The Nissan GT-R is what you get when you look at a car and say, “I’d like that to go really fast, please.” So it seems, people have been saying that a lot, because this is the 45th anniversary of the worldwide release of the Nissan GT-R, for which Nissan has made a whole new…
Photo: Nissan Recently, Nissan unveiled its first foray into the exciting world of LEGO with the Nissan GT-R NISMO LEGO set. Now, kids (and adults) can built a pint-sized rendition of the iconic Japanese supercar. The LEGO Speed Champions Nissan GT-R NISMO kit debuted at the automaker’s headquarters in Yokohama. Naturally, Nissan’s leadership was pretty…
When it finally arrived on American soil in 2008, the Nissan GT-R… If you value speed over any other attribute in a car, consider… If you find yourself getting bored of the same old ride, the… Even though the Nissan R35 GT-R has been in the same generation… Recently, Nissan unveiled its first foray into…
At The News Wheel, we regularly drool over the best cars each brand has to offer. However, we usually do not get to see them go head to head. This month we were given a great treat: a drag race between the Nissan GT-R and the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Which vehicle do you think will win…
The 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO was officially unveiled at the 2013 LA Auto Show The 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show got a whole lot faster with the official debut of the 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO—and only half of that had to do with the performance car’s absurd capabilities. Much of that speed came from the man responsible…
When you’re an adult with a driver’s license, you tend to memorize what kind of vehicles the police drive so you can be wary of them. The police force in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture is changing it up a bit, adding a Nissan GT-R car to its fleet. Looking For Something Bigger? Check out the 2018 Nissan truck…
April 30th was a both a good day and a bad day for Russian soccer player Andrey Yeshchanko. Good: He was driving a $100,000 Nissan GT-R. Bad: He was driving it at 170 kph (105 mph) through Krasnodar’s city center and crashed headlong into a pole. Good: He walked away with no injuries. Bad: The…
2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO Photo: Nissan Making its world debut at the 2019 New York International Auto Show, the 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO sports race car-worthy updates. With tuning enhancements, unprecedented amounts of carbon fiber in the model’s structure to reduce weight, and an aerodynamic design thanks to elements like scalloped vents and rear spoiler,…
Photo: Nissan The car nicknamed “Godzilla” comes with a kaiju-sized price tag. Here’s a look at what you’ll have to pay for the latest models of the GT-R Premium and GT-R NISMO, along with some of its recent updates and price increases. In the Market for a New Nissan? Take a virtual test drive Photo:…
Nissan created the GT-R to be one of the world’s first affordable supercars. The Japanese automaker wanted to give more people the ability to drive the type of car that used be reserved for the elite few, but that doesn’t mean Nissan doesn’t value exclusivity, which was made evident when it created the 2014 Nissan…
Video games today are populated with cars many of us can only… The current GT-R has been around since 2007, with initial prototypes dating… Back on June 6, Andy Palmer, vice president of Nissan, issued the… The cover has come off of the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo model…
Photo: Nissan Want a sleek and stylish sedan that won’t break the bank? The all-new 2020 Nissan Sentra combines remarkable value with plenty of standard and available features. It even features a muscular new look that’ll turn heads, whether it’s parked or cruising down the highway. Check out our overview to learn more about this…
A few days back, Nissan threw a graphic up on their news site that compiled all 148 cars that have thus far featured in the Gran Turismo games and sealed the list with a little car hiding beneath a little red cover that it promised would be revealed on June 10. Apparently, Nissan learned a…
The cover has come off of the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo model at last, hinting at a future design and sparing us all the trouble of having to memorize a long name that features a bunch of confusing letter/number nomenclature and way more punctuation than necessary. The NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo is an…
This year marks the 68th year of the Indian Republic, and Nissan decided to celebrate in style. It doesn’t hurt that its tribute to India happened to break a world record at the same time. Nissan’s giant birthday card to the Asian nation was a giant map of India drawn with the handcrafted Nissan GT-R…
Drivers in Canada who appreciate the thrill of driving a sports car… A hot, stuffy cabin makes driving in the summer a lot less… Nissan has big plans for this year’s Chicago Auto Show. The automaker… This fall, the Nissan GT-R NISMO Special Edition will make its stylish… The old adage of “you get what…
