In a cost-cutting move, Nissan is shutting its design studio at its research-and-development complex in suburban Detroit and moving the work to its main U.S. design studio in San Diego.
The design studio in Farmington Hills, Mich., opened in 2005. Nissan spent $14 million on the studio as part of an $80 million expansion project at the R&D facility.
A mix of high-tech and artist’s loft, the 50,900-square-foot studio has Read more…
Weve seen photos of a mysterious GT-R lapping Germany’s Nürburgring for months with different body work and rims, and we now can confirm that the car is the more performance-focused SpecV version of Nissan’s supercar.
Nissan announced that the GT-R SpecV will go on sale next month in Japan at select dealers. Weight reduction comes courtesy of generous use of carbon fiber for both the exterior and the interior. On the outside, the rear Read more…
Nissan’s shorter, wider and more powerful 370Z sports car comes with a slightly higher sticker price as it rolls out on Tuesday for the 2009 model year.
The base 370Z with six-speed manual transmission carries a suggested retail price of $30,625 including shipping charges. That compares with a starting price of $29,205 for the base version of the outgoing 350Z.
If you prefer the new seven-speed automatic transmission to do the Read more…
His eyes locked on us, their gaze cutting across two lanes of rush-hour traffic crawling up Woodward Avenue, his hand hovering, frozen, over the handle of a parked Daytona-blue 350Z. Although his own car showed evidence of careful tending–meticulous hand washings, wheels scrubbed clean and slow, deliberate wax jobs–those eyes betrayed him.
In a year when Americans are buying small cars (well, those who are buying cars at all are buying small), fuel-efficiency is the top concern on car buyers’ minds. Even luxury car buyers are cutting back on extravagant options and horsepower. That’s why it may come as a surprise that the most honored car of the year is a brutal, vicious beast of a machine that beats winding roads into submission and leaves many of the world’s Read more…
The power, the looks–the lust. Few icons can be condensed into a single letter. But for Nissan, sports cars start with the last letter of the alphabet: Z.
The redesigned 2009 370Z bowed Wednesday at the Los Angeles auto show. It is the latest version of the automakers affordable speed demon, and it draws considerably on the dramatic looks of the original 1970 240Z.
The two-seater gets a long nose, huge fender flares and Read more…
