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Nissan rolled out another Juke concept in time for the Tokyo Motor Show. Though not as crazy as the Juke GT-R, the Juke Nismo does come with some goodies. Nissan's performance division has added a stiffer suspension, new 19-inch alloy wheels, tuned the 1.6L DI turbocharged four-cylinder, new body parts, new seats, and a pearl white exterior paint job with red highlights. But the Juke Nismo concept also signals a change at Nismo. Nissan announced today that it will expand its lineup of Nismo models, parts and accessories and move to a new global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan in 2013. "We aim to bring Nismo's passion and focus on driving excitement to mainstream models …

The dream of Carlos Ghosn spending the holidays outside of jail has been dashed. Early this morning in Tokyo, prosecutors re-arrested Ghosn on new charges that allege he shifted personal trades to Nissan to "make it responsible for 1.85 billion yen ($16.6 million) in appraisal losses," around October 2008. Prosecutors also allege that Ghosn had Nissan " deposit a total of $14.7 million on four occasions between June 2009 and March 2012 into a related bank account." This re-arrest allows prosecutors to detain Ghosn for another 10 days to allow them to continue building their case against him. It may also hurt his chances of getting bail down the road. Lawyers for Ghos…

The new Nissan Maxima is off to a flying start in the sales charts and Nissan wants to keep that momentum going. According to The Detroit Bureau, the automaker is considering options on broadening the appeal of the model. One of those options is giving the Maxima the NISMO treatment. “We’re trying to gauge reaction to the car,” said 2016 Nissan Maxima product planner Vishnu Jayamohan. “We have our NISMO brand which would be a great outlet for this car.” Going with the NISMO model would allow Nissan to expand on the sporty and performance message they are going with the new Maxima. No information is given about what could be expected if Nissan goes this route, but …

William Maley Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com January 17, 2012 Nissan showed off a concept version of the new Pathfinder at the 2012 North American International Auto Show last week, but didn't disclose many details. But, Motor Trend has found out some information about what will powering it. A source at Nissan tells Motor Trend that the production version of the new Pathfinder will use Nissan's 3.5L V6. This makes sense since the Pathfinder is Nissan’s version of the new Infiniti JX35, which uses the same powertrain. Horsepower and torque hasn't been revealed, but we're guessing 265 HP and 248 lb-ft of torque like in the JX. A CVT transmission will likely be the…

Yutaka Katayama, a former executive for Nissan and "father of the Z,"passed away this week at the age 105 due to heart failure. His son Mitsuo confirmed the news to The Associated Press. Katayama has a long history with Nissan as he joined the company back in 1935. He held many roles at the company dealing with marketing and publicity. Many consider his greatest achievement to be the person who gave life to the original Datsun Z sports car. "A car is a horse. I want to drive a thoroughbred that's in tune with my heartbeat, but not something that's too dressed up for someone like me," said Katayama to The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. His other achievement was …

Exec Shuffle: Nissan Attempts To Strengthen Management in Major Shakeup TOKYO — Nissan announced on Friday that Carlos Ghosn, its iconoclastic chief executive, will be pulled out of his role overseeing the company's U.S. operations as part of a major shakeup to bolster management at the Japanese automaker. Instead, Ghosn will be charged with directing the overall strategy of Nissan and its alliance partner Renault. Hiroto Saikawa, Nissan executive vice president for Europe and a purchasing wizard, will replace Ghosn for the Americas. The changes are effective April 1. "The priority for our new management team is to act decisively on the multiple challenges facing Nissan…

Nissan reported a decline in profit for the July-September quarter on one-time expenses and higher taxes that eroded overall sales growth and improved earnings in core auto operations.Profit at Nissan Motor Company for the fiscal second quarter totaled 120.1 billion yen($1.05 billion),down from 164 billion yen in the previous year. Sales at Japan's Number 3 automaker surged 13 percent on year to 2.618 trillion yen($22.9 billion),as sales grew in the U.S,Europe,Russia and China.Nissan sold 941,000 vehicles worldwide,up 6.6 percent compared with a year ago.Nissan maintained its forecast for the full fiscal year ending March 2008 at 480 billion yen($4.20 billion) profit. A…

