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Wednesday, Nov 19
2008 LA Auto Show: Nissan 370Z
Today, Nissan unveiled the 2009 370Z, which as you might guess is the next generation of Nissan's sports car that is powered by a 3.7L V6. It's mechanically pretty similar to the last version but refined in every way. In this way, it's actually much like all of the latest Nissan and Infiniti pro...
Wednesday, Nov 5
Counterpoint: Tacoma Versus Frontier, an Owner Weighs In
Among our contributors are owners of vehicles from a MINI Cooper (two, actually), Audi TT, Ford Flex, an aging Ford Taurus, and a Toyota Tacoma. For us, it is always fun to apply our analysis and industry knowledge to our own lives and rides, and the Frontier provided the chance to do that aga...
First Drive: 2009 Nissan Frontier and Xterra
Nissan's current Frontier and Xterra were introduced for the 2005MY. Four years later, they came to the showroom with minor changes. And though Nissan is planning a retreat from the full-size pickup-truck business, due to a product-sharing agreement with Chrysler that still has time to...
Wednesday, Sep 17
2009 Acura TL vs. 2009 Nissan Maxima: Who Wins?
The Maxima, a derivative of the front wheel drive Nissan Altima and assembled at Nissan's huge car/truck plant in Smyrna, Tennessee is the range topper for Nissan cars in the USA. The Acura TL is front wheel drive with optional SH-AWD - "Super Handling All Wheel Drive". The TL is the middle of...
Tuesday, Aug 12
Honda Fit Wins 2008 AutoPacific Motorist Choice Award® for Economy Compact Car
AutoPacific: A high “overall satisfaction” rating from owners in the economy compact car segment helped the Honda Fit win the 2008 Motorist Choice Award®. Against some tough competition from the Toyota Yaris, Scion xD, and Nissan Versa the Fit won its class. With top marks in cargo space a...
Thursday, Aug 7
Nissan Chrysler Cycle Plan Conjecture
As Titan moves out of Canton so does the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 luxury SUV. Nissan earlier announced the Quest production was moving to Japan and out of Canton and that QX56 becomes a derivative of the next generation Nissan Patrol made in Japan. That leaves Canton with a line of p...
Wednesday, Jul 30
2008 Ford Edge: The Traditional Ford SUV, Remixed for a Brave New World
Ford, just like everyone else, is seeing sales of traditional truck-based SUVs plummet. The once-almighty Explorer, which for years was the best-selling SUV (over 400,000 a year by the end of the ‘90s), is expected to sell under 75,000 copies this year, according to AutoPacific’s lates...
Monday, Jul 7
Nissan Versa Wins AutoPacific 2008 Ideal Vehicle Award for Economy Car
Owners in the Economy Car segment rated Nissan Versa’s passenger room, handling and ingress/egress very highly. Though the vehicle is positioned below the Sentra, owners are finding the Versa really retains many of the qualities found in larger vehicles.
Tuesday, Jul 1
2008 Altima Hybrid: The Mainstreaming of Hybrids Begins
Like other manufacturers, Nissan’s first hybrid model in 2007 came late to the party. Honda and Toyota entered the market seven years earlier. Nissan licensed Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology to speed up bringing the Altima hybrid to market.
Saturday, Jun 7
Lincoln MKS - New Lincoln Flagship
The Lincoln MKS is a contemporary luxury car positioned against the Cadillac STS V6 and Lexus GS350. Other competitors Lincoln identifies are the Acura RL, Infiniti M35, and up-level Cadillac CTS. There was even mention of Nissan Maxima and Hyundai Genesis. The MKS is actually longer than...
