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Nov
14th

Peugeot’s Qashqai getting in shape

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New 3008 crossover targets Nissan's top selling family car. Full story...
Nov
14th

Nissan to sell electric car, batteries not included

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Carlos Tavares, Nissan Motor Co.'s executive vice president for product planning and design, held out a vision of a future where consumers buy electric vehicles separately from the batteries, and share access to cars. Full story...
Nov
14th

Nissan Versa to become Canada’s least expensive car

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Nissan's just announced the upcoming launch of a repositioned Versa Sedan that will focus more closely than ever on value and fuel economy for its buyers. The model will come with a standard 107 horsepower engine and starting price of $12,498 before freight and PDE. Drivers can expect fuel mileage as low as 5.8L /100km on the highway when shifting via the five-speed manual transmission. Full story...
Nov
14th

Nissan Versa to become Canada’s least expensive car

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Nissan's just announced the upcoming launch of a repositioned Versa Sedan that will focus more closely than ever on value and fuel economy for its buyers. The model will come with a standard 107 horsepower engine and starting price of $12,498 before freight and PDE. Drivers can expect fuel mileage as low as 5.8L /100km on the highway when shifting via the five-speed manual transmission. Full story...
Nov
13th

Nissan to sell electric car, batteries not included

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Carlos Tavares, Nissan Motor Co.'s executive vice president for product planning and design, held out a vision of a future where consumers buy electric vehicles separately from the batteries, and share access to cars. Full story...
Nov
13th

Peugeot Qashqai getting in shape

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New 3008 crossover targets Nissan. Full story...
Nov
13th

What’s new at Auto123.com (video)

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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests:The mythical Nissan GT-R, the video game star that's available for first the time in Canada. The Pontiac G8, the full-sized sedan designed in Australia and set to reconquer the hearts of nostalgic drivers. The Saturn Vue Green Line, GM's hybrid SUV that's actually the anteroom to the Volt! And don't miss our video on the 2009 Kia Sportage test drive, a compact SUV that stands out from the crowd thanks to its affordable price and reasonable fuel consumption. Full story...
Nov
13th

2009 Nissan GT-R review

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We could say a lot of things about the GT-R, and how it left us all in an unstable mental condition when the time came to give it back to Nissan. But there's one thing that we can tell you right now that will make you realize how serious this car is: in the GT-R, we measured a 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.93 seconds. Full story...
Nov
12th

2009 Automobile of the Year: 2009 Nissan GT-R

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2009 Automobile of the Year: 2009 Nissan GT-R
2009 Automobile of the Year: 2009 Nissan GT-R - Latest News, Features, and Reviews - Automobile Magazine
It rides like a subway car, sounds like an appliance, weighs a ton, and isn't that pretty. And you know what? We're still naming the 2009 Nissan GT-R our Automobile of the Year.

Angels don't start singing when you spot a Nissan GT-R. Inside and out, the car looks anything but heavenly. Even in the so-called Comfort mode, it rides like a New York City subway car, shuddering over bumps and clattering from station to station. The engine sounds like a demonically possessed household appliance. The car weighs a ton - nearly two tons, actually - and understeers accordingly. The video-game vibe is so pervasive that a conventional manual transmission isn't even offered.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Automobile of the Year: 2009 Nissan GT-R - Latest News, Features, and Reviews - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
12th

SOUTH KOREA: Nissan targets 10% of imports

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Nov
12th

SPAIN: Nissan plans spur more demonstrations

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Nissan plans have again prompted demonstrations in Spain over plans to axe 1,680 jobs in the country. Full story...
Nov
12th

Protesters attack Nissan’s Spanish HQ over layoffs

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Several hundred people protesting against Nissan's plans to lay off staff at its plant in Spain threw bottles, fireworks and fencing at the Japanese company's offices in Barcelona on Tuesday. Full story...
Nov
12th

Nuclear physics to see engine oil flow

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Nissan has teamed up with the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to develop a neutron imaging system that will display the flow of oil in an engine operating at high speed. This will be a first worldwide. Full story...
Nov
12th

Nissan to showcase Collision Free

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Most areas of the automotive world are drowning in abbreviations, but it's arguably the safety scene that's got it the worst. Unfortunately, it's not about to get any better- as Nissan's just announced that it will soon demonstrate an advanced collision-free vehicle concept. Full story...
Nov
11th

DETROIT PREVIEW: Nissan previews NA commercial vehicle

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Yes, a Detroit preview already. Nissan North America has announced its NV2500 concept which makes its public debut early in January at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Full story...
Nov
11th

Nissan’s NV2500 ready to take on commercial vehicle market

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Nissan plans to enter the commercial vehicle market in 2010, and their latest and largest concept is a hint into the near future for commercial offerings for the brand. The NV2500 concept will take the stage at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this January, and it represents one of the biggest concepts ever created by the automaker. Full story...
Nov
10th

JAPAN: Nuclear boffins help Nissan’s see oil flow

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Nissan Motor and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) on Monday said they had jointly developed a neutron imaging system that has provided the world's first precise visualisation of oil flow in an engine operating at high speed. Full Story...
Nov
10th

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

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2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S - Porsche Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
Driving one is not an experience, it's an occasion. 911s are that special.

Climbing into a Porsche 911 is always good for one's spirits. The story with this car is the PDK (Porsche's dual-clutch automatic) transmission, and I have a few thoughts on that: First, Porsche got the hardest part right, which is to say they tuned the initial clutch engagement for a smooth step-off. If you think that'd be easy, try driving a Lamboghini e-Gear or a Nissan GT-R sometime. Second, the shifts seem really, really quick to me. I don't know how many milliseconds they quote, but it feels as fast as a Ferrari sequential-manual box.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S - Porsche Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
10th

2008 Nissan Sentra 2.0 Review

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The origins of the Nissan Sentra date back several decades, to the time when Nissan wasn't known as Nissan but Datsun. We can say that the Sentra is a sedan that has transcended the ages. With all that history, we have the right to expect an accomplished and certainly very competent car. The reality, however, is otherwise. Full story...
Nov
7th

UK: Nissan adds LCV role at tech centre

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Nissan has announced that its Cranfield-based research and development facility, Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE), is to play a key role in the company's global van programme.
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