SuperTrooper169 at AcuraZine has caught a mildly disguised Nissan 370Z. The two photos give us a clearer look as to what the new Z will look like once it debuts in Los Angeles this coming November.
The first of the two shots show a seemingly shorter car and might confirm the widely reported rumor that the [...]

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Saudi Arabia, along with other Arabic states, has taken issue with an Israeli television ad for Nissan’s Tiida. While Saudi Arabia has not threatened any boycott of Israel itself, it has demanded Nissan apologize for a commercial where an Arab sheikh goes bongers on a small Nissan Tiida. The Tiida then pops open its gas [...]

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Nissan spent the better part of this week showcasing a spiffy electric car designed to deliver more power than current hybrids. The car, due to go on sale in 2010, carries a 300-kilo lithium-ion battery that Nissan claims can accelerate faster than a comparable gas engine. Exact specifications are unknown, but the new battery technology [...]

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It’s a sign of our times when even the Japanese car makers are desperate to get rid of big trucks. There are reports that Nissan, one of only three car companies that recorded a sales increase in July (albeit only 1.4%), is reportedly offering dealers bonus cash rebates of up to $5,000 on top of [...]

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More details about the 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V, the GT-R’s performance cousin, have emerged. After a few weeks working out around the Nurburgring, the new GT-R has lost 200 pounds and bulked up to 520 HP. With the rear seats out, the car’s weight now stands at 3,615 lb. The changes mean the GT-R [...]

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With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, it might not shock you that some dealers think truck buyers are retarted. Desperate to get trucks off their lots, some Nissan stealerships are pulling a quick one with their seemingly impressive “buy a truck, get a car free” promotion. Sounds good, right? Yeah. Is it? Nope.
The problem [...]

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It’s no GT-R, but Nissan reports that its X-Trail fuel-cell vehicle has done a few circles around the Nurburgring  with a best lap time of 11:58.  In comparison, the Nissan GT-R went around in 7:29. It’s not bad considering the thing’s not really meant to be raced around a track. Nissan is the first automaker [...]

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Top Gear Magazine has been having its share of fun with the new Nissan GT-R, but the fun and games ended abruptly when the GT-R driver’s braking caused a collision with an Audi R8. The GT-R, which is the same car the Stig drove around on the Top Gear test track is also the only [...]

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