It may look like it has just escaped from the set of Postman Pat , but this could just be the future of car design. The Independent on Sunday last week became the first newspaper to get hold of the Nissan Cube, which will arrive in Britain in January after enjoying huge popularity in Japan.
Together with the 2010 Cube, Nissan released pricing for its new model year 370Z Coupe today. The changes for the 2010MY 370Z include an enhanced navigation system, the addition of heated mirrors and in-cabin microfilter, one new exterior color (Black Cherry) and a limited edition 40th Anniversary Package with unique features and an exclusive...
Pricing for the 2010 Nissan Cube will start at $13,990 for the base Cube 1.8 model, unchanged from the price-tag in 2009. For 2010, the Cube S and SL models get Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System, leather-wrapped steering wheel and steering wheel audio controls as standard options. The S models also get iPod connectivity, MP3 CD-ROM playback [...]
The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said last week that adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, with gasoline-powered cars continuing to dominate the market for years.
As I write this, our 2009 Nissan GT-R is somewhere between Los Angeles and the new owner's home near Atlanta, Georgia. After spirited early bidding the eBay auction closed quietly with the GT-R going for $52,600. The winner of the auction, Joao De Barros, an auto dealer who sells ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
We found an interesting video comparison of the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro against the Nissan GT-R. A must see! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The 2010 Nissan 370Z roadster advances the stellar 370Z another step with its comfortable ride and rip-roaring, seat-of-your-pants cornering that will leave a big smile on your mug and your hair ruined by the wind.
We knew it on these shores as the 200SX Turbo, while the Japanese and Europeans called it the Silvia ZX Turbo. Either way, it served as an excellent herpes vector! We see an exquisitely mid-80s British couple having a Silvia-style rendezvous, he with the silver manual-trans car and she in the slushbox red one. Sure, they'd both have looked a lot cooler in TVR 280is, but he'd probably have ended up...
The new Nissan NV200 compact van goes on sale in the UK priced at £13,867.50 for the entry-level E model. Standard features include CD/MP3 audio system, black door mirrors, bumpers and handles, keyless entry, halogen headlamps, twin front cupholders, driver airbag, 1 sliding side door, steering height adjustment, 13 cabin storage areas and an immobiliser. The SE grade adds electric front windows,...
Additional sources are now confirming a story we brought you a few days back about the Nissan Leaf. According to the Detroit Bureau, an automotive industry site, a senior Nissan planner has confirmed stories about offering additional battery sizes later in the Leaf's product cycle. As the Detroit Bureau reports, "A senior Nissan planner tells...
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The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said Thursday that customers’ adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, with traditional gasoline-powered cars continuing to dominate the market for many years. Carlos Ghosn predicted that about 10 percent of vehicles sold worldwide in 2020 will be powered by electricity. The rest will be powered [...] > Read complete article...
Editor’s Note: This is part four of an exclusive sit down I had with Hideaki Watanabe, Nissan’s Division Manager of their Global Zero Emission Business Unit, at last week’s U.S. debut of the LEAF in Los Angeles. Part one is devoted to battery swapping, part two to battery leasing, and part three to the quietness and safety of EVs . During the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Renault...
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (Other OTC: NSANF) (NNA) today announced pricing for the 2010 Nissan cube®, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. The 2010 Nissan cube is available in three well-equipped models: cube 1.8, cube 1.8 S and cube 1.8 SL and in a special cube 1.8 S Krom(TM) Edition. The starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail...
Due to the economic crisis, plans came up for AvtoVAZ’s factories to build Nissan ’s B segment cars starting 2012. Vitaly Vilchik, AvtoVAZ’s acting vice president, said that the company intends to assemble one of the ‘B’ class models offered by the Renault-Nissan alliance.
German magazine Auto Sport has organized a means to test which car – the 2010 ‘Series II’ GT-R or the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar – has the faster Nurburging lap time. Nissan 2010 ‘Series II’ GT-R had claimed a 7m 26.7s Nurburgring lap time while General Motors Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar boasted to have a laptime of 7m 22.4 seconds.
Although the Nissan GT-R is not the car you’d like to upgrade many tuning companies want to show how great they are and how they can improve the performances of the so-called Godzilla. The latest tuner who unveiled its programme for the GT-R is Avus Performance, known for its customized Audi RS6 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG .