One of the most successful Formula 1 drivers Great Britain ever gave, Sir Stirling Moss, has just been involved in an accident in his own London home, after he fell three stories down an elevator (or lift, as Brits call it) shaft. Despite suffering quite a few injuries, including broken ankles, a few chipped bones and skin damage, the famous driver... ...read the full post
Great news everyone, more recalls! After GM started the week with over 1 million Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac models and Mazda’s seat heater problem in the 2010 CX-9 from earlier today, Nissan has just revealed that it will recall 539,864 from all over the world, most of them from the United States of America. There are two main problems plaguing... ...read the full post
Nissan has finally unveiled the next generation of its global compact car, the 2011 Micra, at the Geneva Motor Show. The car, which was teased some time ago, is built on the all-new global V-platform that Nissan will be using for its small models. Two engines will be available at first, a 79 HP 1.2-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, capable of a “whopping”... ...read the full post
Nissan is preparing quite a few interesting offerings for the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, which will start on March 2 in the Swiss city. Besides things like the new Juke, the Japanese company will also present its new Global Compact Car, which has been confirmed to replace the Micra city model. The new car, teased with the sketch above, will feature an... ...read the full post
Nissan has just revealed, at least in the United Arab Emirates, the 2010 generation of its popular full-sized SUV, the Patrol. The new models aims at taking the fight to the Toyota Land Cruiser, partly with the revised looks, sporting a more luxurious design rather than the utilitarian style of the previous one, and with a new, more powerful engines.... ...read the full post
Yes car fans, that “thing” above is the new Nissan Juke, the company’s next attempt to spice things up in a traditional car segment, the B one in this case, after the Qashqai managed to take on the C segment and win quite a lot of fans. The new Juke is based on the Qazana concept, and uses an highly modified Nissan Micra platform.... ...read the full post
Usually tuning companies release their aftermarket packages with plenty of space in-between, but Wald International took a radically different approach and revealed not one but five new tuning projects. The packages, all aimed at exclusive luxury sedans, are certain to make plenty of people excited. As such, BMW 7 Series, Infiniti M (Nissan Fuga in... ...read the full post
Nissan has just launched a very special 370Z Black Edition model which celebrates the 40th anniversary of all things Z-badged coming from the Japanese carmaker. The new car doesn’t include any performance upgrades, but customers will be able to find some very interesting features, including metallic black or quartz paint, a red leather and suede... ...read the full post
We cover quite a lot of crashes on our blog, but this recent one involving a Nissan 370Z roadster is quite unique. Not that such cars don’t crash, but that not a lot of cars crash into churches, like this Japanese model did.No concrete details were given, but it seems that either the 370Z is the devil’s work, or maybe its driver was really... ...read the full post
It’s been highly rumored that Nissan would soon introduce its successful GT-R model into the FIA GT1 competition, but now it has been confirmed by Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) that a race car will be appearing from the Japanese company during the 2010 season. The GT-R will be raced by two teams: Sumo Power GT Team from the UK and... ...read the full post
The Tokyo Auto Salon or Japan’s SEMA, is rapidly approaching its start, and this means that all the major Asian tuning companies are revealing the center pieces of their exhibits. After a rather unfortunate take on the Honda Insight, we now have the new Nissan GT-R (R35) from TommyKaira. The company developed two cosmetic solutions for the Japanase... ...read the full post
Many tuning companies come forward with outlandish ideas for projects based on certain cars, but this recent sketch from Japan’s Original Runduce will definitely set up some high expectations, presenting a full carbon fiber body kit for the Nissan GT-R. Don’t think just a couple of panels will be made from the strong material, as the team... ...read the full post
We reported some time ago about the high possibility that the next generation Nissan GT-R (that’s R36) will be a hybrid, as its hungry gasoline engine will be mated to an electric motor which will boost the fuel efficiency. Now, the guys at InsideLine have reportedly dug up a few new tidbits of information. It seems that the 160 HP electric motor,... ...read the full post
Yes Nissan fast, the title is correct. According to Best Car magazine from Japan, the company will reveal the next generation of the GT-R model, the R36 one, to be a fully-hybrid performance car. Enthusiasts will see the new 440 HP gasoline engine, weaker by 40 HP than the current engine found on the R35 model, mated to an electric motor capable of... ...read the full post
Besides hosting many new cars and concepts which betray upcoming models, the 2009 edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show also hosted its prestigious design contest, in which many popular carmakers compete to reveal the best design reflecting the theme of the competition. This year that theme was YouthMobile 2030, and designers needed to reveal a youth-oriented... ...read the full post
