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  • nissan gt-r nismo

    This Nissan GT-R is a hyper-focused two-door destroyer of race tracks. It's also a car that can be driven to the grocery store, or to and from work on a daily basis. That sounds like a recipe for a machine that should be beloved by all who appreciate automobiles. That's not the case though, as the car forms an almost clear and present dividing line between those who love it and those who hate it. Could the more hardcore GT-R NISMO fix that? ALSO SEE: Clarkson’s Final Top Gear Test Track Lap Done In Ferrari 488 GTB Nissan has taken it's already fairly insane GT-R and turned it up a few...

  • Nissan Juke NISMO RS Goodwood
    Nissan Juke NISMO RS Used To Set Two-Wheel Record at Goodwood: Video

    Generally, if a car winds up on two wheels, it's an accident. But not if you're Terry Grant. ALSO SEE: Woman Reunited With C3 Corvette After 43 Years: Video During the festivities at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the stuntman took a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up Lord March's driveway in an impressive 2...

  • Nissan Juke-R 2.0 concept, 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Nissan Reveals New, More Powerful Version Of GT-R-Powered Juke-R Crossover

    If indeed Nissan execs were displeased by the construction of the original Juke-R four years ago, they have a funny way of showing it. That’s because the Japanese automaker has unveiled a new version at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed currently underway in the U.K., where the vehicle will...

  • AMS GT-R
    2,000-Horsepower AMS GT-R Defends King Of The Streets Title: Video

    The AMS Performance Alpha Omega GT-R is, as you know by now, a beast of a machine designed to obliterate any bit of straight-line tarmac in front of it. This is a Nissan GT-R that has been modified to the point where it's pushing forth around 2,000 horsepower out to all four wheels. Even crazier...

  • 2016 Nissan 370Z NISMO
    Nissan’s Next Z Sports Car May Be Delayed

    It wasn’t that long ago that Nissan was planning to have a new three-tier sports car lineup: the GT-R at the top, a new Z sports car in the middle and an entry-level model based on 2013's funky IDx concepts targeting younger buyers. Limited demand for sporty coupes, especially after the first...

  • Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Video Provides 360-Degree View Of A Lap At Le Mans

    At the time of writing, we’re now into the final hours of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race. You can get a feel for what it’s like driving around the 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe where the race is held thanks to this interactive video. ALSO SEE: Porsche One-Two Finish At 2015...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO at Jay Leno’s Garage

    Nissan and its radical GT-R LM NISMO are currently in France taking part in the official testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which this year runs the weekend starting June 13. Nissan is entering three of its front-wheel-drive racers in the event’s premier LMP1 class, going up against the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota. Before heading out to Le Mans, however, Nissan’s endurance racing crew including the GT-R LM NISMO’s chief engineer, Zack Eakin, stopped by Jay Leno’s Garage in sunny California to show Jay the ins and outs of the car. Later in the video, one of the...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car’s engine
    Close Look At The 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO's Twin-Turbo V-6: Video

    Nissan developed a new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine for its GT-R LM NISMO race car, which makes its competition debut at next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine’s basic design is shared with a production unit of the same displacement that Nissan’s upmarket brand...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan Finalizes Specs For GT-R LM NISMO Ahead Of 2015 Le Mans Race

    Nissan missed the first two rounds of the 2015 World Endurance Championship but it’s now in final preparation mode for the series highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scheduled for the weekend commencing June 13. Nissan plans to field three of its front-wheel-drive GT-R LM NISMO race cars in...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 testing at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Nissan Explains Why It Went Front-Wheel Drive For The GT-R LM NISMO: Video

    Front-wheel drive. Also known as wrong-wheel drive, at least in performance driving circles. Yes, front-drive cars can be made to go very fast—but it’s always a compromise compared to rear-drive cars. Or is it? MUST WATCH: POV Video Of The 1,341-HP Koenigsegg One:1 Hitting 225 MPH...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 testing at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
    R36 GT-R’s Twin-Turbo V-6 Derived From Unit In Nissan Le Mans Prototype

    Before he quit to take the top job at Aston Martin, former Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said the next-generation GT-R, the R36, was being developed alongside the Japanese automaker’s new GT-R LM NISMO Le Mans prototype, which is set to make its competition debut this June at...

  • Daigo Saito's 1,000-hp HKS R35 Nissan GT-R for the 2015 Formula D season
    1,000-HP Nissan GT-R Drift Car: Video

    There are many things the Nissan GT-R excels at—but thanks to its all-wheel drive, drifting typically isn’t one of them. But this is no typical GT-R. It’s a 1,000-hp smoke-belching, rear-wheel drive beast. ALSO SEE: Nissan GT-R Blows A Tire At 200MPH, Driver Keeps It Together...

