The Nissan Juke-R NISMO is set to arrive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month with extreme performance and an extreme price tag to match. What started out as a bit of fun to see what mating a prosaic Nissan Juke and the mighty Nissan GT-R would yield, the resulting Nissan Juke-R turned […]
Nissan LEAF has 99.99% battery success rate
Nissan has revealed that the LEAF EV has a 99.99% battery success rate in Europe, with just three cars from the 35,000 sold in Europe failing. We have to admit that we’ve always been concerned about the long-term viability of the batteries in electric cars; after all, we’ve all got laptops with batteries that struggle […]
Nissan Sway – it’s a properly FUNKY Micra
The Nissan Sway Concept has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show as a properly funky take on a new supermini to replace the current Micra. [nggallery id=2070 template=customlinks] It’s hard to imagine that buyers of the current cutesy Nissan Micra would find the Nissan Sway appealing – but we do. Nissan say the […]
Nissan Sway Concept teased – it’s the next Nissan Micra
The Nissan Sway Concept is teased ahead of a reveal at the Geneva Motor Show, previewing the next generation Nissan Micra, probably due late 2016. There was a time when the Nissan Micra was a sensible buy: well made, reliable and frugal, it ticked a lot of boxes for buyers wanting urban transport. But Nissan […]
Nissan LEAF glows in the dark as Nissan highlight solar energy
Nissan has revealed a LEAF EV with ‘glow in the dark’ treatment as they highlight how cheap a LEAF EV is to run with power from solar panels. We’re not entirely sure the idea of cars that glow at night is a good one, but it’s how Nissan are choosing to showcase the benefits of […]
Nissan LEAF UK sales DOUBLE in 2014
The electric Nissan LEAF retained its title as the best-selling electric car in the UK and Europe in 2014, doubling sales in the UK compared to 2013. The electric Nissan LEAF has been on sale in Europe since 2011, is built in the UK and is something of a sales success story. Well, in comparison […]
Nissan Juke Nismo RS costs from £21,995
A more powerful version of Nissan’s Juke – the Juke Nismo RS – goes on sale in the UK priced from £21,995 and with 215bhp from its 1.6 DIG-T engine. [nggallery id=1708 template=customlinks] The Nissan Juke Nismo RS was actually revealed more than a year ago at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, but it’s […]
Nissan LEAF battery pack replacement DROPS to £5,000
The price of replacing a worn out battery pack in a Nissan LEAF EV has dropped in price from £20k three years ago to a much more reasonable £5,000. Nissan has been rolling out deals in various markets for replacing the battery packs on the LEAF EV recently as the first LEAFs now get to […]
2016 Nissan LEAF to get 250 mile range
Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, has said that the next generation of Nissan electric cars – the next LEAF is due in 2016 – will have an official range of 250 miles. We’ve never been a fan of electric cars as a replacement for the ICE car because they are incapable of offering the flexibility and […]
Nissan Qashqai hits 2 million in record-breaking time
The Nissan Qashqai has become the quickest British-built car to hit the 2 million mark, hitting the 2 million milestone in just eight years. It might still seem a bit odd to think of the Nissan Qashqai as a ‘British’ car. But it is – it’s manufactured in Sunderland – and it’s just entered the […]