2013 Nissan 370Z Previewed Before Chicago Auto Show w/ Video
February 7, 2012 by Darryl
Filed under Auto Show, Automotive, News, Nissan
The Nissan Z has been a thriving Japanese 2-seater sports coupe for many years. The latest 370Z, over the course of its generation, has received subtle styling updates making it better and better. For 2013, the Nissan 370Z receives a refreshed front fascia taking it back to somewhat of the 350Z’s style only integrating daytime running LED lights and a few more curves. Together, the new front-end design is welcomed aspect of the 2013 model especially since the 370Z’s outgoing front bumper with its fangs was not well received by some enthusiasts.
2012 Nissan Rogue SV FWD Review & Test Drive
February 3, 2012 by Malcolm Hogan
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Nissan, Test Drives
For a decade, Nissan has been leading the path for crossover SUV vehicles. By expanding the crossover line with new vehicles such as the Rogue, Nissan has managed to provide consumers with a more efficient and economical alternative in a massively competitive segment.
The new 2012 Nissan Rogue, continuing its versatile platform based off of the Nissan Sentra, gives drivers crisp handling and sporty characteristics in a 5-passenger compact crossover package.
California To ‘Require’ Sales Of Electric And Plug-In-Hybrid Vehicles
January 30, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Filed under Automotive, Electric, Hybrid, News, Nissan
The 2012 Nissan Leaf electric car. Image: Nissan Motors
Just when you thought that legislators in the Golden State had come to their senses, something happens to reaffirm our opinion that California may be the least-car-enthusiast-friendly state in the country. After showing some degree of sanity by agreeing to adopt the proposed EPA mileage standard of 54.5 mpg by 2025, California has announced that, by 2025, a minimum of 15.4 percent of sales must be of electric, plug-in-hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicles. Read more…
2012 Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Nissan Pathfinder Concept Takes To New Unibody Design
January 9, 2012 by Darryl
Filed under Auto Show, Automotive, Concept Vehicle, Nissan
The original conception of SUV’s came in the form of a truck-based platform. Lately, many SUV’s have taken a different direction incorporating a car-based unibody design. For upwards of 27 years the Nissan Pathfinder has been in existence first as a boxy body-on-frame design later going the way of a unibody structure and then for its last 7 years of existence, took on its original truck-based architectural roots.
Score That Bugatti Veyron 1, Tuned Nissan GT-R 0
December 30, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Filed under Automotive, Bugatti, Nissan, Video
If you own a car like the Bugatti Veyron in south Florida, there aren’t many places where you can mat the go-pedal, at least for long. One of the better options is Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR), which used to be called Moroso Motorsport Park. Aside from the fact that the track is in the middle of nowhere, and has absolutely no elevation change (like every other track in Florida), it isn’t a bad facility. Its drag strip is often open to the public, and its road course can be run with an instructor or during high-performance driving events. Read more…
Nissan Rolls Out New GT-R Track Pack for the Hard-Core Track Enthusiast
December 8, 2011 by Darryl
Filed under Automotive, News, Nissan
The folks at Nissan are now offering new Track Pack on the GT-R for those who Nissan claims want “an extra edge on the race track”. As if the Nissan GT-R was not already fast enough even when you put it through its paces on a track, Nissan turns around and makes it tad faster.
Videos: Nissan Juke-R Shakedown and Testing
The Nissan Juke R project has just about come to a conclusion. Ever since the conception of the idea of merging the drivetrain of the Nissan GT-R with the Juke, Nissan engineers have been hard at work creating what will probably the fastest compact crossover vehicle around.
The latest videos from Nissan (below) reveals the final touches and testing of the Juke R demonstrating how the GT-R’s powerplant can work in harmony at the heart of a compact crossover vehicle. If Nissan plans to build this thing, we are sure all the marketing department has to do to win over enthusiasts is mention the Juke-R is essentially a GT-R masked under the Juke’s body. Maybe they can call it a new-age “sleeper”.
Video: Let’s Play ‘Name The Wrecked Exotics’
December 5, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Filed under Automotive, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Video
Years ago I rode with a sportbike club, until one ill-fated weekend ride where the group suffered three crashes and a member received a ticked for 100 miles per hour OVER the speed limit. After spending two days running from a certain Western state’s highway patrol, I realized that having a license, and not being dead, were more important than the occasional high-speed hoon weekend. Bad things happen in high speed groups, whether you’re talking about motorcycles or cars. Read more…