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Nissan pushes fuel-cell limits X-Trail benefits from decade-long research effort By DINO DALLE CARBONARE AutoWeek | Published 04/18/06, 11:09 am et Nissan has devoted 10 years to fuel-cell research and that decade of development is packed into its latest FCV X-Trail sport/utility vehicle. Nissan developed and built a fuel stack in-house and its latest unit manages to squeeze the stack’s advanced technology in a smaller and lighter package. The new stack develops 120 hp—35 hp more than the one fitted to the previous 2003 FCV X-Trail. As a result the new model offers better acceleration and response, not to mention higher top speed. The benefits of the fuel-cel…

Nissan Qashqai Officially Unveiled Nissan’s new QASHQAI is a catalyst for change. A totally new vehicle in a totally new sector of the car market, QASHQAI mixes elegance, agility and sheer ability in one very different package. The QASHQAI is same size as a Ford Focus yet smaller than a typical compact SUV, and promises the driving comfort and fun of the former with the ability and practicality of the latter. Read "Nissan Qashqai Revealed" @ World Car Fans

Nissan Still in Minivan Game A next-generation Quest for North America is likely, but the styling will be markedly different BY ALISA PRIDDLE | July 2007 | Link to Original Article @ Car & Driver As Chrysler prepares to try to shake up the minivan segment with a new generation of its people mover in September, and with Ford and General Motors exiting the market, Nissan is prepared to ante up for a few more hands. Nissan will stay a player for now in what the Japanese automaker sees as a shrinking—but still viable—market, Larry Dominique, Nissan North America vice-president in charge of product planning, told Car and Driver in an interview. The Quest—with a contro…

posted on businessweek.com Nissan recalls 1.01 million vehicles TOKYO "Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it was recalling more than 1 million vehicles because of problems with the gas tanks. The recall affects 1,015,306 units of the company's March and Cube subcompacts that were manufactured between 1991 and 2000, spokeswoman Pauline Kee said. The vehicles can have small cracks in the gas tanks that leak fuel fumes. Nissan will repair the problem free of charge. "It creates an uncomfortable smell," Kee said. "It's not a safety problem." Nissan expects the recall to cost 3 billion yen ($25.6 million). About 4,000 of the vehicles were sold overseas, mostly in So…

Link TOKYO (AP) - Nissan Motor Co. has begun recalling more than 130,000 vehicles globally -- including 80,000 in North America -- because of an ignition key defect, a company official said Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries related to the defect, the Transport Ministry said. Nissan is recalling in Japan of 50,962 X-Trail and Murano sport utility vehicles produced from August 2004 to July 2006, Nissan spokeswoman Madoka Soma said. Overseas, the Tokyo-based manufacturer is recalling about 70,000 Muranos in North America, 300 in Taiwan and 800 in Singapore, she said. No X-Trails have been sold overseas. Also being recalled for the same defect are 10,000 M…

Washington (AP) -- Nissan North America Inc. on Friday told dealers to stop selling 2006 four-cylinder Nissan Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs following reports of engine fires. The automaker said there has been one minor injury and it was investigating the cause of excessive oil consumption in the cars' engines. Nissan said about 100,000 of the vehicles built between January 2006 and last month may be subject to the problem. Nissan said it has received 215 reports of the vehicles' engines burning through their oil quickly, mostly from rental car fleets, and 17 engine fires. ``If not detected or addressed properly, the condition may lead to engine damage which cou…

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn sought to allay fears of a protracted fall in the auto maker's sales, characterizing last month's sudden, sharp slide as a short-lived reaction to the completion in September of a highly publicized sales drive. Under its last business plan, Japan's second-biggest auto maker had promised to sell 3.6 million vehicles globally in the 12 months through September 30. With the final tally at 3.671 million, Nissan delivered on all three commitments under the "Nissan 180" plan: 1 million additional sales versus fiscal 2001, an operating margin of at least 8 percent and zero automotive debt. But in an evi…

Imagine that you spend $75,000 on a new Nissan GTR with a claimed 0-60 time of 3.4 seconds. You take your sports car to the drag strip to try and validate the claim, but you can tell right away you are not getting full performance from the car. You check with your GTR buddies, and one of them tells you that you must put the car into 'Launch Control' to get maximum performance. So you take it back to the track, turn off the car's VDC (vehicle differential control?) to engage launch control and the car runs much faster. You are starting to feel much better about your life until.............. Full thread here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CmLT05qZ8Q -check th…

A few pictures from the Barrie autoshow in Ontario. Taken by polish_kris. The new Sentra reminds me of a sort of Asian Cobalt/ION.

