Nissan LEAF order book ...

Nissan has flung open its order books for the LEAF EV with a website devoted to deal with preliminary deposits. If you click your way to www.nissan.co.uk/leafreservation, consumers can register their interest in the LEAF by paying a £257 refundable deposit. They will then get to...

Ferrari to contact all ...

A few days ago, Ferrari was looking into a problem that caused the 458 Italia to catch fire. Now, Ferrari will be calling back every single 458 Italia, following videos, photos and reports of cars randomly catching fire. Most 458 Italia fires have happened in Mainland Europe. In the U.S,...

Leaked Info Details 201...

Thanks to Chuck H, who tipped us off to leaked information posted on GTRBlog.com about a slate of revisions for the 2012 Nissan GT-R. The updates are more significant than the minor equipment changes for the 2011 model year, although what’s been revealed so far is still somewhat...

2011 Nissan Murano Rece...

Nissan’s Murano will enter the 2011 model year with a light interior and exterior face lift and a new mid-range trim level. The crossover will wear a revised front fascia and grille, LED taillights with clear lenses, redesigned 18-inch wheels, and gain a new “Graphite...

Ford working on Ranger ...

Ford is working on a new truck-based SUV in Australia that underpins the forthcoming T6 Ranger platform and like the Ranger , it will be sold in international markets. Ford recently sent off American engineering executive Todd Hoevener – a man who worked on the 2011 Explorer SUV in the...

The Top 110 Lemons of t...

34 races in, and a Nissan Z Car finally took an overall LeMons win! They said it could never happen, but then they also said that Saabs and Taurus SHOs couldn’t win. Let’s check out the competition! More » Excerpt from:  The Top 110 Lemons of the Arse...

2011 Nissan Juke SL –...

The new Juke proves there’s life on Planet Nissan, and that weird is alright. Fearless prediction: Nissan has a hit in the new Juke. We’ve rung that alarm bell before, but here’s what we learned while putting the test equipment on a six-speed manual version of Nissan’s new...

Cam-Torque Actuated Var...

Cam Phasers, Activate! BorgWarner’s new approach to variable valve timing is cam-torque actuated. Most modern variable valve-timing (VVT) systems use a cam phaser that rotates the position of each cam­shaft relative to the timing chain. Think of making a record turntable go faster or...

Tesla Says Nissan Leaf ...

The battle of the electrics is now on especially with the impeding debuts of EVs from various manufacturers. Chevy’s gearing to launch the Volt as a sort of luxury EV while Nissan’s pretty damn proud of the Leaf EV. So now, one of the current forerunners of the EV game,...

Formula 1: Senna Fears ...

The team formerly known as the Hispanic Racing Team now known as HRT Formula One team is in quite a mucky situation that even driver Bruno Senna fears that the team might not survive until the next season. The team managed to field its racers photo-finish but the team hasn’t really...