Back on June 6, Andy Palmer, vice president of Nissan, issued the following tweet in regards to the upcoming, as-then-yet-revealed NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo: think it’s worth coming to Goodwood???? https://t.co/29D9OOo1jO — Andy Palmer (@NissanAndy) June 6, 2014 When the concept inspired by the legacy of the Gran Turismo series missed its June…
If you need to carry more than nine people, you need a… With a variety of updates, a choice of two bold exterior colors,… The 2021 Nissan Rogue is a popular SUV in the Nissan lineup,… The Nissan Foundation has earmarked a sizeable sum to 28 nonprofit organizations… The all-new Nissan Pathfinder offers a bold…
The Aguscalientes Powertrain Plant manufactered its 10 millionth engine this week Yesterday, Nissan celebrated a significant milestone at its powertrain plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico: the production of the facility’s 10 millionth engine. Nissan Mexico held a commemorative event at the plant, which was hosted by Renault-Nissan Alliance global director and corporate vice-president of Powertrain Production…
2020 Nissan Rogue Sport The second-quarter sales numbers for Nissan Canada are in, and they’re lacking when compared to last year. Tallying the units sold from April to June, sales in Canada are down approximately 57.3 percent compared to 2019. In 2020, total Canadian second-quarter sales recorded 17,123 units sold. Despite the decrease in sales…
Lately, many car manufacturers have been producing systems to warn and help stop vehicles if the car in front of them suddenly slows or stops—many have even promised systems to automatically stop the car if it senses an obstruction, avoiding a dangerous collision. However, these systems are inadequate in one respect—they can’t tell what is…
Nissan GT-R In the inaugural edition of the “Most Popular on Edmunds.com” Awards, Nissan cleaned up quite nicely by taking home five trophies for popularity in five different segments. The Altima, Pathfinder, GT-R, NV, and Frontier were all honored for being well-appreciated among prospective car buyers who frequent the Edmunds website. Nissan Altima Nissan Pathfinder…
2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS The 2016 Porsche 911 is a rear-engine sports car with a starting MSRP of $89,400. The Porsche 911 has been in production since 1963 and it’s currently in its sixth generation, competing in the same segment as the Chevrolet Corvette, Nissan GT-R, and Mercedes-AMG GT S. The 2016 Porsche 911…
In a move that’s sure to delight drag-racing enthusiasts, Chevrolet Performance is… With its new RM19 Racing Midship sports car protoype, Hyundai is making… Chevrolet is debuting the Corvette C8.R at Rolex 24. Not only will… Nissan has set the U.S. sticker price for four 2020 Nissan GT-R… Canada got its first glimpse of Cadillac’s…
Since 2008, the Chevy Traverse has been a popular option in the… The Nissan Frontier entered the market in 1997 to help Nissan re-establish… The Nissan Maxima was created for the family driver who wanted an… When it finally arrived on American soil in 2008, the Nissan GT-R… In October 2007, consumers could purchase the…
For almost two decades, Japanese automakers were engaged in a state of informal, unstated mutual restraint, where no car that they produced would have higher than 280 horsepower. There are a few reasons suggested for this, but sources seem to agree that it was mostly about safety. According to The Japan Times, this informal agreement had roots…
In almost all forms of media, the man who stereotypically gets the girl has a pretty nice car. It seems as if art does not imitate life, according to a new study in scientific journal Evolutionary Psychological Science. While flaunting wealth will make men look promiscuous, women tend to perceive them as unsuitable for long-term…
At work, I’ve been doing everything I could to be recognized as a photographer (I’m a part-time wedding photographer), so when my supervisor asked if I’d be interested in traveling to NAIAS to photograph the event, I was ecstatic! Luckily, my partner in crime for the trip, Tim, was just as excited! My 2010 Honda…
Though manufacturers are technically supposed to make a road car and then adapt it to the track, it often goes the way around… The Paris Motor Show begins on Oct. 4, and Infiniti is celebrating… The latest generation of the Nissan LEAF was revealed in September and… There’s no question that Nissan vehicles carrying the…
If you’ve ever wanted to know how many humans it would take to power a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, you now have your answer.… Automakers love to tout the power ratings of their vehicles, but to… General Motors recently announced its all-new electric Hummer pickup as one of… Hennessey Performance Engineering is planning to give drivers…
Photo: Chevrolet “Big engine go fast.” Chevrolet’s press release about the new ZZ632 crate engine contained a lot of words and numbers, but it could have been condensed to just that single sentence. Yes, the engine is so ridiculously large and powerful that it has transported my brain back in time to a pre-adult state,…