Nissan Studying Anti-Drunk Driving Tech Nissan said it is considering installing a straw-like tube on the driver's seat which the driver would have to blow into to start the car. The engine would not start if the machine shows the driver is intoxicated. Nissan is also studying a device that requires drivers to enter personal identification numbers of many digits, which may be a difficult task if they are drunk, Nissan Motor Corp. spokeswoman Ikue Matsuura said. Read "Japan's Nissan to develop anti-drunk driving cars" @ Yahoo

A nice break from all the bad news about GM and Ford: here's a story on how the media's automotive darling is having problems. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte...47/b3960064.htm I've heard that over 10% of Nissan's dealers have already sued the company for what sound like some nasty tactics. Apparently, Ghosn's trick is to cut corners to prop up short-term profits and threaten any dealer who doesn't stock up on the necessary number of Quests, Titans, and Sentras needed to make the numbers. If you don't play ball, they lose your allocation of whatever's hot or send you all kind of nice legal letters about terminating your f…

Nissan announced the all new Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission car for the chinese market at the Auto China 2018 show. The Sylphy Zero is the first of 20 all new EVs for the Chinese market to come out over the next five years. This car builds on the excellent history of the Nissan Leaf and will come with a 338 Kilometer driving range based on the Chinese standard. In US terms that is a 210 mile range battery pack. The battery pack is under the seats allowing for class leading leg room in a spacious cabin. The Sylphy Zero comes with ergonomic seating with various heating options and a connectivity feature that allows the vehicle's audio and video to be remote-controlled fr…

Nissan Terranaut Further on our previous news story, Nissan Europe has issued the following press release: The 2006 Geneva Motor Show plays host to two completely different show cars from Nissan… but they share one common theme: accessibility. Whether it’s negotiating the crowded city or exploring the wild, Nissan’s cars of the future promise to SHIFT_access. At first glance, Nissan’s two show cars for Geneva couldn’t be more dissimilar. One is a diminutive yet innovative electric city car, the other a substantial four-wheel drive explorer. Yet the city-orientated Pivo and the go-anywhere Terranaut are linked by far more than the Nissan badges on their noses. To the…

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Akron Beacon / Bloomberg News Story Nissan may modify Titans for fleet sales More affordable, less powerful versions could include V6 engines, fewer accessories, possibly by early 2008 By Alan Ohnsman Bloomberg News Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third- largest automaker, may sell a lower-price, less powerful version of its full-size Titan pickup truck as early as next year to increase sales to small U.S. business fleets. Nissan unveiled modified Titans with new interiors and a long-wheelbase version with a truck bed as long as eight feet at the Chicago Auto Show this week. More affordable versions are being studied, including one with fewer accessories and another with …

Nissan to lose 20% of top managers 12 execs to leave carmaker when it relocates its U.S. headquarters to Tennessee this summer Christine Tierney / The Detroit News A fifth of Nissan Motor Corp.’s top North American managers will leave the company when it moves its U.S. headquarters to Tennessee this summer, including the senior executive for product planning and the chief product spokesman. Jack Collins, vice president for product planning, and Kurt von Zumwalt, director for product and consumer public relations, are among 12 managers ranked director, vice president or higher who told the company they would resign or retire. Nissan announced on Nov. 10 that it was re…

Nissan to Revive the SX/Silvia? Call it the Silvia or the 240SX or the 200SX (read up on the various names of the 200SX and where they were sold in the world here), but Nissan's now demised budget rear-wheel drive platform has been sorely missed in its homeland of Japan, in our own North America and elsewhere around the world. Word has it, however, that Nissan is considering a new rear-wheel drive coupe that would take up the 200SX cause of rear-wheel drive fun for the huddled masses. The Foria Concept (shown above) that debuted at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show is the front running candidate to become a new 200SX, considering the good reaction it garnered at that year's sh…

Nissan to shift 2 cars out of U.S. Associated Press Link to full article @ DetNews.com TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. plans to move production of two vehicles to Japan from the United States to save costs on automobiles produced in smaller quantities, according to a news report Sunday. Nissan will move production of the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle from the company's plant in Canton, Miss., over 2008-09, Japan's Nihon Keizai business daily said. The paper did not identify its sources. Nissan said it sold 40,000 Quests and 15,000 QX56s in North America in 2005. The Mississippi plant's pickup truck production would inc…

