Nissan

Nissan Patrol pulls 170 tons, sets Guinness World Record

The Nissan Patrol Challenge reached its grand finale today with a new Guinness World Record set by the unstoppable Hero of All Terrain. In the presence of His Excellency Dr. Ghanem Alhajiri, Chairman of Sharjah International Airport,…

Nissan to electrify Le Mans with unique race car

Nissan will debut an electric race car in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Appropriately, it has selected a graduate of its gamer-to-racer program to be its development driver: Spaniard Lucas Ordóñez. The Nissan ZEOD RC will…

Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 readied to compete in 2014 Super GT GT500 class

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) today unveiled the new-for-2014 rules’ compliant GT500-class spec Super GT machine, the “Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500.”   From 2014, cars in the GT500 class of Super…

Service Please! Nissan Cefiro Classic Long-Term Test Update (1998)

After an uneventful 30,000-40,000 kilometer-stint, the Nissan Cefiro once again showed its poor build quality as the odometer hit 44,000 kilometers. This time, the car exhibited a mysterious problem of pulling to the right side when the…

Old World Brute: Nissan Patrol Safari

The Nissan Patrol Safari is one vehicle that is hard to miss. Particularly when they’ve got those blue lights flashing on top, a pair of Patrols bracketing one of those cars with single-number license plates—they’ll get your…

Super Mini Surprise

Introduction There’s a general discrepancy between what is and what should be on Philippine roads, and it’s not just that the traffic lights and streetlights should be working but are not. What’s just as disturbing is this:…

Warp Speed Transport: Nissan Sentra Super Saloon (1995)

The Nissan Sentra has been a mixed case here in the Philippines. When it first appeared in the local markets in 1988, the public rejoiced at the arrival of another Japanese car giant besides Toyota and Mitsubishi.…

Complete Change of Mind: Nissan Cefiro (1997) Long-Term Test Update

After being lambasted in our December 1998 Long-Term Test / Review, the Nissan Cefiro seems to have turned into a very different vehicle completely. The first 22,000 kms. has been nothing but headaches for us, but the…