Nissan has revealed that fleet sales of its electric LEAF have doubled in the UK, with overall Nissan fleet sales up 9 per cent. Sales of electric cars are not exactly stellar, but there is a light at the end of a very long tunnel shining dimly on UK EV sales – the fleet sector. […]
2013 Nissan GT-R gets a tweak
Nissan has had a play with the GT-R for 2013 with suspension upgrades, sharper responses and a more comfortable ride. [nggallery id=1295 template=customlinks] Almost exactly one year on from news of updates for the Nissan GT-R for 2012 we get news that Nissan has again tweaked the GT-R for 2013, although there’s no extra power. […]
Nissan Extrem: It’s a Micra Urban Crossover
The Nissan Extrem Concept has been revealed in Brazil as an urban crossover based on the Micra platform. [nggallery id=1287 template=customlinks] Nissan has been talking about something exciting and new at the Sao Paulo Motor Show in Braizil, and this is it – the Nissan Extrem. The Extrem is, say Nissan, an ‘Urban Rally Car’ […]
Infiniti Steer-by-Wire on the way (video)
Nissan has revealed that it plans to install an electronic steer-by-wire system in to its Infiniti models in 2013. As car makers seek to squeeze every last fraction of a mile out of their cars to hit economy and emissions targets, computer control of many of a car’s functions are controlled by computer, which means the official tests for economy and […]
Nissan Juke-R: First customer car ready for delivery
The first Nissan Juke-R #001 – Nissan’s Juke with the heart of a GT-R – is ready for delivery to its owner. It will have cost at least £400k. [nggallery id=1279 template=customlinks] The Nissan Juke-R started off as a bonkers concept by Nissan in Europe (apparently without the permission of Nissan HQ) and turned in to a […]
Nissan cuts the price of the Micra to £7,995
The Nissan Micra is getting a price cut in the UK, with the entry-level Micra dropping to just £7,995 and price cuts across the Micra range. [nggallery id=1198 template=customlinks] Nissan has been struggling to get the latest Micra to sell in the same sort of numbers as the old Micra, but it seems likely sales […]
Nissan X-Trail N-TEC+ launched
Nissan has launched a new X-Trail model – the X-Trail N-Tec+ – with ‘Sporty’ looks and extra gadgets. Last year we got the Nissan X-Trail Platinum Edition with all the options ticked and a price of almost £30k, and now we get the sporty version – the Nissan X-Trail N-Tec+ – with more gadgets and extra kit […]
Nissan Juke Nismo: Paris 2012
Nissan has kicked off its Nismo road car range with the reveal of the production Juke Nismo at the Paris Motor Show. [nggallery id=1104 template=customlinks] Nissan has revealed the Juke Nismo at the Paris Motor Show – its first proper public outing apart from at the Le Mans weekend this year – and it previews the NISMO […]
Nissan Qashqai steering wheel falls off: Recall
Nissan are recalling a number of Qashqai, Qashqai+2 and NV200 vans in the UK after the steering wheel fell of a Qashqai in Finland. As problems with cars go, having the steering wheel fall off in your hands is not one you need to be a mechanic to diagnose. That’s exactly what happened to a […]
Nissan TeRRA Concept FCEV (+ video)
Nissan has revealed the TeRRA Concept – a 4WD hydrogen fuel cell electric car – heading for a debut at the Paris Motor Show. [nggallery id=1226 template=customlinks] With the Paris Motor Show getting ever closer, the reveals are starting to come thick and fast. The Nissan TeRRA Concept is a hydrogen-powered SUV using electric motors from […]