Nissan Versa Pricing Nissan North America, Inc. today announced pricing on the all-new 2007 Nissan Versa Hatchback, which goes on sale June 23 at Nissan dealers nationwide. The starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the newest addition to the Nissan lineup is $12,450 for the Versa 1.8 S with a standard 122-horsepower 1.8-liter DOHC 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission. Read "Nissan announces pricing for 2007 Versa hatchback" @ Autoblog

Nissan, NEC Set Electric-Car Batteries for '09 May 20, 2008 Link to Source As the race to produce environmentally friendly cars heats up, Nissan Motor Co. and technology giant NEC Corp. announced Monday that next year they will begin mass-producing lithium-ion batteries, a key technology needed for electric cars. Nissan and NEC plan to invest a combined 12 billion yen ($115 million) in the battery project over the next three years, starting with capacity of 13,000 units a year, at first supplying batteries for Nissan forklifts. The joint venture, Automotive Energy Supply Corp., expects production of 65,000 units annually by 2011, mostly for cars. Nissan holds a 51%…

International Herald Tribune Nissan, Suzuki and Mazda make least progress towards cutting CO2 levels The Associated Press Published: October 25, 2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium Nissan Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. were at the bottom of a league charting how close carmakers are to cutting carbon dioxide emissions by a 2008 target, an environmental transport lobby said Wednesday. Some three-quarters of the 20 most popular car brands sold in Europe last year are not on track to making more fuel-efficient vehicles — despite the car industry promising to cut emissions that cause climate change a quarter below 1995 levels, the European Federation for Transp…

Nissan's Newest SUV is a Rogue ...literally. Today Nissan released a sneak peek at a new small crossover utility view called the Rogue that it will be debuting at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in January. Automotive News reports the Rogue will be smaller than the Murano and be powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine when it goes on sale late next year as a 2008 model. Read "Nissan going Rogue with new CUV" @ Autoblog

Business Week Story Nissan's Stock Gets Blindsided Negative earnings news has slammed Nissan's stock, wiping out $4.7 billion in market value by Ian Rowley Carlos Ghosn's ability to meet—and regularly beat—tough targets at Nissan (NSANY) has been a cornerstone of the Japanese automaker's success under the Brazilian native's leadership. It has also helped Nissan deliver the kind of margins and shareholder returns Detroit can only dream about. Yet, following worse-than-expected results for the quarter ending Dec. 31 and a just-released, full-year profit revision, global investors dumped Nissan shares with a vengeance in trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 5. …

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/september06/vq35hr/ looks like stout motor

Nissan’s Smyrna Plant Marks Silver Anniversary [Feb. 3, 06] 25 years since groundbreaking for Nissan’s first U.S. manufacturing facility SMYRNA, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2006) – Twenty five years ago today, Nissan executives, state and local officials and area residents gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking in Smyrna, Tenn., for Nissan’s first U.S. manufacturing facility. In the years since then, the Smyrna plant has played an important role in the automotive industry, in the South’s development as an automotive center and in Middle Tennessee’s economic landscape. With the Smyrna Plant, Nissan brought production of a compact pickup truck to the U.S. In 1981, project plans ca…

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Linkity Linkity 2 SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The wait is over. Undisguised 2009 Nissan GT-R photos have now become available prior to the car's official debut at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show. Numerous GT-R prototypes have been caught testing around the world, including at Germany's Nürburgring and California's Laguna Seca Raceway, but this is the first look at the rocket coupe's completely undisguised sheet metal. Official specifications aren't expected to be announced until Nissan's Tokyo show press conference on October 24, but months of spy intelligence suggest the all-wheel-drive 2009 GT-R will get a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that produces approximately 450 horsepower. …

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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/30/porsche...ating-the-ring/ CZ28.com has a pretty good thread on this: http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=638792

Pricing for the 2007 Nissan Quest Nissan has announced pricing for the revised 2007 Quest. Prices start at $24,350 for the entry 3.5 model and top out at $33,900 for the 3.5SE. Read "Nissan Announces 2007 Quest Pricing" @ Nissan News

