Earlier in the year Nissan finally announced motorsport and engineering firm Nismo as its official performance partner. At the time, Nissan also confirmed the launch of its fastest GT-R yet, a new Nismo-enhanced model that would hit the market sometime in 2014. Few details were provided, although...
Though the two have been linked closely for almost three decades, today, Nissan named motorsport and engineering firm Nismo its exclusive global performance and motorsport... February 26, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Over the years Nissan’s performance and motorsport partner Nismo has been working away on numerous projects, including launching its own mildly-tuned models like the... February 22, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The use of pure electric cars in motorsport is coming. In fact, the FIA already has a sanctioned event, the Formula E Championship, which starts next year. So, whether... February 8, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Nissan's booth at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is all about performance, with the GT-R Track Edition, 2014 370Z NISMO, and the Juke NISMO all showing the brand's need for... February 7, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
With the popularity of one-making racing series showing no signs of slowing, especially in the rarefied world of exotics, even mainstream brands are getting in on the action... December 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Automotive news topics in January are typically dominated by the cars and concepts being unveiled each year at the Detroit Auto Show, and this coming January should be no... December 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
After a successful first year of racing, Nissan’s GT-R Nismo GT3 has come in for some minor updates, which should see the stunning race car prove even more potent in... November 14, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
While it may not offer the same impressive thrust and supercar-beating handling as the 545-horsepower Nissan Juke-R, the Nismo-tuned version of Nissan’s compact... September 28, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Nissan’s upcoming Juke Nismo hopes to prove that practical vehicles can still be fun to drive. First shown as a concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the 2013 Nissan... September 18, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Nissan's made little secret of its plans to launch a range of performance models developed together with its in-house tuner and motorsports partner Nismo. The first of these... August 13, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Along with some tweaked bumpers, a standard oil cooler and other minor updates, Nissan’s 2013 model year update for its 370Z range also gets a price rise. The base 2013... July 23, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
While all of us would love to climb behind the wheel of the utterly insane, 545-horsepower Nissan Juke-R, few will ever get that chance. Although Nissan has announced a... July 10, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Perhaps buoyed by the success of the all-out-insane Juke-R, Nissan has set about building a sportier version of its funky Juke crossover for the masses. Developed in... June 13, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Last summer Nissan unveiled a new racing version of its GT-R supercar designed to meet FIA-GT3 regulations. That race car has since gone on to compete in the Dubai 24 Hours... March 26, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Nissan is ruling out an LMP1 entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) for the 2012 season - and likely beyond - sticking with the production-based LMP2 entries... March 8, 2012 by Anne Proffit