The Nissan LEAF has been named Green Car of the Year 2010, despite not even being on sale. Barking. I think we must be stupid. The Nissan LEAF was listed as a finalist for the 2011 European Car of the Year, which we found outstandingly peculiar as the LEAF is still not a production car. Perhaps we […]
Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet: Official
Nissan has released the first official photo of the world’s first SUV Convertible – The Nissan CrossCabriolet – which debuts at the LA Motor Show You had plenty of notice. We told you in April that Nissan were building a Murano convertible, and in August we told you that we had confirmation from the horse’s mouth that the […]
Nissan Cube’s woeful sales: Are they surprised?
Nissan are nursing dismal sales for the Nissan Cube in Europe despite stunning sales in Japan. But that’s because they’ve not allowed for cultural differences. Let’s start with the good news for Nissan and the Nissan Cube – it’s a big success in Japan, having sold more than a million in the last decade. It offers the Japanese a […]
Nissan LEAF makes Car of the Year 2011 shortlist. Stupid.
The yet-to-be-released Nissan LEAF bizarrely makes the shortlist for the 2011 Car of the Year Has the world gone completely barking mad? Why on earth would the Car of the Year panel include a yet-to-be-released electric car – The Nissan LEAF – which is inferior in every way to all the other cars on the […]
2011 Nissan GT-R Press Release
Nissan has released details of the 2011 Nissan GT-R. This is the press release. For 11MY, GT-R features improved engine output and torque, greater fuel efficiency, revised handling, a refreshed exterior with improved aerodynamics, revised interior treatment and new wheels and tires. The large number of enhancements for the new model year is part of […]
2011 Nissan GT-R: GT-R EGOIST & GT-R Club Track Editions added
Nissan has released details of the 2011 Nissan GT-R, which include more power and two new models – the GT-R EGOIST & GT-R Club Track edition. It may be that Nissan are following the Porsche 911 school of car updates by making endless changes to a car that ends up looking the same – the […]
Nissan LEAF to come with stand-by ‘Real’ car
It’s being reported that Nissan are planning on offering free petrol or diesel cars to all buyers of the electric Nissan LEAF to assuage ‘Range Anxiety’. Oh, dear. We did laugh. And not just at the irony, but more at the fact that we don’t think Nissan realise what they’re saying. It’s being reported that […]
Nissan Juke: The TV Advert
The TV advert for the Nissan Juke is just as bold as the Juke itself. But, just like the Juke, it makes perfect sense if you look hard. Yes, the Nissan Juke is a ‘Marmite’ car. It seems to polarise opinion in a way we haven’t seen before with something so mainstream. But that extreme […]
Nissan LEAF EV – order book open in UK
Nissan has now opened the order book in the UK for the electric Nissan LEAF. Buyers can sign up online by paying a £257 deposit. We happily admit that we don’t understand the desire to create a C-Segment electric car (certainly not a BEV). We also feel that the creation and marketing of such cars is potentially mis-leading, with […]
Nissan GT-R 2011/2012 tweaks leak out
Nissan are tweaking the GT-R for 2011 – the 2012 model year – with a few cosmetic updates, LED running lights, new alloys and an extra horse or three. Nissan don’t seem to be able to stop tweaking, nipping and tucking the Nissan GT-R, so it comes as no surprise to see that there are […]