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Nissan calls it the “King of Minivans” and it has just announced the third-generation of the Elgrand for the Japanese market. In the U.S., though, it will be known as the Nissan Quest, which is due in early 2011 and will share a platform with the Elgrand, although it will have some stylistic differences such [...]

Look but you can’t touch – unless you’re in Japan. This Japanese market-only Track Club Edition of the Nissan GT-R is a joint project by Nissan, its motor-sport division NISMO, NOVA Engineering and Nordring tuning. Applications are being accepted until September 20. Why do you have to apply? The Track Club Edition GT-R will sell [...]

Nissan has unveiled the facelifted 2011 Rogue at the 23rd Annual International Z Car Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. On the styling front, the updated Rogue features a revised grille, a modified front bumper, new spoilers (front and rear), flared wheel arches, additional chrome trim, and new 18-inch aluminum wheels (on the Krom Edition / SL [...]

Austria’s Königseder has unveiled a new styling and performance package for the Nissan GT-R R35. Under the hood, the company installs a revised ECU, a sport air filter, and a titanium Akrapovic exhaust. These modifications enable the twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine to produce 580 PS (572 hp / 427 kW), instead of 492 PS (485 [...]

U.S. rental car company Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be buying 500 Nissan Leaf electric cars to use in their fleet nationwide. The Leaf will be available for rental at Enterprise locations in eight cities starting next January. Enterprise will begin installing charging stations at 100 of its outlets in November. The Nissan Leaf will go on [...]

Spy photographers have managed catch the Nissan GT-R SpecM on video. Undergoing testing on the Nurburgring, the SpecM is supposedly positioned as a soft-core GT-R version for people who are more concerned about cruising than hitting apexes. As such, the model will feature a comfort-oriented suspension and a higher quality, luxurious interior. If you’re afraid [...]

If you’ve always wanted a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R NISMO Z-tune, JAPO Motorsport is about to become your best friend. The Essen-based tuner bought a run-of-the-mill 1999 GT-R and spent the next three and a half months tearing it apart and restoring it to “like new” condition. As part of the process, the company used [...]

Nissan UK has released details about the ‘How to beat the Germans’ ad campaign. Designed to highlight the 370Z and the GT-R, the campaign points out the cars have “superior performance and yet cost less than their comparable German rivals.” As part of the promotion, the company drove an Audi TT-S around London with the [...]

Nissan UK has released details about the ‘How to beat the Germans’ ad campaign. Designed to highlight the 370Z and the GT-R, the campaign points out the cars have “superior performance and yet cost less than their comparable German rivals.” As part of the promotion, the company drove an Audi TT-S around London with the [...]