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Most auto journalists aptly pointed out years ago that the JUKE’s turbocharged 1.6L mill was essentially wasted on a single product. This, in no way, is meant to be a derogatory comment towards the JUKE, simply that its small boosted engine deserved to put to use elsewhere. Most manufacturers have …

After driving the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, the only information missing before comparing it to its rivals is its price. Nissan kindly sent us a press release to answer the question. The big SUV will arrive in dealerships starting next week. It will then be available for $32,498, which gets you …

In order to be a player in the pickup segment, customization is a must. In other words, a buyer of said truck must be able to “build” a pickup in his or her image. Nissan’s working hard at convincing picky and loyal truck buyers to look their way. The addition …

On the market without many changes since 2013, it was time for the current-generation Nissan Pathfinder to receive some improvements if it wanted to stay competitive against newer rivals. Nissan just unveiled such improvements for the 2017 Pathfinder. First of all, the front and rear section were modernized using Nissan’s …

Nissan chose Germany's Nurburgring as the ideal venue to unveil the super car-eating, fire-breathing 2017 GT-R Nismo. Like the 2017 GT-R unveiled by Nissan earlier this year, the new GT-R Nismo gets revisions just about everywhere, including a "significantly reinforced hood (that) avoids deformation at extremely high speeds," and a …

Since the updated Nissan GT-R was shown at the New York Auto Show, we expected to see a new NISMO variant, which typically follows the "base" version by a few months. Under the hood, no changes: the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 remains, still pumping out 600 horsepower and 481 pound-feet of …

Here's yet another chapter in the Takata airbag scandal: no less than 12 million vehicles have been added to the recalled vehicles list. In case you weren’t aware, many manufacturers were contracting Takata to manufacture their airbags. During the process, Takata used a chemical that degrade over time. In an …

Big news from the Japanese automotive market: this morning, Nissan announced they would invest 237 billion yen (27.9 billion $) in Mitsubishi. With this, Nissan will become Mitsubishi’s main owner with 34% of all shares. Among the clause in the contract, there are some interesting notes: Nissan can name up …

The Mazda CX-3 and Honda CR-V spearheaded the most recent arrival of small CUVs on the market. Now, Nissan decided to launch the Kicks, a little vehicle that is set to challenge those two rivals. The Nissan Kicks was first announced in 2014 in concept form at the Sao Paulo …

After the recent earthquake that hit the Kumamoto region in Japan, Nissan offered 100 LEAFs and e-NV200 for the recovery effort. The manufacturer will give 10 million yens, 6,000 water bottles and 2,750 servings of rice to the region. Their main assembly plant has also reopened at full capacity. «My …