Nissan News
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Electric cars are showing up all over the place, but hydrogen fuel-cell cars have lagged behind, with only three Asian makers committed to offering them in the U.S. That's partly because setting up a network of hydrogen stations to fuel them is slow and expensive. Now Nissan has a better idea. Rather than pumping hydrogen into the cars at very high pressure, the company proposes to offer a different kind of fuel-cell car—one that is filled with ethanol instead. ALSO SEE: VW commits to 30 electric cars by 2025 in new strategy That fuel, or an ethanol-and-water blend, is "reformed" to...
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Nissan GT-R blows rear end then returns to drag strip
Heavily modified high-horsepower drag cars put a lot of abuse and strain on their parts. There's so much energy going through many components that it's not unusual for something to give up and call it quits. That's what happened to the rear end on a Nissan GT-R packing a reported 2,000 horsepower...
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2017 Nissan GT-R first drive review
I’ve just snaked through legendary Eau Rouge and Raidillon S-turns at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, careful not to drive over the rumble strips because, in the rain, their paint has a different traction coefficient than the asphalt and that could send the 565-horsepower 2017 Nissan GT-R off...
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Here’s the best way to celebrate National Donut Day!
Those gloriously fluffy rings of fried, glazed dough aren’t the only donuts we’re celebrating on National Donut Day. We also love the stinky, smoky, rubbery kind. Here’s a collection of some of our favorites, including one from Nissan featuring Formula Drift icon Chris Forsberg...
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2017 Nissan GT-R priced from $111,585
Nissan has announced pricing for the 2017 GT-R, and it's getting more expensive. The first model to be offered, the Premium, will start at $111,585. That reflects the $109,990 base price plus $1,595 for destination. The outgoing Premium model started at $103,365, so the price has increased $8,220...
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2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo revealed
Nissan used the Nürburgring as the backdrop for the unveiling of its 2017 GT-R Nismo, where the automaker is competing this weekend in the racetrack's annual 24-hour enduro. The latest GT-R Nismo, which saw much of its development at the Nürburgring, goes on sale later this year alongside...
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The next Nissan to receive some performance tweaks from in-house tuner Nismo is likely to be the Sentra. A partially camouflaged Sentra prototype wearing a sporty body kit has been spotted testing in the United States and is thought to be a new Sentra Nismo. The prototype, photos of which can be seen on Automotive News (subscription required), appears similar to Nissan’s Sentra Nismo concept unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The concept also packed a 240-horsepower turbocharged 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine, a 6-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential, and...
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Nissan 370Z enlisted by police in Tokyo
Nissan has handed over three 370Z coupes to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to show its support for the men and women in service in the Japanese capital. They feature a black and white livery as well as flashing lights, and if you look closely you’ll also notice the Nissan badge at...
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Nissan to buy 34 percent of Mitsubishi in $2.17 billion deal
Nissan has entered an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in fellow Japanese automaker Mitsubishi. Under the agreement, which is still subject to shareholder approval, Nissan will pay ¥237 billion (approximately $2.17 billion) for 34 percent of Mitsubishi. ALSO SEE: Fuji Heavy Industries...
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Nissan sets drifting record with GT-R Nismo--update
Update: This post has been updated with a new video. Nissan has drifted its way into the record books—the Guinness ones—by drifting a GT-R Nismo at a staggering 189.49 mph. Not only did the custom GT-R nearly hit 190 mph, it did so at a 30 degree angle. MUST SEE: R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R...
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New modular platform from Nissan could support electric sports car
It wasn’t that long ago that Nissan was touting plans for an electric sports car based on its radical BladeGlider concept. Those plans never came to fruition but the dream to launch an electric sports car never died at Nissan. The automaker is currently working on a new modular platform...
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Watch the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 built in under 3 minutes
We recently brought you a time-lapse video of Prodrive building an Aston Martin Vantage GTE race car for the World Endurance Championship in under 60 seconds. Now we have a similar time-lapse video showing fellow British motorsports and engineering squad JRM building a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in less...