  • Behind the wheel of an autonomous car

    A couple of years ago Nissan made the bold claim it will launch on the market an autonomous car by 2020. It was later revealed that Nissan’s autonomous car wouldn’t be capable of driving itself in all situations and that a licensed driver would still need to be behind the wheel. That isn’t entirely Nissan’s fault, as the technology for a fully autonomous car will likely be available by the end of the decade (much of it is already available today). Rather, as Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reminds us, a host of regulatory, legal and security issues will need to be...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 testing at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
    After Rough Start, Nissan Continues GT-R LM NISMO’s Preparation For Le Mans

    Having already missed April 12’s opening round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship at the Silverstone Circuit in the U.K., Nissan has confirmed that its new GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 racer won’t be ready for the next round at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps on May 2 but will be on the...

  • Nissan GT Academy
    Nissan Playstation GT Academy Ramping Up For 5th U.S. Season: Video

    With gamers turned racers taking podiums and points in series around the world at this point, it’s no wonder the Nissan GT Academy is coming back for a fifth season. The timing of the announcement is certainly liable to get ganja-loving gamers winking and nodding at each other, but for those...

  • Assetto Corsa Nissan GT-R GT3
    This Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 Nürburging Run In Assetto Corsa Is Mesmerizing: Video

    Oh to have a powerful computer. We're assuming you need to have a solid machine in order to produce the kind of visuals we're seeing from YouTuber David Massieux. He recently posted a video showing his in-car view as he piloted a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 around the 24-hour race layout at...

  • 2016 Nissan 370Z
    2016 Nissan 370Z Priced From $30,815

    There’s been a bit of talk lately about Nissan’s plans for its next Z car but we’ll have to wait some time yet until it arrives because the current model, the 370Z, has at least one more year left in it. The Japanese automaker today announced a 2016 370Z, which sports some minor...

  • 2016 Nissan Maxima  -  2015 NY Auto Show live photos
    Nissan Hopes To Invigorate Its '4-Door Sports Car' With 2016 Maxima: Live Photos

    Nissan and its luxury arm Infiniti have nailed their performance game of late, but can that sheen of speed be extended to the glossy new Maxima? ALSO SEE: Honda Confirms Type-R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto Show If the 2016 Maxima, debuting this week at the 2015 New York Auto...

  • Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 race car crashes during VLN event at the Nürburgring

    WARNING: Viewer discretion advised as video depicts a fatal accident. A horror crash at the opening round of the VLN race series held at the Nürburgring left one spectator dead and several others injured. The crash, which took place yesterday, involved the number 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 driven by 2011’s Nissan GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough. MUST WATCH: Pro Drifter Pranks Driving Instructors: Video As the video from Grid.Media confirms, Mardenborough’s car became airborne near the poignantly named ‘Flugplatz’ section of the Nürburgring (Flugplatz is...

  • Extreme Turbo Systems World Record GT-R
    Extreme Turbo Systems Breaks GT-R 1/4-Mile World Record: Video

    Even in stock trim, Nissan's GT-R can deliver zero-to-60 times in the sub-three second range, putting it the territory of luminaries like the McLaren 12C, Ferrari 458, and Lamborghini Huracan. ALSO SEE: Fast And Furious Crew Show Love For The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport: Video For drivers...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Onboard With Nissan’s Front-Drive GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Race Car: Video

    Sadly, the new wrong-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 car won’t be making it to the first couple of rounds of the World Endurance Championship thanks to a failed crash test, but it is nonetheless one of the most interesting cars in the Le Mans series running—whether on the grid or...

  • 2016 Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary Gold Edition
    2016 Nissan GT-R Priced, 45th Anniversary Gold Edition Announced

    There are some minor changes in store for the 2016 Nissan GT-R, including a new 45th Anniversary Gold Edition celebrating the GT-R’s heritage. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video Wearing the same Silica Brass color that adorned the R34 2001 Skyline GT-R...

  • Nissan Sway Concept  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    Nissan Sways Into The Future With A Hot Hatch Concept At Geneva: Video

    Most big auto shows are the time when an automaker trots out a number of concepts. The Geneva Motor Show is no exception in that it's both a large auto show and the place where automakers are playing "Check this out!" with vehicles that will never be built. Still, these glimpses into the possible...

  • 2016 Nissan Maxima leaked - Image via Almuraba
    2016 Nissan Maxima’s Driver-Focused Interior Leaked

    Nissan is set to introduce an all-new Maxima during April’s 2015 New York Auto Show and has already given us a taste of the vehicle’s exterior. The automaker briefly showed us the car in its Super Bowl XLIX spot titled With Dad, and then followed up the sneak peek with the release of...

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