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You know what displacement, horsepower and L/100 km all mean. These automotive terms exist since, well, pretty much the invention of automobiles. Electric cars are a different creature, however. They have their own unique features and a unique vocabulary. A Few Definitions Fossil fuels are out, electrons are in! Let’s …

As you know, Nissan is going through rough times. Earlier this year, the Japanese automaker said it would eliminate thousands of jobs, revise its top management and streamline its portfolio to focus on core products. According to multiple reports, both the cheapest car in the lineup and the most expensive …

On the heels of the redesigned TITAN , which was unveiled about a month ago in Texas, it’s now the larger Nissan TITAN XD’s turn to get a full slate of upgrades and enhancements for the 2020 model year. For owners who demand a bit more power and capability, this …

Fueled—or should we say energized?—by the new federal rebate of $5,000 introduced on May 1, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles sales in Canada are exceeding 40,000 units so far in 2019. More precisely, the total of confirmed or estimated EV/PHEV sales during the first nine months reached approximately 40,500, a …

Is automatic emergency braking (AEB) technology a real blessing? While it does help prevent collisions and potentially save lives, the system can be too sensitive for its own good. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into more than 800 consumer complaints about Nissan’s AEB tech, which apparently …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Nissan GT-R , also known as the Skyline GT-R. To celebrate this milestone, the team at GT-R Magazine hosted the “R’s Meeting” at the Fuji Speedway in Japan on September 14. Thousands of owners, fans and suppliers gathered for the celebration to …

Nissan came to this year’s State Fair of Texas, in the heart of pickup country, to unveil the next-generation 2020 TITAN , which will go on sale early next year. It follows the redesigned-for-2019 Ram 1500 , Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra while arriving a few months before the 2021 …

It’s not often that an automaker announces a recall on virtually every model it sells, but that’s what Nissan is doing right now. As part of a safety campaign that affects 1.2 million vehicles, including 126,195 in Canada, Nissan is recalling 2018-2019 Altima , Frontier , GT-R , Kicks , …

When it comes to infotainment and multimedia systems, some automakers understand precisely what today’s car buyers want and need, while others either stick to outdated technology and interfaces or try to do too much and end up confusing users. Evaluating the best systems out there is not an exact science, …

In case you haven’t heard, Nissan is having a rough year, what with the legal troubles of former CEO Carlos Ghosn, the role it supposedly played in the failed merger with FCA, the massive layoffs that were announced recently and of course slumping sales for most of the models in …