Tony Quinn and Naomi Tillet’s Targa Wrest Point challenge ended rather abruptly on the second competitive stage when a braking problem caused the V.I.P. Petfoods Nissan GT-R R35 off the road. The 390kW all-wheel drive supercar’s ABS partially failed on the approach to a corner on the 22.9km Airwalk One stage, causing a front brake [...]

In the brands continued support of both tarmac rallying and Brendan Reeves, Mazda Motorsport will be returning for Targa Wrest Point, the second round of the Australian Tarmac Championship. After a number of successful test sessions, the rally will see both the Mazda3 MPS and the Mazda RX-8 SP competing over two days and 14 [...]

In the latest step forward in the collaboration of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler, Nissan’s Decherd, Tennessee, plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz. Production will begin in 2014, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per year once full ramp–up is achieved. “This is the newest milestone in our pragmatic collaboration and [...]

The most powerful rally team in the Asia Pacific region has confirmed it will return to contest the International Rally of Queensland (IROQ) in 2012 and will bring a two-time world champion driver from Sweden to help win the Sunshine Coast event for the first time. The factory-backed Proton Motorsports team from Malaysia announced it [...]

The technology in commercial vans has not changed too much in past two decades, but at the Tokyo Motor Show Nissan will debut the next-generation NV350 light commercial. In the NV350 van that raises the standard for the next generation with contemporary styling, expanded cargo capacity and smart functionality. The NV350 displays clean, modern styling [...]

2012 will be a time for new beginnings and improving things that need it. Although the Nissan GT-R is one of the best sports cars in the world, Nissan announced they will launch an upgraded version and it will be coming to Australia. At a glance the new GT-R will have more power, 404kW to [...]

Nissan Motor Company has announced that Infiniti, its luxury brand, will locate its new global headquarters in Hong Kong. The move comes as Infiniti seeks to lift total global sales to 500,000 vehicles a year, as part of Nissan’s six-year mid-term business plan, Nissan Power 88. Infiniti’s growth strategy is expected to be driven partly [...]

A host of New York City officials, including Taxi & Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, were among the first to preview the interior design planned for the Nissan NV200 Taxi, New York City’s exclusive ‘Taxi of Tomorrow,’ at the Nissan ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ Design Expo. The exhibit is open to the public until Nov.5 and features [...]

Infiniti has announced it will expand its partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team for the 2012 season.  The announcement, made at the Korean Grand Prix, follows the win last weekend in Japan by Red Bull Racing driver and Infiniti global ambassador, Sebastian Vettel, of his second world drivers championship. From 2012, Infiniti [...]

The Nissan GT-R is the one of the hottest cars on the market and is definitely Nissan’s best car. Although the GT-R can’t be matched Nissan have combined a Juke with the heart of the GT-R and made a Juke-R. The Juke is not known in Australia but when one of the best sports cars [...]