Nissan has formed the NISMO Cars Business Department to extend and develop a much larger range of NISMO performance models and increase performance sales. Big car makers, especially premium makers, have long had performance divisions to deliver more extreme cars to buyers, and cast a glow across the rest of their range. And it works. It […]
Nissan Juke Tekna Pulse and Juke N-Connecta Style special edition Jukes on sale UK
The ugly but appealing Nissan Juke gets two special edition models in the UK to tempt buyers for 2017 – the Juke Tekna Pulse and Juke N-Connecta Style. In the same way as the Nissan Qashqai carved a market-leading SUV niche for itself, the smaller, funkier, ugly-but-appealing compact Nissan Juke SUV has become a familiar sight […]
Nissan e-NV200 takes Harrods ‘Back to the Future’ with an electric delivery van
Harrods, that world-renowned purveyor of all you could want if you have very deep pockets, takes delivery of an electric Nissan e-NV200 delivery van. Harrods was founded in 1834 by Charles Henry Harrod with a simple, if all encompassing, motto: Omnia Omnibus Ubique. For those who escaped a public school education – and any other […]
2017 Nissan LEAF Black Edition goes on sale in the UK priced from £26,890 (£31,390)
The 2017 Nissan LEAF Black Edition has now gone on sale in the UK with a black-themed makeover and prices starting from £26,890 (after £4.5k grant). Back in November we reported that the Nissan Leaf Black Edition was the latest Black Edition special from Nissan – following on from 2016’s Nissan Note Black Edition and Nissan Qashqai Black Edition […]
Nissan X-Trail 4Dogs – Nissan sets its sights on the UK’s dog lovers (+ video)
The Nissan X-Trail 4Dogs is previewed as a concept which delivers a host of dog-friendly features for the X-Trail SUV. Dog lovers rejoice. It’s always seemed a bit odd that car makers haven’t tapped in to the ‘Dog’ market with their options, most offering nothing more than a barrier between the hatch and the car. After […]
New Nissan EV Ambassador Margot Robbie races the BladeGlider EV round Monaco (video)
Nissan has appointed actor Margot Robbie as the new face of Nissan Electric Cars, and have sent her racing round Monaco in the BladeGlider EV to celebrate. Do Nissan electric cars need a face? It seems they do. Nissan has announced that the delectable Margot Robbie – she of The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide […]
Autonomous Nissan LEAF hitting London roads next month
Nissan will begin autonomous vehicle demonstrations in Europe next month, with an autonomous Nissan LEAF out on London roads. The future of autonomous cars is, in some part, about winning hearts and minds rather than, necessarily, the ability of the software which controls self-driving cars. With that on mind, it makes sense that Nissan is […]
2017 Nissan Micra production starts at Renault’s Paris plant
[nggallery id=2403 template=customlinks] The 2017 Nissan Micra, revealed at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, has now gone in to production in Europe for the first time in seven years. Back at the Paris Motor Show in the Autumn, Nissan revealed the all new Micra, which brought the good looks of the Nissan Sway concept to a production […]
New Nissan Micra: On sale in the UK from £11,995 for the Micra Visia
[nggallery id=2403 template=customlinks] The new Nissan Micra – revealed in Paris and aiming to tackle the new Fiesta – goes on sale in the UK priced from £11,995 for the Micra Visia. The new 2017 Nissan Micra was revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September, and it looks like Nissan has made the Micra […]
Nissan X-Trail gets new 177PS 2.0 litre diesel engine – costs from £29,095
The Nissan X-Trail SUV gets a new 2.0 litre diesel engine with 177 PS as an option for 2017, joining the existing 1.6 litre diesel and petrol engine options. It’s more than two years since the current Nissan X-Trail went on sale in the UK after Nissan gave it a bit of a Qashqai makeover and made […]