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Here’s an unlikely drag race – pitting the mighty Bugatti Veyron against a Nissan Juke… ok, not just any Juke. Not even the Juk-R, but a MODIFIED Juke-R capable of putting out around 522kW (700bhp). Although not officially available in any country, as only four has been made so far …

The Nissan Pulsar’s Australian comeback is now complete with the official launch of the all-new Pulsar Hatch and Pulsar SSS today. “Nissan is excited to complete the comeback of the Pulsar today with the launch of the Pulsar hatch,” said Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Managing Director and CEO, William F …

Nissan has announced the introduction of the Nissan GT-R Black Edition locally, priced from $182,500, plus on road costs, or an estimated drive-away price of $199,990. For the extra outlay, the Black Edition receives aesthetic add-ons such as a carbon fibre rear spoiler and red and black interior treatment. There …

Ever wondered how much sizzle a simple set of aftermarket wheels can add to a standard car? Here is a fine example. A 2009 black Nissan GT-R rolling on a set of ADV.1 wheels. Measuring 21×11 for the front and 21×13 for the rear, the ADV5 R-Series lightweight forged wheels …

Saudi Arabia’s Team Galag has entered this Nissan GT-R based supercar in this year’s Gumball 3000 rally. Called the Team Galag TG1, it made its debut at the start of the Gumball 3000 rally in Copenhagen, Denmark last Saturday. Built in collaboration by a British and American team, the US’ …

The Nissan Pulsar is back, and it couldn’t have arrived soon enough. After seven years of spiralling sales with the unloved Nissan Tiida, the Japanese manufacturer has high hopes and even higher expectations from the reinvigorated small car that used to be one of the best selling cars in the …

Nissan has released the pricing and specification for the Pulsar Hatch range (Pulsar Hatch SSS pictured). Scheduled for local launch in early June, the Pulsar Hatch starts from $18,990 plus on-road costs for the ST Manual. “The all-new Nissan Pulsar Hatch is the next exciting instalment in our busy product …

New details of the 2014 Nissan 370Z Nismo have emerged as the company gears up for the car’s launch in selected markets starting from June this year. The 370Z Nismo is the second car after the GT-R Nismo to get Nissan’s in-house performance treatment at the newly opened Nismo global headquarters …

More news has emerged on the highly anticipated Nissan GT-R Nismo. According to Nissan’s Executive Vice President, Andy Palmer, the Nismo-tweaked GT-R (GT-R Club Track Edition shown above) will be the fastest ever made. “The production car record at the Nürburgring is the gold standard, and we expect to lower …

After a string of teasers in the build up towards the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show, Nissan has unveiled the Friend-ME Concept. The radical concept showcases the latest work of a series of joint projects between design teams from the Nissan Design China in Beijing and Nissan Global Design Centre. Aimed …

Nissan has released new details on the next-generation Nissan Dualis (Qashqai in overseas market), due to be unveiled in November this year. The 2014 Nissan Dualis will have an innovative design that will be more upscale than the current model, according to Nissan executive vice president, Andy Palmer. Its styling …

Nissan and Russian production company LAV have set out in a joint attempt to break the world land speed record on natural ice in a production car. The choice of car is of course the Nissan GT-R. To demonstrate the GT-R’s all-terrain performance, there is no better place to do …

  Nissan has added a new diesel variant to the Dualis range. The Dialis TS, featuring the R9M diesel engine producing 96kW of power and 320Nm of torque, is priced from $29,990 plus on-roads. It is mated exclusively with a manual transmission that drives the front wheels. Average fuel consumption …

Only a couple of decades ago, cars needed over 10 seconds to hit 100km/h and 300km/h was just a dream. Fast forward to 2013, cars like the Nissan GT-R is nailing the century spin in less than 3 seconds and 300km/h is just a walk in the park. If that’s …