Infiniti M hybrid coming in 2010
March 22, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News
Nissan has been selling a hybrid version of its Altima sedan for the past couple of years but the core technology of the vehicle, the petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain, is based on technology borrowed from Toyota. Nissan has always promised to deliver a vehicle using its own proprietary hybrid drive system, and in August of last [...]
Nissan hikes GT-R prices yet again
March 16, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News
In an ongoing series of price rises that threaten to take away any pretensions at the GT-R’s ‘budget’ title, Nissan has topped the $80,000 mark for both base and premium models today. The initial pricing of the car was a scant $69,850 for the base model and $71,900 for the premium.
A price hike announced in [...]
Infiniti Illustrates ‘Inspired Performance’ With Essence Concept
March 4, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News, Import Cars
With the Infiniti Essence concept, revealed this week at the Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti plans to enter the burgeoning luxury-hybrid market. Infiniti, which is still growing its brand in Europe, has no plans to produce the Essence coupe, but thus far the concept has already turned plenty of heads - even as other luxury brands [...]
Nissan reveals FIA-GT1 GT-R race car, confirms 2010 participation
March 1, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News
Nissan is just a year out from entering its giant-killing GT-R supercar into an FIA sanctioned GT1 race, with the company confirming that a race-prepped version will be available for sale to teams competing in the FIA-GT1 class early next year. We will get our first taste of the new car this year, however, as [...]
Nissan Scales Back
February 26, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News, Import Cars
Auto shows are expensive, and in the current economic climate no automaker has cash to throw away. That’s precisely why Nissan has decided that it will not be participating in a number of auto shows this year. Following the 2008 LA Auto Show where Nissan generated plenty of hype for a number of new models [...]
Suzuki’s SUVasaurus Enters the Wrong Period
February 25, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News, Import Cars
Suzuki’s latest advertising efforts are centering around the “Live Large. Drive Small” advertising campaign, which kicked off with the SUVasaurus commercial. The commercial is cute, comical, and truly well-executed, but Suzuki missed its chance to entice people to run to their nearest Suzuki dealer to by a Grand Vitara.
First, SUVs are not gone, and they [...]
Nur Motorsport Carbonfibre R34 & RSR
Coming from complete opposite ends of the world, motoraddict has reluctantly created for us a great video of a Porsche RSR and a Nissan Skyline at Nur Motorsport. Cheers motoraddict, were looking forward for some footage of Godzilla next time!
200SX…..Built and Rebuilt
Check out this cool compilation of 200sx-depp’s Nissan Build. This beast sports a GT2871R Turbo, Brembos from a R33 GTR, and a host of other interesting modifications. Be sure to check out the extensive spec list for all the details on this great ride.
Props to 200sx-depp for this sweet upload.
Skylines Terrorize US Streets
Check out this rare footage of a flock of Skylines running wild on US roads! 3 generations of the Nissan beast roll side by side, along with a 300zx.
Thanks to NickW for the upload!
Nissan GT-R with gearbox update still posting quick ETs
February 5, 2009 by Cam Shaft
Filed under Auto Industry News
Nissan confirmed earlier this month that it was installing a new software update for the gearbox in the GT-R that is designed to minimize stress levels placed on the dual-clutch unit during hard launches. The software update affects the way the vehicle launches from a standstill in two main ways. It increases the allowable rpm [...]
