Early November sees Nissan heading to Argentina for the final round of this year’s FIA GT1 World Championship. Coming off their amazing 2011 success in motorsports, they’ve now set their sights on a double-Championship victory.
Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr enter the race weekend as leaders in the GT1 Drivers’ Championship standings at the Lago Potrero de los Funes circuit in San Luis in the #23 JRM Racing Nissan GT-R, while JRM is a close second in the Teams’ Championship. With the possibility of points for the Qualifying and Championship races, Krumm, Luhr and JRM will be seeking race victory inspired by those who have been triumphant while wearing Nissan colors this year.
Simon Sproule, Nissan’s Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing Communications, commented: “Our great results in motorsport in 2011 are testament to the efforts and talents of many people – teams of drivers, technicians, engineers and plenty of others behind the scenes – who have worked hard to ensure that the Nissan name has been at the top of the standings wherever we’ve competed this year.
“The success owes much to Nissan’s rich motorsport heritage at iconic races such as Le Mans, as well as the engineering excellence inherent in road vehicles like the 370Z and GT-R. There is a lot of crossover between road and track technology, and we constantly strive to apply what we learn from motorsport into our production models, and not just at the high performance end of the range. That is why motorsport, and being the best, is so very important to Nissan.”
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Nissan’s iconic “Z” cars boast a long and storied tradition of motorsports success, but this year, the plot thickens—and the Z quickens: The automaker is now selling the 370Z NISMO RC, designed specifically for racing. The new racer is configured to meet FIA GT4 and World Challenge GTS class specs right out of the box, and can be adapted to compete in the GS class of the Grand Am Continental Tire Challenge. (Note: NISMO is Nissan’s racing and performance division, and gets its name from an abbreviation of Nissan Motorsport International Limited.) [click to continue…]
All-new for the 2011 model year, the innovative 2012 Nissan Quest will continue to offer families a modern mix of more-than-minivan styling, a customer-satisfying cabin, smooth and efficient V6 power, and affordable pricing that starts at just $27,750 – an MSRP that’s unchanged from the 2011 Quest. [click to continue…]
In addition to selling the only mass-market all-electric no-emissions vehicle in the world – the LEAF – Nissan is continuing its efforts to bring innovation to all with notable tech enhancements to its vehicles powered by internal-combustion engines. This includes recently unveiling two next-generation powertrain systems that will help U.S. drivers achieve higher levels of fuel efficiency beginning in 2012.
According to Nissan Dealers In Seattle, the automaker’s all-new XTRONIC continuously variable transmission (CVT), designed specifically for engines with 2.0 to 3.5 liters of displacement, is set to reach North American products starting next year. The advanced transmission builds on Nissan’s longtime industry leadership role in CVT technology with:
- Ratio coverage of a full 7.0 – the widest of any CVT in the world for the aforementioned engine sizes – providing enhanced drivability
- 40 percent less friction for further fuel-economy gains
- The latest version of Nissan’s Adaptive Shift Control, which adapts a vehicle’s shifting patterns to better match different driving styles and road conditions [click to continue…]
With year-to-date sales growth that’s outpacing the performance of rivals like Toyota, Honda, and Ford, Nissan has been on a serious roll through the first three quarters of 2011; just ask the folks at Tacoma Nissan. And now, to help keep that momentum going, the automaker has rolled out the new Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network, open to both dealerships and independent repair shops. According to Nissan Boston, the Network’s goal is to provide owners with the kind of high-quality service and customer care that matches the high quality of Nissan vehicles themselves.
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While today’s Nissan Juke is certainly no slouch in the driving department—squeezing 188 horses out of its turbocharged 1.8-liter I4 engine—Maryland Nissan tells us the automaker has, unsurprisingly, begun exploring a higher-performance model aimed directly at enthusiasts. What’s more of a surprise is how the company is achieving this: Swapping out said engine for the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that’s usually found making 530 hp in Nissan’s flagship sportscar, the GT-R. Bremerton Used Cars said the result will be a radical mashup known as the Juke-R—a street-legal concept being put together for Nissan by the internationally known motorsports team at RML.
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To help make it even easier for U.S. customers to choose transportation solutions like the all-electric Nissan LEAF, Nissan and GE have recently signed a two-year research agreement aimed directly at developing a robust and reliable EV-charging infrastructure. According to Washington DC Nissan Dealers, the LEAF, which is available in an increased number of markets for the 2012 model year, is certified by the EPA to deliver up to 73 miles of driving on electricity alone, at the equivalent of 106 mpg city/92 mpg highway/97 mpg combined.
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Nissan announced its highest-ever market share in Europe, beating a 16-year old record. The automaker reached an overall September market share of 4.2 percent – a record for Europe and up almost a full percentage point from 2010. Previously, Nissan’s highest market share was 4.1 percent, which they reached in August 1995.
According to Nissan Dealers In Connecticut, the record month shows the company is on track to meet the challenges of its ‘Nissan Power 88′ midterm plan to establish Nissan as the largest Asian brand in Europe by 2016. [click to continue…]
With thousands of Nissan LEAFs already on the road and the innovative all-electric car soon to be on sale in more U.S. cities around the country, Nissan is out to keep the momentum rolling with the launch of phase two of its “Drive Electric Tour.” The tour, which focuses on allowing people to experience the efficiency and practicality of pure-electric driving, originally ran from October 2010 through March of 2011 and provided approximately 50,000 Nissan LEAF test drives across the nation.
According to a Garden Grove Nissan Dealership, the next stage of the Drive Electric Tour began in July in Long Island, N.Y., and is scheduled to visit 25 more U.S. cities before finishing up in Miami in January of 2012. And in addition to providing thousands of test drives, the tour also will provide a chance for people to learn more about other aspects of the LEAF and its impressive new technologies, as well as allow current LEAF owners to share their experiences. [click to continue…]
The Nissan Juke has already injected a bit of excitement into the compact crossover segment, especially at West Haven Nissan Dealers. However, a new Juke-based concept is ready to infuse a healthy dose of performance into the otherwise demure segment.
Referred to as the first “super crossover,” Nissan says the all-new Juke-R Concept combines a Juke with Nissan’s flagship supercar, the GT-R. [click to continue…]
