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2009 Nissan GT-R Review Until now, one of those mythically unobtainable cars available only in their home country, the Nissan GT-R, for many years, has been but a video game fantasy.
Until now, one of those mythically unobtainable cars available only in their home country, the Nissan GT-R, for many years, has been but a video game fantasy.
There's a special place in my heart for mid-'80s Nissan Maxima SEs. The white '86 I bought was a no-brainer, as there were no other cars in its price range that delivered everything I sought as a young professional and father of two little ones.
Expected to live up to the functionality upon which sport utility vehicles (SUVs) center their appeal, truck based, body-on-frame models remain the most capable.
What a difference a day makes. Nissan reports that its new GT-R scored a personal best -- 7 minutes, 29 seconds -- at the famed Nurburgring, the long, race course in Germany that is so dangerous it was taken off the Grand Prix circuit.
Nissan's cute new crossover has a rugged name and a friendly, soft heart.
What do you do when you have a vehicle that's selling better and better every year, even though it's been around for quite a while? Well, if you're Nissan, you improve it regardless.
In a move that some see as brilliantly strategic and others label as foot-dragging, rather than developing its first hybrid from scratch Nissan has entered the hybrid marketplace by licensing the technology from Toyota.
We never know what to expect when we're rolling in foreign trucks around Detroit. With not one, but two Ford pickup factories churning out almost equal numbers of F-Series trucks and UAW loyalists, having a Toyota pickup in the driveway can be asking for trouble. We were prepared for the worst when the bright red 2007 Nissan Titan arrived.
It's not easy, having to work the same playground as two of the biggest success stories in the modern automobile industry. The Honda Accord and Toyota Camry have usurped sales crowns from domestic manufacturers and show a remarkable knack for overshadowing everything else in the mid-size family sedan market. Nissan hopes to grab a little bit of that spotlight for itself, however.
Step up to the new Nissan Sentra; the Japanese manufacturer's bland little compact has just taken a giant evolutionary leap forward in terms of refinement, styling and driveability.
Okay, we know that minivans are about as exciting as creamed corn. The folks who buy them are happy enough with 'em, but you don't hear many people waxing enthusiastic about the minivan they're going to have some day.
With every redesign, cars get a little bit larger and a little bit more luxurious. This annual growth of compact cars has pushed many economy cars out of the range of what folks consider affordable, and what used to be entry-level is now 'aspirational.' With starting prices over $14,000, Toyota's Corolla and Honda's Civic can hardly be considered entry-level any more. Enter the Nissan Versa
In case you hadn't noticed, there's a bit of a revolution going on among compact pickup trucks. Not only have most of the entrants in the segment been redesigned in the past year or two (the Ford Ranger is the only holdout and, interestingly, remained the best-seller until just this year), but everyone's upsizing as well.
As the SUV market has broadened to encompass more carlike vehicles, conventional wisdom has always held that serious off-road ability rested primarily with three nameplates: Jeep, Land Rover and Hummer. If you want to go out and get dirty, everything else is just a lesser alternative.
