Nissan launches the X-Trail Platinum Edition with every option box already ticked. Costs from £29,180. The Nissan X-TRAIL is a perfectly good example of an on-road SUV, much in the style of the Freelander 2. It does everything quite well, but nothing spectacularly. But it is very competent, very well built, doesn’t do a bad job and doesn’t have […]
Nissan teases new 2013 Pathfinder ahead of Detroit debut
There’s a new Nissan Pathfinder on the way for 2013, and Nissan are teasing the concept they’re taking to the Detroit Auto Show. The current Nissan Pathfinder isn’t the biggest seller in the world. It’s a boxy, old-school seven seat SUV that manages to mop up a few sales from those who want a Discovery but […]
2012 Nissan GT-R Track Pack costs £10k
Nissan reveals that the Track Pack for the 2012 GT-R will add £10 to the price of a regular GT-R. Due in the UK March 2012. One of the joys of driving on the left in the UK is that we get a lot of the stuff on Japanese cars that really isn’t available in […]
Nissan Juke-R: Official Shakedown & Testing (video)
After endless video teasing from Nissan, we now get to see a glimpse of the 480bhp Nissan Juke-R out testing at the MIRA track. Just a few days ago we had video of the Nissan Juke-R out playing at Silverstone in the hands of French motoring media. And now we get the official Juke-R testing […]
Nissan Juke-R Silverstone Test (video)
The Nissan Juke R – the love child of the Juke and the GT-R – has been out testing at Silverstone. We have video. Nissan teased interminably with the build and development of the Juke-R – the bonkers cross between the funky Juke and Godzilla. But they finally revealed a photo and video last month. […]
Nissan LEAF Nismo – more power, less weight.
Nissan has revealed its second Nismo car in two days at the Tokyo Motor Show with a sporty LEAF EV – the Nissan LEAF Nismo. The Nissan LEAF Nismo. We’d expect the LEAF to be the last car Nissan would add Nismo bits to. But they have. Standing proud and butch on Nissan’s Tokyo Motor […]
Nissan Juke Nismo revealed – more Nismo cars on the way
Nissan has revealed the Nissan Juke Nismo – a sportier take on the compact SUV – and has plans to produce Nismo cars across their range. Just so we’re clear: The Nissan Juke Nismo revealed this morning is nothing like the Juke/GT-R love child Juke-R madness we’ve reported recently; the Juke Nismo is much more mainstream. Probably […]
480bhp Nissan Juke-R finally finished – Photos & Video
The 480 bhp Nissan Juke-R – a cross between the Juke and the GT-R – is finally finished and we have photos and video. Nissan certainly milked the creation of the Nissan Juke-R for all it was worth. There were endless teases and photos – and even a video or three – some of which […]
2012 Nissan GT-R – more powerful & more frugal UPDATE: GT-R Photos & Video added
Nissan has revealed the 2012 GT-R in Japan, offering more power and promising better economy. Debuts at Tokyo Motor Show. Update: Nissan UK has confirmed the details of the Japanese GT-R apply to the UK version, including the availability of the Track Pack. We’ve updated with a gallery of 66 GT-R photos and a video […]
Nissan Juke-R – first picture
Although we’ve seen grabbed photos of the 520bhp Nissan Juke-R with the GT-R engine, we now have the first official Juke-R picture from Nissan. With all things in the car world seemingly focused on fluffy bunnies and green halos, it’s great to see Nissan pushing the envelope at the other end with the Nissan Juke-R, a bonkers […]