Nissan has decided the best way to show the focus of their new Nismo range is to pit a 370Z Nismo against men in wingsuits. Regular viewers of Top Gear – some 300 million plus around the globe – will probably remember one of Top Gear’s rather odd races between a man in a wingsuit […]
Datsun GO+ arrives with 7 seats. It’s not a looker
The Datsun GO+ is a super-sized version of the Datsun GO budget offering for emerging economies, and it comes with 7 seats and little kerb appeal. [nggallery id=1645 template=customlinks] Back in July, Nissan revealed that the first offering in their new budget range that resurrected an old name – the Datsun GO – that was […]
New Nissan Note production starts in Sunderland
The new Nissan Note – revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March – has now gone in to production at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland. [nggallery id=1402 template=customlinks] The new Nissan Note arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and has turned in to a proper compact hatch – with plenty of kerbside appeal […]
All new Nissan X-Trail for 2014: Frankfurt 2013
Nissan has taken the wraps of an all new X-Trail at the Frankfurt Motor Show with new looks and lots of tech. Debuts in the UK summer 2014. [nggallery id=1640 template=customlinks] Nissan has finally brought their X-Trail SUV up to date with an all new X-Trail debuting at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Gone are the […]
Nissan LEAF to be joined by four more electric Nissans
The Nissan LEAF is due to be joined by four more electric vehicles from Nissan as it expands its EV line-up to five in the coming years. The Nissan LEAF may be the most successful electric car in the world, but the numbers Nissan manages to sell are still tiny. But in a clear indication […]
Datsun Go boldly goes downmarket
The new Datsun Go has been revealed as a basic Micra destined for sale in emerging markets as a budget offering. Goes on sale in 2014. [nggallery id=1576 template=customlinks] We’ve know since March that Nissan was adding an extra brand name to its portfolio – to add to Nissan and Infiniti – by reaching back […]
Nissan Renault have sold 100,000 electric cars
Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, has revealed that Nissan and Renault have now sold 100,000 electric cars worldwide since the Nissan LEAF arrived in 2011. Nissan Renault are the only mainstream car maker to have embraced the idea that the electric car is the future, so they’ve been busy building and marketing their EV offerings for […]
New Datsun makes its first appearance
The first new Datsun for a generation – aimed at emerging markets – has made its first appearance in an official sketch ahead of a reveal. As we reported in 2012 Nissan, having spent countless hundreds of millions replacing the Datsun name with Nissan on its cars a generation ago, decided to revive the Datsun […]
New Nissan Micra costs from £9,950
Nissan has announced that the newly facelifted Micra will cost from £9,950 in the UK with a choice of three models and improved specification. [nggallery id=1527 template=customlinks] Although we saw the new facelift for the Nissan Micra in the guise of the overseas Nissan March in back in March, it took Nissan until this month […]
New Nissan Terrano is a rebadged Dacia Duster
The Dacia Duster has been a runaway success for Renault’s budget division, and now Nissan want in on the act with plans for a new Nissan Terrano based on the Duster. The Dacia Duster SUV has been taking Europe by storm for several years with its combination of cheapness, ruggedness and a surprising ability to […]