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Nissan GT-R – 2009 is looking VERY Fast

NissanPedia — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:01 +0000

The Nissan GT-R has been a jewel in Nissan’s sports car crown since it’s 2007 premier in Japan. Street kings love the high powered, fast drifting Tokyo vehicle, with its twin turbo 3.8 liter V6 engine, along with your standard GR6 dual-clutch six-speed transmission. Come on, would you want to go any other way than a 6-speed? GT-R’s top speed of 192 mph can be reached after a zero-to-sixty launch of 3.5 seconds. The GT-R also lapped Nurburgring’s Nordschleife track in 7 min 35 sec, giving it a better time than a Mercedes SLR McLaren (7 min 40 sec) Porsche 911 Turbo (7 min 40 sec) and Corvette Z06 (7 min 42 sec) – pretty good company for a Nissan.

2009′s GT-R body construction combines steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, with a low coefficient drag of 0.27. Expect to be thrilled when a GT-R comes to (select) Nissan dealerships in the United States, with prices ranging from $69,850 – $71,900 depending on package and engine type.

There’s also The GT-R 570 horse power upgrade available. Your standard GT-R is rated at 480 HP, an upgrade is supposed to push you past the 550 limit. But is this amount of horse power on a Nissan fact? One Hong Kong race shop hooked a GT-R up to some HP readers and decided to go for a drive, and ended up with 559 HP!

Drive Your Work Home with Nissan’s Mobile Office Concept

NissanPedia — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:26:36 +0000

Luckily for most white collar workers in the 21st Century, the “Office Space” atmosphere of your workplace is becoming extinct. From four-day work weeks to telecommuting and working from anywhere via wireless networks, most companies are as liberal as ever with their employees – long as some work is still getting done. Nissan has taken the concept of working from outside the cubicle and turned it into working from the road – check out Nissan’s NV200 Mobile Office concept.

The auto maker calls its NV200 Mobile Office “A Smart Business Tool of New Generation, for Active Professionals.” NV200 combines storage with an office space that has the ability to extract its interior out like a drawer. This allows all your workstation items to be at arms reach while traveling. When parked, you can extend a large storage space to reach any valuables or tools. You can contact clients or get your paperwork done while parked at a lake or beach – then take your scuba gear out for a run during a lunch break.

Nissan states their interiors of the NV200 Mobile Office concept creates an efficient work space with a human touch. Its cargo area is customizable, so you can switch and swap out storage areas for whatever your hobby or business requires.

Get ready to see your co-workers rolling past the office in their Nissan NV200 sometime in the next few years.

Nissan Cube – Coming to the US, UK in 09

NissanPedia — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:52:48 +0000

Nissan plans to bring their green ice-cube to North America by the beginning of 2009. If all goes well, United Kingdom drivers can expect The Cube later that year. Only time will tell if the adorable box-car will make it this side of the Pacific. Expect a redesign, including Nissan Versa’s 1.8-liter engine under the hood. Generation-Y has already taken a huge interest in this vehicle, a reaction similar to designs by Scion a few years back.

Nissan Cube – already a hit with the kids!