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    Report: Nismo GT-R poised to be fastest Nissan ever     1371565740

    For almost every year since the Nissan GT-R first debuted, Nissan has been figuring out how to cram more power under the hood or give it 911-like quickness around the Nürburgring. Looking to create a brand image for its performance arm, we already knew that a hotter, Nismo-branded GT-R was in the works, but it seems some details may have leaked ...

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    Report: North American auto output to reach 11-year peak     1371420000

    According to Automotive News, automakers are expected to manufacture 16 million light vehicles in North America in 2013. That's up 500,000 units from last year and marks the largest number since 2002. The prediction comes courtesy of LMC Automotive and IHS Automotive, which point to the improving US (and Canadian) economy as a bellwether for total ...

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    Video: Teen attempts car jump, hits windshield and lands on his feet     1370969100

    I've been compelled to do many things in or around a car, but jumping over one has never quite made the cut. That may be because I have all of the vertical lift of a manatee, but I digress. One enterprising young soul recently looked at a friend's Nissan Sentra and thought, "You know, I can totally leap right over that roof line." By using what can only ...

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    Video: Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 sets 382 km/h top speed record while beating Porsche GT2 and Corvette ZR1     1370905200

    Every car enthusiast knows the Nissan GT-R is an amazing supercar capable of incredible (and scary fast) things. Knowing this, the crew at DragTimes recently released this video of the infamous Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 in all its 1,700 horsepower glory, as its driver Jury set a new top speed world record (for a Nissan GT-R) at a blistering 382.16 km/h as ...

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    Video: Nissan Juke-R pitted against Bugatti Veyron in brilliantly odd drag race     1370882700

    The Nissan Juke-R must've been a tough car to build a business case for, yet the madcap little crossover with the heart of a GT-R is now a production reality. Admittedly, we should probably assign some quotes around "production," since the vehicle is being built on a one-by-one on-demand basis at extraordinary cost – at an estimated price of well ...

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    Report: Nissan's NY taxi deal faces court obstacles     1370808000

    Nissan scored a big win for itself when the NV200 was named New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow, but the compact van has been under attack ever since. The latest setback for Nissan comes from the New York Supreme Court, which has reportedly ruled the deal between NYC and Nissan is "null, void and unenforceable" since the NV200 is not a hybrid – one of ...

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    Report: Nissan LEAF resale value expected to take a hit     1370721600

    Nissan Leaf resale values may take a tumble, according to Kelley Blue Book. The vehicle evaluation resource said the 2013 Nissan Leaf will retain around 35 per cent of its MSRP after three years; that's down five per cent from what KBB gave the 2012 Leaf at the end of 2011. Automotive News reports KBB adjusted the EV's residual value prediction because ...

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    Report: Nissan pulling Facebook ads over hate speech concerns     1370007900

    The system for advertising on Facebook allows companies to target specific demographics with ads that follow people based on their personal information, but as some companies have been finding out lately, this could lead to their ads showing up on questionable pages. According to Automotive News and The New York Times, Nissan has joined a growing list of ...

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    Report: Sebastien Vettel testing Infiniti's production Etherea?     1369921500

    It sounds like Sebastian Vettel has had his hands full recently, juggling his Formula One racing career while moonlighting as the newly appointed director of performance at Infiniti. On that latter note, Autocar is reporting that Vettel has been testing a production version of the Etherea Concept at France's Circuit Paul Ricard. There is still no word as ...

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    Video: Daimler consulting with Ford about 3-cylinder engines, join BMW in small engine game     1369612800

    Soon enough, Ford will offer its 1.0-litre EcoBoost three-cylinder engine under the hood of the Fiesta here in Canada, building on the success of the small powerplant overseas. In fact, this success has caused other automakers to take notice, and according to Automotive News Europe, Daimler is now talking to Ford about this engine for use in its own ...