2013 Nissan GT-R Priced from $97,820; We Chart Godzilla’s Price, Power, and Performance Over the Years

2013 Nissan GT-R Priced...

The GT-R, Nissan’s twin-turbocharged hellion, has received upgrades each and every model year since it went on sale for 2009—and 2013 will be no different . Its price has been upgraded along with it: The 2013 GT-R will start at $97,820 for the Premium “base” model or $107,320...
Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Prototype Drive: A Highway Hybrid?

Honda Accord Plug-In Hy...

While in Japan for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show , we visited Honda’s Twin Ring Motegi racing facility to see some of the company’s future products. Among them was a plug-in hybrid system, a prototype of which was installed in a current-generation Accord. While the car we drove is just a...
Peugeot Abandons Endurance Racing: Why It Happened and What It Means for Prototype Racing

Peugeot Abandons Endura...

Considering that French automaker Peugeot hasn’t sold cars in the U.S. for 20 years—and has no immediate plans to return—you’d think the company’s decision to end its participation in big-time endurance sports-car racing, effective immediately, wouldn’t have much impact on...
Nissan Xterra to Live On as Body-on-Frame SUV as Pathfinder Goes Crossover

Nissan Xterra to Live O...

With the introduction of the new, car-based Nissan Pathfinder , fans of its Xterra sibling don’t need to worry that it, too, will morph into a soft crossover. Engineers for the company have confirmed that the Xterra will remain a body-on-frame truck for many years. When the Xterra...
Video: Nissan Juke-R is world’s quickest crossover with 3.7s 0-60 time

Video: Nissan Juke-R is...

Filed under: Performance , Europe , Videos , Crossover , Nissan , UK The Nissan Juke R is a gaggle of impressive numbers: 1,540 hours and 22 weeks of development time, 11 videos of its development, several upset bosses , 480 GT-R -derived horsepower and 428 pound-feet – and to that...

Japanese Lambo Tuner St...

Liberty Walk’s Wataru Kato runs a tuning shop that specializes in Lamborghinis. He owns a Ferrari F40 LM. He wants to bring the sensations of maximum automotive culture to a distracted youth. What’s his favorite car? A four-door that cost around $1000. More » The...
Fox Marketing developing 400-hp Nissan Juke S

Fox Marketing developin...

Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , Nissan , Specialty The Nissan Juke R concept may have sought to define the high-performance compact crossover, but what happens when you don’t have a million-dollar budget, Nissan UK’s engineering talent and a spare GT-R lying around?...
Ford EcoSport diddy SUV revealed

Ford EcoSport diddy SUV...

Filed under: Latest News Ford has released its answer to a question that only Nissan has asked so far: the Ford EcoSport is a tiny SUV that’s the same as the Nissan Juke but without trying desperately to look hard. Based on the Fiesta, the EcoSport is getting its global debut not...

The Nissan Leaf is New ...

Starting in Spring 2012, six Nissan Leaf electric cars will begin service as regular cabs in New York City, bringing all-electric driving to the busy metered masses of Manhattan. It’s part of a test program to see how all-electric vehicles fare as taxis with further electrification...

How much faster is the ...

Sometimes it’s worth considering how much a model-year change really matters. An updated car can be draped in hype, but what’s the substance? In many cases? Not much. In this case, it’s a priceless 0.184 of a second. More » See original here: How much...

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