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Nissan 370Z unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Ben Pulman, 19 November 2008 17:10

Nissan pulled the wraps of its new 370Z coupe at today’s LA Auto Show, and confirmed that a Roadster version will arrive within the next 12 months. Topping the list of 370Z talking points are a shorter wheelbase, a larger engine, a seven-speed automatic and the world’s first rev-matching six-speed manual gearbox. A rev-matching manual? So I won’t need to ...

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Nissan 370Z unveiled at LA Auto Show

Rated 4 out of 5

Ben Pulman, 19 November 2008 17:10

Nissan pulled the wraps of its new 370Z coupe at today’s LA Auto Show, and confirmed that a Roadster version will arrive within the next 12 months. Topping the list of 370Z talking points are a shorter wheelbase, a larger engine, a seven-speed automatic and the world’s first rev-matching six-speed manual gearbox. A rev-matching manual? So I won’t need to ...

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Nissan Cube (2009) unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Ben Pulman, 19 November 2008 02:00

This is Nissan’s funky new third-generation Cube, unveiled at the LA Auto Show today and set to go on sale in North America in spring 2009. But the big news is that Nissan will also finally sell this new Cube officially in the UK, so the Fiat 500 and Mini will have an edgy new Japanese rival from early next ...

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New Nissan 370Z: first official photos

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Ben Pulman, 29 October 2008 11:00

These are the world's first pictures of the new Nissan 370Z. Released ahead of the 370Z’s official debut at the LA Auto Show in November 2008, these three photographs reveal the new look of Nissan’s latest Z car. More pictures and the full technical details of the 370Z will be released on Wednesday 19 November, so come back to CAR ...

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Nissan at the Paris motor show 2008

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Ben Pulman, 02 October 2008 09:51

A genuine (and exciting) surprise from Nissan in the shape of its Nuvu concept car. This cool little city car’s name literally translates as ‘new view’ and it’s Nissan’s view of urban transportation in 2015. Think of it as the company’s electric rival to the Toyota iQ. Also on the Nissan stand is the new Pixo, a city car that ...

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Nissan Nuvu 2+1 and Pixo at Paris

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Ben Pulman, 08 September 2008 10:27

Nissan's Nuvu - a futuristic 2+1 urban concept car - and a new Suzuki Alto-based city car will make their debuts at the Paris motor show in October 2008. Nissan Nuvu? The Nuvu name literally means ‘new view’, so the concept previews urban transportation for the next decade. Pictures won’t be released until Paris, but we know the Nuvu will feature similar ...

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Nissan showcases crashproof cars and an eco pedal

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Tim Pollard, 06 August 2008 09:17

Nissan has unveiled a brace of new technologies to make driving in the 21st century cleaner and greener – but they also signal a further erosion of driver independence, ceding more control from man to microchip. How so? Well, the new systems announced today mark a step towards the driverless car: one is part of a project that hopes to ...

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Nissan at the London motor show 2008

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Ben Whitworth, 22 July 2008 14:12

Nissan pulled off a cornucopia of intriguing new models at the London show – with some pretty weird extremes, as practical family cars jostled for attention with supercars and tallboy square city cars. What's new on Nissan's London motor show stand? Proudly displaying its patriotism, Nissan pulled the covers of its Sunderland-built Qashqai+2 – one of the few real global ...

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Nissan GT-R's UK competition debut

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Ben Barry, 04 July 2008 14:19

The new R35 Nissan GT-R makes its British competitive debut at Oulton Park on Saturday July 5. The car, a personal import brought in from Japan by UK tuning firm RC Developments, will be entered in stock trim in the clubman category of the Time Attack series. The series pits an eclectic Gran Turismo grid of cars against the clock ...

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Nissan to build sporty crossover in the UK

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Ben Pulman, 03 June 2008 10:33

Nissan has announced it will build an all-new car in the UK from 2010, and released a sketch to whet our appetites. The model is an addition to Nissan’s current range and is described as an ‘innovative all-new compact car’. The new car is expected to be a crossover model, with Nissan previously having stated it wishes to expand its line-up ...

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Video of Nissan GT-R’s record lap at the Nurburgring

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Tim Pollard, 02 June 2008 10:15

Remember we brought you news of the new Nissan GT-R setting a new Nurburgring record of 7min 29sec? Well now you can see the hot lap on video, courtesy of our Youtube film below. It’s not the best quality (it seems to have been filmed from a TV monitor at a Nissan event), but you can see test driver Tochio ...

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