and the very familiar. There is very little hint inside of the daring design on the outside. It [...]
We drove the $44,000 RX Dual Cab (drive away NSW) and quite liked it. It drives like a truck, but then of course it is a truck. It fits no less than 20 moving boxes in the back, has room for 5 chaps, and feels like it will climb walls in a single leap. The range is dizzying. There are [...]
MOTEGI, Japan (16 November 2015) – The final round of this year’s Super GT Championship was held on November 15th at Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, where the #1 MOTUL AUTECH Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 of Tsugio Matsuda (JAP) and Ronnie Quintarelli (ITA) accomplished an amazing come back from 12th to finish second. Displacing the points leader, the #12 CALSONIC [...]
AUTOPOLIS, Japan (1 November 2015) – One of the most important races in determining who will be the champion, Round 7 of the Super GT Championship was held on November 1st at Autopolis, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Here, after a white-knuckled head-to-head battle that spanned over two hours, the #1 MOTUL AUTECH Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 (Tsugio [...]
NÜRBURGRING, Germany (21 September 2015) – The #23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 line-up of Alex Buncombe (GB), Katsumasa Chiyo (JAP) and Wolfgang Reip (BEL) has won the Blancpain Endurance PRO Driver’s Championship. Third place in a nail-biting, season-closing race at the Nürburgring in Germany sealed the title win for Nissan after a season of hard racing in what [...]
Dramatic 2+2 takes Crossover concept to a new level A new breed of sporty compact crossover for a new, younger generation Inspired by classic desert rally cars and racing bicycles Packed with EV technology, based on Series hybrid system ‘Pure Drive' e-Power drivetrain Introducing ‘emotional geometry’ design language from Nissan Built in ‘dashcam’ cameras take [...]
Nissan and Daimler to jointly develop midsize pickup truck Mercedes-Benz pickup to share some of the architecture with the all-new Nissan NP300 Mercedes-Benz vehicle to be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet specific needs of its customers Mercedes-Benz pickup will target Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America Pickup trucks to be built in Barcelona, Spain, and Cordoba, [...]
Press release Nissan 370Z Nismo Roadster Concept makes world debut at 2015 Chicago Auto Show Combines legendary NISMO performance, style and technology with Nissan 370Z Roadster open-air motoring excitement One-off design study created to gauge market interest in an ultimate factory Z® Roadster Offers unique engine, suspension, exterior and interior features versus standard Nissan 370Z Roadster models [...]
SUNNYVALE, California (9 January 2015) – Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organisation, and NASA today announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology. Researchers from Nissan’s U.S. Silicon Valley Research Center and NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., will focus on [...]
