In this exclusive video, ride with GT Academy champion and Nissan Nismo Athlete Lucas Ordóñez in his D’Station Nissan GT-R GT500 Super GT race car as he blasts around the famous Fuji Speedway in Japan. Watch Ordóñez fly past everything from tour buses and Japan-market Nissan Notes, to the GT-R …
Read More »Nissan wants GT-R to move upmarket
Nissan has revealed the all-new GT-R won’t be coming anytime soon as the current R35 still has “some other objectives” to hit first. Speaking to Top Gear, GT-R programme manager, Hiroshi Tamura said: “I want to make the GT-R more premiere… not just fancy, but real premium. Quality.” “Handling quality, …
Read More »Nissan confirms return to Mount Panorama for 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour
Nissan will return to Mount Panorama next February to defend its Bathurst 12 Hour win with the all-conquering Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. The Nismo Athlete Global Team will field a single factory entry for the third consecutive year, with support from the Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercars race team, as well as Nissan …
Read More »Infiniti and Red Bull Racing F1 Team parting ways in 2016
Infiniti and Nissan has announced their brands and the Red Bull Racing Formula One team have reached mutual agreements to discontinue their partnership at the end of December this year. As a result, Infiniti and Red Bull Racing will cease their commercial partnership at the end of the 2015 season, …
Read More »Nismo Festival 2015 puts on a treat for Nissan fans
The 18th annual NISMO Festival was held on the weekend at Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan. Over 30,000 Nissan race fans were drawn to the event this year, getting up close and personal with historic and current Nissan and Nismo models, even with the cars travelling at speed. Held towards …
Read More »Nissan 370z tears up abandoned mall in ultimate drift film [video]
If you enjoy watching Ken block’s Gymkhana videos then this is for you. Watch as double drift champion Chris Forsberg and Ryan Tuerck take their 745kW (1000hp) Nissan 370z Nismos Black Friday shopping at the abandoned Hawthorne Mall in Los Angeles. The film was shot using 360° cameras, allowing viewers …
Read More »Nissan wins back to back Super GT Championships
The final round of this year’s Super GT Championship was held on over the weekend at Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture in Japan, where the #1 MOTUL AUTECH Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 of Tsugio Matsuda (JAP) and Ronnie Quintarelli (ITA) accomplished an amazing come back from 12th to finish second. Displacing …
Read More »Nissan GT-R finishes 1-2 in Round 7 Super GT Championship
The Nissan GT-R has finished 1-2 in both the GT500 and GT300 in Round 7 of the 2015 Super GT Championship at Autopolis, Japan. After a white-knuckled head-to-head battle that spanned over two hours, the #1 MOTUL AUTECH Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 (Tsugio Matsuda / Ronnie Quintarelli) came out on …
Read More »Nissan IDS Concept showcases self-driving and EV tech
Nissan is presenting its vision of autonomous driving and zero emissions EVs with the unveiling of the IDS Concept at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Presenting at the show, Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: “Nissan’s forthcoming technologies will revolutionize the relationship between car and driver, and future mobility.” …
Read More »Nissan GT-R Nismo N-Attack Package all set for SEMA
Back in September 2013, a Nissan GT-R Nismo lapped the Nürburgring circuit in 7 minutes and 8.679 seconds, the fastest time recorded by a volume production car. But the car that set the record wasn’t quite the same as the GT-R Nismo that Nissan launched few months later. That’s because the record-breaking …
Read More »2015 Nissan NP300 Navara Review
Pickup, trucks, utes… they were once the bastion of the bush and tradies in Australia, but increasingly, they are finding their ways into the suburbs due to their versatility and “macho” image. The Nissan Navara was one of the first full-size utes to hit the market, with the other being …
Read More »Nissan Patrol gets the Nismo Touch
Nissan has just launched their new Patrol Nismo Edition in the United Arab Emirates as a celebration for the newly introduced Nismo brand in the region. The Nismo Patrol is a first for Nissan which has traditionally only offered Nismo on their sportier tier of vehicles. The new Patrol boasts …
Read More »ADV1 Carbon & Gold Nissan GT-R looks stunning
The mighty R35 Nissan GT-R is arguably one of the most tunable supercars money can buy, and we have seen a fair share of them. Some dubiously modded, while others, tastefully enhanced. The example you see here fits the latter. Finished in a striking two-tone carbon black and matte gold …
Read More »Sharper and lighter for 2016 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 has been updated for 2015 and is now available for racing teams competing in GT3 class. Fresh from victory at the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 receives further improvement to ensure its competitive edge. After a one-year development in Japan and …
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