Pulsar lights up small car market
OCCASIONALLY the backstory is more intriguing than the subject itself. Welcome, then, to the fall and rise of the Pulsar, dormant after seven long years of the spectacularly unsuccessful C11-series Tiida.
Nissan turns a new LEAF
Nissan has given its electric, earth-hugging, LEAF a makeover – with more than 100 significant changes. Headlining the improvements are a boost in range, a much-needed drop in price and better charging performance.
Confirmed! Nismo GT-R
Confirmed! Nissan will build the ultimate version of its ultimate road car – a Nismo GT-R.
Nissan's 'Godzilla' goes lightweight
Nissan has created a limited edition, strictly two-seater version of it's GT-R supercar, with with a special suspension set-up tuned at the famed Nurburgring circuit in Germany, and lightweight, quilted cloth mats in place of the usual rear seats.
Pulsar is Nissan's new star
Nissan knows the value of a name and a great price tag. The Japanese car company has taken the wraps off its comeback kid – the Pulsar along with its sporty sibling the SSS hot hatch.
Simpson Desert app
A Simpson Desert-flavoured iPad app is available to download for free from the Apple App Store in celebration of the first motor vehicle crossing of the formidable red giant by a Nissan Patrol G60 in 1962.
2012 Nissan GT-R now on sale
The new Nissan GT-R is here, bringing with it a host of mechanical updates and a $2,000 increase in price to $170,800.
Nissan reveal 'Batmobile' Le Mans racer
Nissan has revealed its radical new DeltaWing technological concept - a race car resembling the Batmobile set to race at the 24 hours of Le Mans in June.
Nissan reveal Invitation concept
Nissan has released details of a new small car called the Invitation, which will be placed between the smaller Micra city car and larger Juke crossover. The concept – which is more of a production car preview – will be officially unveiled next month at the Geneva Motor Show.
Supercars stuck in snow
A pair of supercar owners from Seattle decided to go for a sneaky spin in the city's recent 'snowpocalypse'. While the owner of the Audi R8 seemed to cope with the wild weather, the GT-R's tires wouldn't allow it to have the same sort of traction.
Volkswagen Polo: 2010 Car of the Year Winner
Volkswagen has taken out the Wheels Magazine Car of the Year award for a second year running.
Performance Car Cup 2011 Winner! Nissan GT-R
And so it all comes down to this; Nissan’s jaw-dropping, physics-bending GT-R claims its second MOTOR Performance Car Cup crown.
Expensive pile-up: Eight Ferraris in Japanese car crash
A Ferrari driver lost control on a wet road in Japan, causing a chain reaction that wrecked 14 vehicles, including seven other Ferraris, two Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini.
New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future
Nissan has unveiled the brand new PIVO 3 concept car ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December - a compact all-electric urban commuter vehicle that majors in smarts.
Live Blog - day 2: afternoon
The gods have turned Phillip Island from a wet, miserable place barely suitable for photographs to a glorious playground for our judges. Yet Ponchard wasn’t the first to spin – Curt Dupriez won that contest, and in the Cayman R, no less.
Nissan creates GT-R SUV
Nissan has taken the GT-R’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6, six-speed transaxle and all-wheel-drive chassis, and stuffed the complete powertrain into its Euro-only Juke compact SUV.
Wheels: 'Like' this page and win!
What are your favourite car design look-a-likes? ‘Like’ this page on Facebook and tell us your favourite car design look-a-like. The best response will win one of five motorsport DVDs from the Wheels gift shop…
Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars
Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you've seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.
Size matters in saving on car running costs: RACV
RACV lists the Suzuki Alto and Barina Spark, along with the outgoing Hyundai Getz, as the cheapest cars to own.
Corvette ZR1 blasts the Nurburgring
Three years after its last assault Chevrolet has returned to Germany’s famous Nurburgring with the 476kW supercharged Corvette ZR1
Nissan's silent electric race car
Nissan, in co-operation with Nismo (a Japanese tuning house) has released computer-generated footage of its latest creation
Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market
Reports out of Europe this week suggest Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market. The new models will reportedly be based on the styling of Renault's recent Captur concept and built on Nissan platforms.
AMG wins International Performance Engine of the Year
AMG’s 6.2-litre V8 has pipped the Ferrari 458 Italia’s V8 to win International Engine of the Year
Nissan turns up the GT-R
The mystique of the black Spec-V GT-R is immediate.