2013 Nissan Altima debuts, does 38 MPG HWY and priced from $21,500*
April 4, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Sedan, Technology, Nissan, Design/Style
It boasts the best highway fuel economy for any non-hybrid midsize sedan: 38 miles per gallon.
Perhaps more than most people realize, the Nissan Altima is a hugely important car here in the United States. In 2011, it was the second best-selling car in the country (trailing [...]
Renault to get own version of Nissan Juke
April 2, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Budget, Crossover, Nissan, Renault, Design/Style
We had a feeling this was coming. The otherworldly curvy sheetmetal of the Nissan Juke has always seemed so far off the map as to appear more French than Japanese. After all, Gallic designers have a long history of creating bold and polarizing forms. So it comes as little [...]
Renault could sell low-speed Twizy; Nissan considering Leaf battery leases
April 1, 2012 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Lightweight, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle), UK
If anyone wondered what right-hand-drive donuts in a really light electric-vehicle looked like, we all may soon find out.
Renault may launch a low-speed version of its battery-electric Twizy in the UK next year in an effort to capitalize on a law allowing for unlicensed drivers for [...]
Latest 2013 Nissan Altima teaser shows strong profile [w/video]
March 22, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Sedan, Nissan, Design/Style
The slow drip of official information for Nissan’s 2013 Altima continues to spread across the internet. Today, the Japanese automaker has unveiled a (very) short video clip and a shady single image that hints at the expressive profile sheetmetal on its new family sedan. The video is very brief, but together [...]
Nissan backs DeltaWing racecar, headed for Le Mans [w/video]
March 14, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Videos, Nissan, Design/Style, Racing
The DeltaWing project now has two major corporate backers and, more importantly, an engine. Nissan and Michelin have signed on with the innovative project of designer Ben Bowlby, Dan Gurney’s All-American Racers and Don Panoz. Now called the Nissan DeltaWing, the Japanese firm will provide a turbocharged, [...]
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept looks good… but to what end?
March 10, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Crossover, Nissan, Design/Style
Nissan’s stables are already all ate up with crossovers – they’ve got the Murano, the Rogue, the Juke and the new Pathfinder, not to mention overseas models like the wildly popular Qashqai or corner cases like the Murano CrossCabriolet. So what’s one more thrown into the [...]
Nissan teases new Altima’s headlight and grille
March 9, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: New York Auto Show, Budget, Sedan, Nissan, Design/Style
Nissan has given the world another glimpse of the upcoming 2013 Altima in the form of the video after the jump. While we’ve already seen a quick glimpse of a test vehicle thanks to a previous clip and an overhead shot via the very first official [...]
Nissan Invitation Concept invites Honda Fit comparisons
March 7, 2012 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Nissan, UK
Take a Nissan Micra, give it the face of a Honda Fit, let designers from Renault work on the rear and add a sweet white and orange interior and you have yourself a B-segment concept that Nissan calls the Invitation.
On the ground in Switzerland at [...]
Nissan recalls Juke, Infiniti M and QX for possible fuel leaks
Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Infiniti, Nissan, Luxury
Nissan North America is recalling 2011 and 2012 Nissan Juke, Infiniti M and Infiniti QX models over a fuel pressure sensor issue. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it’s possible that the sensors weren’t tightened properly, which could lead to the sensor coming loose [...]
2013 Nissan Altima accidentally revealed in official video
February 28, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Nissan, Design/Style
It looks as if Nissan may have inadvertently revealed part of the 2013 Altima ahead of its debut. The keen-eyed crew over at Inside Line spotted a completely undisguised version of the four door in a promotional video on Nissan Japan’s YouTube channel. While we’ve seen test vehicles in [...]
