Godzilla on track for GT1 championship
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Nissan | No Comments »Nissan will be hoping this is the view the new FIA GT1 field sees in 2010 after announcing four new GT-Rs will be taking part in the upcoming season. Nismo have signed agreements with UK-based Sumo Power GT and Swiss ...
Castle Combe capers - GT-R v 911 Turbo v R8 V10
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Nissan, Porsche | 4 Comments »The Nissan GT-R, the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Audi R8 V10. Immensely capable and devastatingly quick cars, all. But does the quickest track car make the best road car? Do flappy paddle gearboxes still incur the wrath of reviewers ...
Car phones
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Nissan's paint technology will soon be applied to mobile phones, of all things. Used on cars such as the Nissan 370Z the 'Scratch Shield' paint is, as its name suggests, less prone to surface scratching. Even better than that, though, is ...
Nissan 200SX car jacked during test drive
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in News, Nissan | 4 Comments »A teenager trying to sell his car got more than he bargained for when it was stolen at gun point during a test drive at around 9 o’clock last night. The incident took place at the intersection of Bent and ...
Nissan GT-R takes on Spa 24 hour
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Nissan | 5 Comments »The R35 Nissan GT-R will be making its European endurance racing debut this weekend at the Spa 24 hour race. This marks the first appearance of a factory backed GT-R at the race since it won the event back in ...
Nissan GT-R’s 7:26.70 Nurburgring lap
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 1 Comment »Footage of the Nissan GT-R's most recent "record" time has now made it on to YouTube. At the wheel is Nissan Chief test driver Toshio Suzuki and you can see clearly from the clip that he had a job on ...
Nissan GT-R sets new Nürburgring record
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 16 Comments »Back in April a factory assault on the Nürburgring Nordschleife saw the Nissan GT-R set a new fastest lap. The new time, set late in the month, was an impressive 7 minutes 26.70 seconds. This marked a slight improvement over ...
Targa Tasmania 2009 - The winners
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Targa Tasmania, Volvo | 5 Comments »Tony Quinn (QLD) and Naomi Tillett (SA) in a 2008 Nissan GT-R have won this year's Targa Tasmania. Quinn was at the pointy end of the field throughout the event, but he faced an eight second deficit to the 2007 ...
Nissan GT-R claims new Ring record
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 1 Comment »Hot off the presses, Nissan is claiming a new Nürburgring Nordschleife record for the GT-R. The new time is 7 minutes 27.56 seconds. And there could be more tomorrow. Nissan's statement is available at AUSringers.com.
Nissan GT-R - World Performance Car of the Year 2009
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 2 Comments »The Nissan GT-R, unsurprisingly perhaps, won this year's World Performance Car of the Year gong. Most companies would think this is a pretty cool award to win. There's certainly some media cachet waiting to be exploited. Or, so you would ...
Nissan GT-R - The budget supercar, or is it?
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 7 Comments »The widely acclaimed Nissan GT-R is acknowledged as a genuine supercar. For a fraction of the cost, it has humbled the best Porsche can offer. However, a US website has revealed the GT-R may not actually be as cheap as ...
MIMS 2009 - Nissan 370Z
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in Motor Shows, Nissan | 7 Comments »Nissan went a bit punk on us with the Australian premiere of the 370Z. At least, I guess that's what the deal was supposed to be with these young girls with ripped shorts and all. Dan Thompson, CEO, Nissan Motor Company ...
Nissan 370Z versus rivals at Tsukuba Circuit
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in BMW, Honda, Nissan, Porsche, Random videos | 1 Comment »The Nissan 370Z has the pedigree and the statistics to give its German and Japanese rivals some serious wasabi heat. But that’s all theory, how will the 370Z really stack up in practice? Well, luckily for us the Japanese crew from ...
Automotive industry supports Bushfire Appeal
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Audi, BMW, Ford, Holden, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Toyota | 1 Comment »Following the lead of Mercedes-Benz, two more manufacturers have donated cash towards the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Honda Australia, through its Honda Foundation, has pledged $200,000 to the cause. Joining Honda in today’s announcement is Nissan Australia and Nissan Motor Co. in ...
Nissan 370Z UK specifications
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Motor Shows, News, Nissan | 1 Comment »Okay, the UK specs of Nissan's stylish 370Z may not be of great use to Australian readers, but the car looks pretty damn good and these details will give an indication of what to expect when the new Zed hits ...
