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  • 1996 Nissan 300ZX Twin-Turbo

    The Nissan Z has been a staple Japanese sports car for decades. It's been something of an icon in the U.S., too, despite disappearing from the market for half a decade. Let's walk back in time and trace the iconic Z-car's steps through history with the help of Donut Media. The most interesting tidbit about the Nissan Z is its name. When it began selling cars in North America in the late 1950s, Nissan went by the name Datsun in case the brand failed. Although Datsun had never built a sports car, it tried and released the Datsun Fairlady in 1959. This name came from Nissan's president, who had...

  • Nissan IDx NISMO (left) and IDx Freeflow concepts, 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
    Could Nissan IMX trademark hint at IDx-like electric car?

    Nissan has recently been discovered to have filed a trademark filing for the “IMX” name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The filing, discovered by Autoguide, was made on September 8 and specifies its use for vehicles, including electric vehicles. The similarity with...

  • Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance logo
    Renault Nissan’s new 6-year strategy calls for 12 electric cars, self-driving taxi service

    The automotive alliance that consists of French automaker Renault together with Nissan and Mitsubishi, plus their respective brands, has branded itself the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. And on Friday, Carlos Ghosn, who serves as chairman and CEO, laid out the new strategy “Alliance...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf
    A Nissan Leaf Nismo might be coming, eventually

    If there is one automaker that has embraced electric performance cars, it's Tesla. Not only has the Silicon Valley automaker proved electric cars can look good, be luxurious, and work as daily drivers, it's also shown performance is a breeze with a proper battery pack, big motors, and the right...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf
    2018 Nissan Leaf: 150 miles of range for $30,875

    Tesla has been stealing much of the limelight when it comes to electric cars, and for good reason, but Nissan and its Leaf shouldn’t be overlooked. The humble hatch is still one of the best-selling electric cars in the world with more than 283,000 examples sold since launch. Now there’s...

  • Nissan’s video-streaming rearview mirror
    2018 Armada is first Nissan with video-streaming rearview mirror

    Nissan is the latest automaker to introduce a video-streaming rearview mirror, which the Japanese automaker is calling an Intelligent Rearview Mirror (I-RVM). We first saw the technology introduced by Cadillac on the 2016 CT6. What it is, essentially, is a traditional rearview mirror with an...

  • Nissan GT-R Nismo created with LEGO

    The types of media that an artist can use to create brilliance are limitless. You'll find thousands of examples of artwork that aren't crafted using pen and ink, brush and paint, or sculpting clay. One such piece of art is the incredibly detailed Nissan GT-R Nismo Firas Abu-Jaber built using Lego bricks. The hood, doors, and trunk? They all open and close. This GT-R has a full interior. In fact, the engine even looks the business with its red manifold cover trim and intake runners. While Lego's Speed Champions series creates some great kits, none of them are as detailed as the scale model...

  • Chad Lindberg rides in Nissan GT-R for first time
    Jesse from "The Fast and the Furious" lives a quarter mile at a time in a Nissan GT-R

    A lot has changed since 2001, the year the original "The Fast and the Furious" opened in movie theaters. The DVD players the film's protagonists sought out aren't really hot items anymore and the Nissan GT-R has finally come to America. Jesse, one of the first film's staple characters, finally got...

  • 2019 Nissan Altima spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Nissan Altima spy shots

    Nissan in January previewed the design of its next-generation Altima mid-sizer and now we have the first spy shots of a prototype. The car is due in showrooms in late 2018, as a 2019 model, and represents the sixth iteration of the Altima nameplate. January’s preview of the next-gen Altima...

  • 2017 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X off-road
    2017 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X off-road review

    Term limits don't apply to the new car industry. If they did, the 2017 Nissan Frontier you see here wouldn't be a dead-ringer for the 2005 Nissan Frontier that hit dealer lots during George W. Bush's first term. A lot has changed since 2005. But not the Frontier. Sure, it's up for a redesign, but...

  • Rebuilt Nismo GT-R GT3 race car
    The Nismo team rebuilt its crashed GT-R GT3 race car in 12 hours

    The Nismo team suffered a massive blow before the 24 Hours of Spa, but hard work and extreme dedication brought its Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 race car back to life in just half a day. For those who missed it, the number-22 GT-R GT3 fell victim to a tire puncture as it entered Eau Rouge during practice...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf spotted during photo shoot - Image via Broom
    2018 Nissan Leaf leaked ahead of September 6 reveal

    Nissan has locked in the reveal date for its next-generation Leaf. The covers will come off on September 6, with a formal debut likely to follow at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show later that month. However, a completely undisguised version of the new Leaf was just spotted during an official photo...

  • Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn presenting at company annual meeting, Yokohama, Jun 2015

    The numbers for the first six months of 2017 are in, and it’s the Renault Nissan Alliance that’s now the biggest automaker when it comes to sales volume. The worldwide sales of the Renault Nissan Alliance over the first six months of the year came in at a staggering 5.27 million units. That compares with the Volkswagen Group’s 5.15 million units and Toyota’s 5.13 million units. General Motors, which has been at the top of the list of biggest automakers for most of the past seven decades, sold 4.7 million units in the period. The VW Group was the world’s biggest...

  • A wide-body R34 Nissan GT-R hill-climb monster
    900-hp R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R is a true hill climb monster

    The Nissan Skyline GT-R represents a platform that is good in many facets of the motorsport world. The R35 version, which is no longer Skyline-based, is built with an engine that is ready to receive massive modifications and then return 4-figure horsepower numbers and face-melting straight line...

  • Teaser for 2018 Nissan Leaf debuting on September 6, 2017
    2018 Nissan Leaf to feature self-parking system

    Nissan is using the debut of the 2018 Leaf and ProPilot system to reveal more than self-driving capabilities; the car will also be able to park itself. In the latest drip-drop of teasers for the next-generation 2018 Nissan Leaf, the brand revealed ProPilot Park. The system is activated with the...

  • Battledrift 2 with Daigo Saito and Steve Biagioni
    Battledrift 2 pits GT-R vs. Murcielago on a British dockside

    Those at home definitely shouldn't try and mimic the stunts seen here. Battledrift is back, and this time, Daigo Saito has a new challenger. Saito, a renowned drifter hailing from Japan, takes on Europe's tire slayer, Steve Biagioni. Saito's 659-horsepower Lamborghini Murcielago also returns front...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf ProPilot Assist
    2018 Nissan Leaf will arrive with ProPilot Assist self-driving capability

    There's a new nugget of information surrounding the 2018 Nissan Leaf, but it doesn't have to do with its battery, range, or its powertrain at all. Instead, it's all about self-driving capability. The 2018 Nissan Leaf will arrive with what the brand calls ProPilot Assist, a semi-autonomous driving...

  • World's fastest Nissan GT-R with 3,000 HP
    3,000-HP Nissan GT-R goes 255 mph to claim half-mile world record

    The Nissan GT-R has become a beloved vehicle by many performance shops to push big horsepower numbers and break records. On June 19, another GT-R claimed yet another record. In fact, it became the world's fastest Nissan GT-R in the process. With 3,000 horsepower, the Extreme Turbo Systems Nissan...

  • Nissan Predzilla GT-R charity car

    Hockey season is coming to a close, but not before either the Pittsburgh Penguins or Nashville Predators become Stanley Cup champions. Nissan, in an effort to show its home team some support—Nissan's North American operations are headquartered in Nashville—crafted what you see here: Predzilla. Predzilla is a one-off Nissan GT-R outfitted in official Nashville Predatory colors and graphics, and it's looking mighty fine in its deep yellow hue. In addition to giving Godzilla the Predators treatment to show support, Nissan also announced it will be the main attraction at the Predators...

  • Nissan GT-R four wheel burnout
    How do you do a 4-wheel burnout in an 800-hp GT-R? Chain it to a truck

    All-wheel drive is not conducive for a traditional burnout, but Hoonigan got creative to make it happen. Taylor Steffes, the owner of the Nissan GT-R in this video, drove her car from Arizona to California to just to say hello to the guys and gals at Hoonigan. But, really, she's also a participant...

  • Heavily modified Nissan GT-R maxes out the dyno
    This 2,700-wheel-horsepower Nissan GT-R maxes out the dyno

    The world of high-horsepower builds is an insane place. While production cars with 500, 600, and even 700 horsepower are considered wild, it's the aftermarket that takes things to the next level. And then past that level and into the stratosphere. Case in point is the Nissan GT-R from Extreme Turbo...

  • Nissan Titan Engineering Explained
    How can the Nissan Titan brake quicker than a Mini?

    A Nissan Titan weighs 5,811 pounds. A Mini Countryman weighs 3,629. The former requires a shorter distance to reach a complete stop from 60. Sounds crazy, but it's true, and Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to, well, explain how the full-size pickup truck can out-brake a Mini...

  • Nissan GT-Rs destroyed in fire that engulfed RB Motorsport workshop
    Nissan GT-R hoard destroyed in specialty shop fire

    Numerous Nissan GT-Rs of various vintage were destroyed recently. The cars, which included an R32 Skyline GT-R right up to the current R35 model, met their untimely death in a fire that engulfed RB Motorsport in Wigan, United Kingdom on Friday. And we hear that they were all customer cars. RB...

  • Nissan IDS concept, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Next Nissan electric car likely to be SUV

    Nissan will unveil a redesigned Leaf later this year, but the compact hatch is just one of multiple electric cars the automaker is planning. The next is likely to be a crossover SUV, Daniele Schillaci, who’s in charge of electric cars at Nissan as well as sales and marketing, told Automotive...

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