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The R34 GT-R, the last of the actual Skyline GT-Rs, is one of the most epic cars to ever come out of Japan. Popularized through the Gran Turismo video games series and then later by the Fast and the Furious movies, the R34 is a cherished car and a rare sight in most parts, so it’s particularly painful to watch this video from YouTube user nordschleife96. It was taken during a recent public day at the Nürburgring and shows the driver of what appears to be a pristine example losing control, running off the track and then slamming into a barrier. Fortunately there weren’t any...
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Nissan GT-R Nismo has set a new world record
Nissan’s GT-R Nismo is famous for being one of the fastest cars in production… without a price tag of more than a million bucks. Recall, the car, with its available N-Attack Package, will lap Germany’s Nürburgring in a time of only 7:08.679, a time few other production cars...
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Usain Bolt still a fan of the Nissan GT-R
When you've got a sports car to promote, having the "world's fastest man" on hand isn't a bad thing. Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is Nissan's "Global Director of Excitement," and he's also a fan of the GT-R. So what does he think of the refreshed 2017 model unveiled last week at the 2016 New...
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There's a new Nissan GT-R quarter-mile record
Last year, we shared a video showing the team at AMS Performance taking its Nissan GT-R to the quarter-mile dragstrip and setting a new world record. The Alpha Omega GT-R blitzed down the strip in just 7.48 seconds. The trap speed was in the low 190-mph range. It's an insane show of speed for a car...
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2017 Nissan GT-R preview
The Nissan GT-R, an R35 to those who know their GT-Rs from their Skylines, was unveiled to the world in 2007 and on sale in the United States the following year as a 2009 model. Almost a decade on the GT-R is still once of the fastest cars in production thanks to continual updates over the years...
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Nissan details how its GT-R engine is built: Video
The divide between mass production and hand crafting has reached the world of mainstream car brands, albeit only for a few select models. One of these is Nissan's GT-R. Earlier this week at the New York Auto Show, Nissan took the wraps off of an updated version of the R35-series GT-R, which in...
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Nissan today at the 2016 New York Auto Show showed the most extensively updated GT-R since the car debuted in 2007. Performance fans will care that "Godzilla" adds 20 horsepower, but it also gets an extensively updated interior, a new infotainment system, and revised styling front and rear. The most noticeable exterior changes are to the front fascia with a version of Nissan's "V-Motion" grille that is larger and therefore improves cooling capability. The mesh pattern is new and so is the matte finish. The revised front lip spoiler and bumper design add downforce, and the hood is tweaked with...
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Nissan tames snow with Winter Warrior track trucks: Video
My hands are warm from the heated steering wheel. My butt is warm from the heated seats. Classic rock is blaring through the Bose speakers. Everything seems normal about the Nissan Pathfinder I'm driving—except that it is literally climbing up a snow-covered ski slope. Someone at Nissan has a...
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2017 Nissan GT-R teased ahead of 2016 New York Auto Show
Nissan has released a teaser to get us excited about its presence at next week’s 2016 New York Auto Show. No details were released apart from this single photo, which clearly depicts the rear of a GT-R. We’re not talking about a new model, even though the current GT-R, the R35, is...
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Jay Leno drives Fast & Furious star Sung Kang’s dream 240Z: Video
Remember the custom 240Z Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang and his pals built for the 2015 SEMA show? Well, Kang recently met up with Jay Leno who came away quite impressed after learning about the build and then driving it. ALSO SEE: 2017 Acura NSX first drive review The car started out as a...
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RSR Nissan GT-R Tows Snowboarder Around Spa: Video
When the snow falls in Belgium, it covers up one of the world's great motorsports circuits. Spa-Francorchamps is sitting under a whole bunch of the white stuff at the moment, and that means the track is closed. Well, it's not totally closed as the driving instructors at RSR (Ron Simmons Racing)...
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2017 Nissan Armada returns as rebadged Patrol
After a brief hiatus, Nissan’s full-size Armada SUV is making a return. The latest generation was unveiled today at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show. It's set to go on sale later this year, as a 2017 model. Importantly, it’s no longer related to Nissan’s Titan workhorse, though it still...
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