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, announcing their live tour Sacked television host Jeremy Clarkson has been touring the world with fellow ex-Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May, as well as a whole bunch of cars. Sadly, none of the eight concert dates on their worldwide tour happen to be in the…
The 2014 Geneva Motor Show is upon us, and automakers from the world over are trotting out their best and boldest for auto enthusiasts around the globe to see. Here’s a look at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show lineup for world and European debuts from some of the most prominent brands: Alfa Romeo The 4C…
In the wide world of car-themed movies, stories about off-road racing are… Way back in 2017, a little movie called Baby Driver left a… The Fast & Furious franchise is a modern blockbuster juggernaut. Having kicked… If a budget-friendly(ish) speed demon is the only option for your new… Celebrities are known for doing weird and…
The Datsun GO+ Panca rolls out of the Purwakarta, Indonesia plant where it shall be built The rollout of the reinvigorated Datsun brand continues throughout Europe with the launch of the Datsun GO+ Panca in Indonesia last week. The GO+ Panca will be built at an all-new plant in Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia, and will…
Branching out into a new segment, Genesis will debut its brand-new G70… The MC20’s run at the Goodwood Festival of Speed was not quite an all-out run, but clearly not a leisurely Sunday drive either… The new Toyota GR Yaris made its first public appearance at the Goodwood Speedweek, which replaced this year’s Goodwood Festival…
If you love driving or even racing cars, but like most of us have a limited budget, the next best thing to heading to the local track is hopping into a racing simulator, as it’s far less expensive and much safer. Available on the PC for two years and now just recently launched on the…
Honda’s 5% raise is its largest since 1990 and beats the nation’s rate of inflation. The company says the extra money will largely to go boosting starting salaries… The announcement was made alongside news that Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda would skip Friday’s opening ceremony… There are few fictional characters with as varied and wide-ranging a…
The New York International Auto Show is massive on its own, thanks to multiple vehicle reveals and surprises that have occurred in the past. Throw in a few big name celebs and you’ve got quite the occasion! Many famous actors, musicians, and athletes have made appearances at previous shows, both as spokespeople and just for…
A Los Angeles City Councilmember is attempting to make a car-free zone… Back in February of 2017, a woman’s car fell into a sinkhole,… Cruising down the coast in your vehicle can be a relaxing and… The Chevrolet Volt was among the list of six sedans that General… The Los Angeles Auto Show serves as…
Nissan has been pushing against the United Kingdom’s exit from the European… It feels like it has been a long time since Volkswagen’s blatant… The European Union has a been having a bit of an air… When it comes to testing its vehicles, it’s probably safe to say… When Nissan announced that it would be…
The Nissan Frontier is ready to rock the Rebelle Rally with a… Recently, Nissan unveiled its first foray into the exciting world of LEGO… Nissan and NISMO this month confirmed that it will become the… Nissan’s extensive worldwide lineup has a lot of fans, but none so… The Goodwood Festival of Speed in England…
Honda has officially confirmed it will close its factory in Swindon, England,… Toyota has once again added its voice to warnings about the impact… To say the economic future of the United Kingdom is foggy is… Porsche is asking its British customers to sign a contract that commits… In case you missed it, the United…
Nissan is sick and tired of everyone not understanding its NISMO brand. We know that the badge usually means that the cars go fast, but what else? To help clear the air and teach the world about its racing teams, the brand is pushing the Nissan NISMO channel on YouTube as the 2016 racing season kicks off. A…
Have you looked in your rearview mirror to see a cop car… The Dodge Charger Pursuit police sedan is currently the most popular police… When you’re an adult with a driver’s license, you tend to memorize… The BMW i3 is a well-crafted electric vehicle that is changing to world… It seems that criminals have recently picked…
2002’s Mafia is a rare treat for retro gearheads and gangster movie aficionados.… By drawing inspiration from so-called walking simulator games and films like “Locke,” I think driving simulators are due for a renaissance. … Watch Dogs 2 inadvertently nails the feeling of distracted driving better than most other games.… Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 3:…
First featured in the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious, the car is probably best known for making a Ferrari driver look like a punk… If you know anything about the Toyota Supra, you’re probably familiar with… Genre: Action Director: F. Gary Gray Producers: Neil H. Moritz,… The Fate of…
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