Pricing: 2007 Nissan Altima NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 30, 2006) – Nissan today announced pricing on the 2007 Nissan Altima, which goes on sale this week at Nissan retailers nationwide. Along with its distinctive styling, the new fourth generation Altima utilizes the all-new Nissan “D” platform with improved body rigidity and a redesigned suspension with the development objective of making Altima one of the best performing large front-wheel drive sedans available globally. The starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2007 Altima is $17,950 for Altima 2.5 with a refined 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission. The Altima is again …

Pricing: 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2007) – Nissan today announced a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $24,400 for the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid, Nissan’s first entry in the hybrid electric vehicle market. The new hybrid sedan is on sale now at Nissan retailers in the eight states that have adopted California emissions regulations – California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. The Altima Hybrid has been certified by the Internal Revenue Service as meeting the requirements for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit, thereby qualifying for a tax credit of $2,350. Altima H…

Pricing: 2007 Nissan Sentra NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 10, 2006) – Nissan today announced pricing on the all-new 2007 Sentra, which is on sale now at Nissan retailers nationwide. The starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the all-new Sentra, which receives a significant boost in interior space and an all-new 140-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, is $14,750 for the Sentra 2.0 with 6-speed manual transmission. The new Sentra is available in four other models: Sentra 2.0 with CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) at $15,550; Sentra 2.0 S with 6-speed manual, priced at $15,650; Sentra 2.0 S with CVT, $16,450; and Sentra 2.0 SL with CVT, $18,400…

Reviews: 2007 NISMO 350Z It'll be interesting to see if Americans are willing to pay a premium for a track-ready Z-car that doesn't feature a special measure of added engine power, but the new VQ V6 is so impressive that they might not notice. With the 2007 Nismo Z, Nissan has taken one of the world's best sports cars, given it a look that's both unique and functional and built up a razor-sharp chassis that's capable of extreme performance. You'll want to keep the engine on the boil at nearly 7,000 rpm just like we did. Edmunds

Reviews: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R With decent performance numbers, real-world usability and competitive pricing, the Spec V comes closer to the magic SE-R formula than we anticipated, given its size. The only real obstacle facing the Spec V is the fact that its arched roof line and tall profile scream "frumpy commuter car" much louder than its low-profile tires and semi-sporty exhaust note declare it an official sport compact. Nissan tells us that about 10 percent of Sentra sales have traditionally been SE-R models, and the high-intensity Spec V has comprised the majority of that number. SE-R enthusiasts are clearly a dedicated crowd, and we'll see if they start hangin…

Reviews: 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe Combining speed, handling prowess and a well-appointed luxury interior, the 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe is likely to win even more fans than it already has. Edmunds --- In the end, the G37 is still a fun-to-drive coupe with some attitude: it’s just that what’s there has been toned down quite a bit from the last model. While that’s bad for us hard-core enthusiasts, the extra refinement is a big improvement for those who have to live with the car everyday, whether sitting in traffic or cruising on the freeway. It’s not the quirky, jittery, manic machine the G35 was, but the Force is definitely with the G37. Car and Driver

Seems substantially improved, but would still be near the bottom of the pack for me in terms of midsize SUV's.

See the Murano GT-C The Nissan Murano GT-C is a grand tourer for the twenty-first century driver. Powerful, agile, sumptuously-appointed and head-turningly handsome, the Murano GT-C is designed to undertake any journey – be it a relaxed pan-European cruise, an adrenaline-fuelled cross-country chase or a gruelling rush-hour commute – with consummate ease. Editior's Note: GT-si! Read "Nissan GT-C Concept Revealed" @ World Car Fans

I thought I was seeing a rash of 1st gen Priuses out there, but the I realized that Nissan recycled Toyota's lack of style and created the Versa Sedan. I don't even think this is a debatable point, these two look EXACTLY the same from the rear. The taillights look interchangeable. I hate them both.

Spied: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R The SE-R has always represented the best the Nissan Sentra had to offer. The current Sentra generation added a "Spec V" package for even more sport and power. These days thogh, the SE-R Sentra lags behind most newer competition. The upcoming Sentra SE-R aims to be a heavy contender once again, going toe-to-toe most directly with the Jetta GLI. No word on if they will be a "Spec V" this time around but the photos look promising. Read "Spy Photos: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R" @ World Car Fans

Spied: 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe A member on Car and Driver's forums snapped these pics of the new Altima Coupe. I'm guessing this will be released in mid to late 2007 as a 2008 model. The pics are somewhat small and a bit blurry but from what I can see, it's much nicer than the bubbly in comparison Accord and the just plain wierd Solara. Read "New Altima Coupe" @ Car and Driver Forums *Update at post #48.

