Nissan News

Calling this a "street race" vitiates the term, but the sort of paved rallycross-like event shows the Nissan Juke-R doing battle with--and beating--a small pack of supercars, free of musical ruination and stuffed full of exhaust notes, screaming tires, and, of course, body roll. Yes, the Juke-R's...

Nissan just released all the details regarding its GT-R supercar for 2013, and all the numbers are higher. As part of the effort to keep up with the Joneses of the supercar world, power goes up; but so does price. Starting with power, there are 30 more horses under the hood, which brings the grand...

In what is rapidly becoming a tradition, the latest U.S. Playstation/Nissan GT Academy winner, Bryan Heitkotter, has proven his mettle in the heat of professional competition. Heitkotter and his team finished third in the 24 Hours of Dubai race this weekend. Heitkotter, 30, was ecstatic with the...

Teams running the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 took out the top three positions at the seventh running of the Dubai 24 Hours endurance race this past weekend. Scoring first place on the podium was German team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon, represented by drivers Khaled Al Qubaisi, Sean Edwards, Jeroen...

This weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off...

Nissan is showing an electric-powered version of its NV200 van, using the Leaf drivetrain, at this week's Detroit Auto Show.

A new Nissan Pathfinder is due in showrooms this fall, one that’s smoother, comfier and tuned more for on-road performance than the current model. And it’s on display this week at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The latest-generation 2013 Pathfinder reverts back to a car-like platform...

In the latest step forward in the collaboration of Daimler and Renault-Nissan that commenced in 2010, the two auto giants have announced today they will start building new Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder engines at a plant in the U.S. The engines, which will eventually appear in several Mercedes-Benz...

Four world-championship winning drivers will drive the JRM Racing's Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in the 2012 Dubai 24 Hours endurance race.

Tuner Fox Marketing has stepped up to build a Juke R-inspired modified Juke.

Remember last week’s video of a Bugatti Veyron leaving a mildly tuned Nissan GT-R in the dust at a drag strip in Florida? Well, here’s two new videos of the night, filmed from directly beside the Veyron as it lights up its wheels and heads down the strip. We even get a few words from...

The Fast and Furious franchise has had much success over the years despite the movies consistently being knocked by critics. And while the movies have managed to launch the careers of many of actors starring in them, the cars featured have also gone on to spawn their own cult followings. One of the...

Today at Motor Authority, Ford shows off a new sleigh for Santa and Playboy names it hottest cars of 2012. Kurt Busch has joined the Phoenix Racing team and Maybach increases 2012 pricing even though it's dying. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor Authority. Ford has...

The Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s version of SEMA, always has a number of exciting models on show, and more often than not those models are gracing the stands of Nissan. With top-performers like the GT-R supercar and 370Z sports car, it’s easy to see why, but like in previous years Nissan...

A faulty turbo sensor bracket on certain models of the 2011 Nissan Juke crossover may brake, potentially causing the vehicle to stall.

Nissan will debut the all new Pathfinder SUV concept and an electric-powered van at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

Nissan is planning a redesign for its aging Altima sedan, a car that remains a top-seller in the affordable mid-size sedan segment despite receiving relatively few updates since the launch of the current generation back in 2007. The new Altima, a prototype of which was spotted recently by one of...

An announcement between Microsoft and Nissan to develop a dealer management system further proves one thing we've learned this year: connectivity is becoming increasingly important in the auto industry. The two companies announced a "strategic relationship" on Monday, says the Financial Times (sub...

Nissan will begin offering a Track Pack performance option on 2013 GT-R models.

The Nissan Juke-R, the mental little mashup of the GT-R and the funky Juke compact crossover, is one of the least likely yet most awesome creations of 2011. It turns out, however, that it wasn't an official program, and the British division that built it is apparently in hot water with the home...