Blancpain Endurance Series: a maiden win for Von Ryan McLaren at Silverstone
An early pit call proved pivotal for the Von Ryan Racing team at Silverstone, the opportunistic move helping the team to their first Blancpain…
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Race Report – Chris Hoy makes a solid British GT debut (w/Gallery)
Chris Hoy began his 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Championship season this Easter weekend, finishing in a respectable ninth in race one and thirteenth…
Nissan GT-R Nismo sets a 7:08.679 lap time of the Nürburgring (w/VIDEO)
There are two ways of looking at the new GT-R Nismo’s performance – as per Nissan’s press release “it’s the fastest volume production car…
Nissan GT-R vs Oris Swiss Hunter Jet (w/VIDEO)
Nissan’s official German-speaking customer magazine, N_Magazin, pitted the 542bhp Nissan GT-R against a 22,000 horsepower Oris Swiss Hunter Fighter Jet. The outcome of their…
Nissan delivers another gold-painted GT-R.. to Usain Bolt (w/VIDEO)
You may remember the first gold painted GT-R which was auctioned in late 2012, with proceeds going to the Usain Bolt Foundation. That raised…
Picture Gallery: 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition
Nissan has confirmed its US pricing of the GT-R Track Edition, and as expected it carries a slight premium over the standard model, despite…
Nissan GT-R claims 184mph Russian Ice Speed Record (w/VIDEO)
We’ll admit to being slightly baffled at first by Nissan’s new speed record, after all, Bentley holds the production car record on ice at…
VIDEO: How does a Nissan GT-R fare against the Infiniti FX and Nissan 370Z on snow?
We already know how impressive the GT-R is on the road, with the 2013 model capable of lapping the Nürburgring circuit in 7min 18.6…
Nissan announces a bold new future for Nismo, but leaves questions about Infiniti unanswered
Last night, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced his plan to elevate Nissan (via its sub-brand Nismo) to become one of the world’s top Motorsport…
Usain Bolt’s Gold Nissan GT-R to be auctioned on November 22nd
Nissan’s honorary Director of Excitement, Usain Bolt, will auction off his one-of-a-kind ‘Bolt Gold’ GT-R this coming Thursday. All proceeds will go to help the Usain Bolt Foundation create educational and cultural opportunities for children and young people, in the Olympic Champion’s home country of Jamaica.
Nissan’s £400,000 production Juke-R now ready for delivery – with 545bhp (w/VIDEO)
It seemed inevitable, given the upgrades made to Nissan’s MY2012 GT-R, that the Juke-R would inherit the same performance (up from the concept version’s 480bhp) from its 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 engine.
In addition to these final technical enhancements, the first production Juke-R also gains a new look in its transition to a fully-fledged road car.
Godzilla Cometh: British GT Report, Round 5 Snetterton – August 4th, 2012
In my last report I distinctly remember warning you all. There’s a new kid in town. He’s young. He’s full of ambition. And he means business. He walks confidently through the paddock, yet is barely noticed by the regulars.