Spied: 2008 Nissan Armada For 2007, Nissan already announced a power increase and optional flex fuel capability for the 5.6-liter V8 so we don't expect any big changes under the hood. We did, however, manage to get an interior shot which shows several upgrades to the cabin. The center stack is all-new with an integrated navigation screen and some switchgear borrowed from Infiniti. The climate and radio controls have swapped spots and the vents have been moved up a little. Twin analog dials now dominate the gauge cluster in place of the current model's setup which gives you a big central speedo with the rest of auxiliary gauges sprinkled on each side. It appears as thou…

Spied: 2008 Nissan GTR Oh dear God, yes. Read "Caught - 2008 Nissan Skyline!!" @ Winding Road *Update at post #12.

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Spied! New RWD Nissan coupe Another competitor serves itself to GM's lunch. Link to original Article @ Autoblog

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TCC Test: 2007 Nissan Altima 3.5SE On the whole, we have to rate the 2007 Altima 3.5 SE as one of the better entries in the crowded mid-size segment. It likely doesn't quite have the broader, plainer appeal of the Camry, or even the Honda Accord, for that matter. But that's not a complaint. The last-generation Altima was the number four on the U.S. passenger-car sales charts. With its healthy dose of attitude, the new sedan could do even better. When you add in the new Sentra, we think Nissan is likely to regain a fair share of momentum in 2007. The Car Connection

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Wandered around Pickering yesterday at lunch looking for a hybrid to drive. Stopped at an Acura dealer first, in case there was a hybrid CSX (I thought that made sense but apparently not). Then I stopped at Chevy, where the salesman told me they haven't ordered another Silverado hybrid since the first one took them many months to sell. Next door was Nissan, who had a Altima hybrid on display. Lettering on the windshield proclaimed a $3500 rebate from the Canadian government. Interestingly, the Nissan Canada website seems to claim only $1500. Not sure of the source of the discrepancy here. This is part of the same fuel-reducing incentive program that now slaps $1000 re…

In the tiny Ute class, the Nissan Rogue has caught my eye. After reading the Car&Driver comparo test, then going to the Edmunds owner reviews, and finally checking one out at the (closed) dealer, this thing seems like a "best in class" as a street SUV, at least from my perspective. Sporty looks inside and out, a long list of high-tech features, sprightly performance coupled with good mpg all work to make this thing worth a closer look. I have decried the use of CVTs before, but in the Rogue, it seems to enhance performance and fuel mileage.

The Car Connection Connects with the Versa The Edmunds test was a first look; this Car Connection test is a feature presentation (corny way of saying it's a full review). View the review now. Read the 2007 Nissan Versa Review @ The Car Connection

The First Test of a Versa-tile Machine Nissan's new subcompact is set to hit dealers pretty soon but before it does Edmunds has decided to take the new Versa out for a trial run. Nissan seems intent on making this a vehicle with high value in its class, so how does it stack to the likes of the Yaris and Fit? Read the First Drive of the 2007 Nissan Versa 1.8SL @ Edmunds

The Redesigned Quest is Put To the Test The Nissan Quest is my favorite minivan mainly for the fact that if I were forced to ever drive any minivan, I'd be the least likely to end my life driving a Quest. Up until now, the Quest hasn't been as widely received as other minivan offerings from Honda and Toyota due to quality and design issues. For 2007, Nissan seeks to rectify this with the refreshed Quest. Have they succeeded? Read The Car Connection's Review of the 2007 Nissan Quest

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According to Cars Direct who got access to the ordering guide, Nissan dealers can now order up the Nissan Leaf with the 60 kWh battery pack. The long range EV go into production in January 2019 with Spring 2019 delivery. It now appears that the Leaf will hit the same price as the Chevy Bolt with the top of the line Leaf SL costing $42,500 compared to the fully loaded Bolt at $41,780. Differences is that the Leaf has a 225 mile EPA range where the Bolt is certified at 238 miles. According to Push EV who says they got their hands on slides and other information on the 60 kWh battery will come with a 160 kW motor replacing the 110 kW motor that comes with the 40 kWh ba…

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