On Friday, the AU$1.5 million racing model was rolled-out at Calder Park Raceway for the first part of aerodynamic testing with Todd Kelly being the inaugural driver to get some time behind the wheel.
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Kazutoshi Mizuno, though, who heads the GT-R development team, is apparently a very difficult man to please. That’s evident from the modifications he has constantly made to his creation, the latest being the one unveiled today, which will be known as a 2014MY in North America, and as a 2013 model for the rest of the world.
When the GT-R was launched, its 3.8-liter VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 pumped out 480HP. A year later, it gained 5HP but it wasn’t until 2011MY when its output jumped considerably, to 530HP.
One would think that this would be enough. Mizuno didn’t: that’s why he upped the V6’s output just a year later to 542HP and then, in 2011, to 545HP for the North American market version.
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Nissan North America (NNA) is among the automakers eager to give a helping hand to those who suffered the devastating effects of the storm and…make a few sales out it, by offering employee pricing and discounted financing on new Nissan and Infiniti vehicles (and no, you won't get a discount on the GT-R…).
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The revisions for the 2013 Cube are kept to a minimum and are highlighted by the improved 1.5-liter engine that now develops 110hp (111PS / 82kW) and which adopts a new start/stop system.
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The Nissan Altima will be the first new entry in the series that has been restricted to Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores for the past two decades.
The Japanese carmaker has partnered with Kelly Racing and will field four entries under the Nissan Motorsport banner for the 2013 championship.
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This footage was reportedly shot during some of sort of demonstration by the Slovakian Police force, but one that did not go exactly as planned – and that's probably a huge understatement.
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This strategy worked so well for Nissan that it decided to do the same with the Juke subcompact crossover in 2010. Like its bigger sibling, it capitalized on the burgeoning SUV trend and was a sales success.
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Now, another one of our readers, coincidentally with the same surname but with the initial Rafael, found the aforementioned car listed for sale in Porto, which is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon.
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The Extrem is the first concept car from Nissan designed specifically for and produced in Brazil to underscore the company's commitment to the country where it recorded a significant sales growth claiming almost two per cent of the market in 2011, doubling its 2010 deliveries, and aims to account for five per cent of new car sales by 2016.
Nissan Design America (NDA) in San Diego, California, penned the small 2+2 crossover in collaboration with Brazilian designers
"We call it Baby Beast," said Robert Bauer, Senior Design Manager for the project at NDA. "We see it as an urban rally car, a tough little street fighter that can handle the urban jungle with agility and confidence."
Undeterred, Nissan entered the DeltaWing in the final event of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, the Petit Le Mans 1,000 mile/10 hour race that will take place tomorrow at the Road Atlanta track.
During testing, Gunnar Jeannette who was behind the wheel at the time, had a frightening accident when the DeltaWing was hit by a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup on Turn 11 and rolled over.
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Well, this is not going to happen as on Friday, the Japanese automaker issued a statement saying that, even though Infiniti is moving ahead with plans to develop the compact model with a scheduled launch in 2015 (and not in 2014, as originally stated), it won't be built by Magna Steyr, but instead, it will produce the car itself.
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The least enthusiastic response from all the people seen in this clip (courtesy of YouTube user "ToTheFloorVideos"), comes from the bikini-clad lady pictured above, though it could be because she has racked up plenty of miles – in cars like the GT-R for YouTube videos of the sort, silly...
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Nissan announced today that the first Juke-R road car has been built and tested and is now on its way be delivered to its new owner, adding that production of car No002 is "well underway".
The Japanese carmaker said that the exact price of the Juke R's depend on the precise specification requested by each buyer, but noted that it starts from a whopping €500,000 (about US$652,500) a pop, or more than five times the cost of a GT-R in Europe (6.5 times in the U.S.).
The street-legal, production version of the Juke R is more powerful than the 485bhp concept, as Nissan used the latest GT-R's 545bhp twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter engine that allows for an estimated 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 275km/h (171mph).
The Japanese automaker says that the "high-character concept will introduce a unique new genre to the automotive world" adding that it has not only been crafted specifically for the Sao Paulo show, but it was also made with the cooperation of Brazilian designers and built in the country.
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Having already visited Toyota City, where he sampled both the world's only Lexus LFA Spyder and one of two existing 1966 Toyota 2000 GT convertibles ever made, specifically for a 007 flick, Leno couldn’t resist to go to a midnight meeting of Nissan GT-R owners in Tokyo.
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The client told Vilner that he wanted something to stand out from the crowd by incorporating elements from his country's rich traditions, with the tuner settling on a "Dragon" themed interior.
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While the GT-R has entered its fifth year in production, it doesn’t realty show its age in any other departments than the styling and the interior, which to be honest, wasn't anything special to begin with.
In many ways, the GT-R was years ahead of the competition when it debuted in 2007, and let's not forget, Nissan has been religiously tweaking and upgrading it every year.
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As part of an extended partnership with Nissan, Bolt helped develop a one-off GT-R painted in a gold color embossed with his signature and featuring interior fittings finished in real gold.
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The 2013 model, which marks a return to a car-like unibody structure for the Pathfinder, is available solely with a 260-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine connected to a next-generation Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) in 4WD and 2WD drive configurations and a selection of four trim levels named S, SV, SL and Platinum.
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