Nissan Insider

NISMO is all set to work its magic on the famed Nissan GT-R as the flagship of a new range of performance models. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd has announced today that Nismo, its dedicated global performance road car and motorsport arm, is developing a new, higher-powered road version of the iconic Nissan GT-R. The GT-R [...]

SOME of the UK’s top motoring journalists have travelled to Barcelona to get a taste of Nissan’s first mainstream production Nismo model – and some surprises too! Journalists from the biggest motoring magazines and websites have been flown to Spain to sample the Juke Nismo – and deliver their all-important verdict. Writers from Autocar, Auto [...]

THE head of Nismo has promised the firm’s tuned Juke will be the first in a range of hot Nissan models. Flown over from Japan for the first public unveiling of the Juke Nismo, Miyatani-San told a press conference at Le Mans that we can look forward to plenty more exciting models. ‘The Juke is [...]

NISSAN and NISMO have announced that their Japanese Super GT star, Satoshi Motoyama, will be the third driver in the ground-breaking Nissan DeltaWing Le Mans 24 Hours race car. NISMO driver and triple Super GT champion, Motoyama, will join Briton Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm, who won the 2003 JGTC (formerly SUPER GT) title [...]

JUKE, the compact crossover that has single-handedly created an entirely new sector of the market, will be the first Nissan to be turned into a premium sports model, it was announced today. The Nissan Juke Nismo is bringing motorsport-inspired performance to the street. Previewed as a concept at this week’s Geneva Motor Show, the production [...]

THE head of Nismo has revealed it is considering breathed-on variants of the 370Z, LEAF and even Micra. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan unveiled the Juke Nismo concept, which has been fettled by the famous tuning arm of the Japaense car maker. Although currently slated as a ‘concept’, Nismo boss Shoichi Miyatani said it [...]

NISSAN has announced its legendary performance arm, Nismo, will be let loose on a number of its road cars. An ambitious expansion programme will see the Nismo name become synonymous with performance and premium sports variants of mainstream Nissan models. ‘Nismo adds even more excitement and innovation to Nissan products. We now plan to inject that [...]

WE reported on the mad Nismo Nissan LEAF racing car last month but, to be honest, we didn’t have a huge amount of faith the car was ever going to make it to the track. Using the same powertrain and basic body shape as its road-going sister, the all-electric racing LEAF is for real. This video [...]