Tag Archive for ‘Nissan’
Nissan Unveils Production “Leaf” BEV
A couple weeks ago, Nissan threw a big party at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry to unveil their new Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), to be called the “Leaf” when it hits the market in the fall of 2010. It was no accident that this event was held here in Portland, as our city [...]
ChumpCar Twitter Gallery
Thanks to everyone that followed @drivingsports on Twitter for the first ever ChumpCar enduro at Portland International Raceway. This was the first all-night race at PIR in 48-years, and it went off without a hitch (at least from a competitors perspective.) We’ll have a complete video feature posted in a couple weeks. For but for [...]
Taming the Serpent: Illtech R35 GT-R
It may have already cost him blood, sweat and tears, but this is just the beginning. Cody Johnson of Illtech Auto Salon gives DSTV an early look at his shop’s Nissan R35 GTR project car. Currently, the car puts down 600whp and mid 600 ft-lbs of torque with the first round of tuning. This winter [...]
Katayama Speaks Out and We Agree
Yutaka Katayama is the man who took Nissan/Datsun from a xenophobic second-tier Japanese domestic automaker to an international powerhouse – and he did it by proving the value of the product in motor sports, then selling great cars at affordable prices without a lot of useless drama. He’s renowned for his affection for people and [...]
Fun on the Run to the Sun
Being an automotive journalist has to have some upside this year – amid all the news of declining subscription rates and advertising sales in free-fall, there’s got to be a silver lining somewhere on this cloud! The automotive journalism business has always had its ups and downs. On the downside, you’ll never buy a villa [...]
Drifting in the Land of the Prophet
The sands of Arabia are known for their nomadic tribes of Bedouin drifters, but that term has taken on new meaning since Team Orange showed up last year to give them a taste of Japanese style. And if you needed any more proof that the world today is the size of an iPhone, consider that [...]
Formula D Seattle 2009
In its fourth year coming to the greater Seattle area, Formula D returned stronger and more exciting than ever this past Saturday, August 8th. I’ve been covering Formula D for Subiesport/DrivingSports each year it’s come to Seattle, and I honestly do believe it gets better and better every year. In past years, I’ve endured scorching [...]
Nissan Unveils Their Production Electric Car
Nissan held a world-wide unveil this past weekend, showing off the production version of the 2011 Nissan LEAF. The LEAF is the first mass-produced all-electric vehicle that’s really ready for prime time, and Nissan plans to have it in dealer showrooms this time next year. The real news here is that the LEAF is an [...]
Nissan Gets Juiced On Electrics
The car looks like a basic JDM-spec Nissan Cube – but as you turn the key, there’s no whirring of a starter, no cough as the engine catches and comes to life. Just a green light on the dash. “We’re ready to go,” says the engineer. And that’s all there is to it. Step on [...]
2009 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Offroad
After 6 years, Driving Sports finally conducts its first truck video review. What a way to start, too. The Nissan Frontier PRO-4X is loaded and ready for offroad action. In this video, Ryan Douthit takes on extreme water hazards, inclines and more.
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