Sentences with phrase «in nismo»

The sportiest Versa Note is going to be offered in two versions: Note Nismo and the Note Nismo S. Nissan hasn't released a lot of the details about the Note Nismo, but did say, «The Note Nismo we introduced today is truly symbolic to the Nismo brand in that it represents the fusion between motorsports that's embedded in Nismo's DNA and the success of the Note as a mass production vehicle.»

It's got distinctive looks that you won't see in any other compact SUV in the class, and it's also built in some performance in the NISMO trims, with bigger brakes, a throatier exhaust and genuine Recaro seats.

When even loaded versions of mainstream variants in the compact class (meaning Civic, Focus, Dart and Mazda 3) can crest $ 25 grand, the fact that for the same money, you can get something with genuine performance enhancements as well as the potential to uncork even more power, and the chips begin to stack in the NISMO's favor.

Affalterbach's red - hot Merc - AMG GT R meets the good ol' Nissan GT - R in Nismo flavor, a car that is heading towards its market exit.

Jump onboard with Nissan factory driver Harry Tincknell in their NISMO entry to the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hour race, in the LM P1 category.

But in Nismo Land, mascara stands for Alcantara leather, Recaro carbon bucket seats with red inserts and carbon fiber as far as the interior is concerned.

Performance upgrades abounded for the 350Z, which means you can find versions of the car equipped with Brembo brakes and a stiffer chassis (in the NISMO edition), but if you prefer more relaxed sports car motoring then a roadster edition of the Nissan was offered until 2009 (one year longer than the 2003 - 2008 coupe).

The 2015 Nissan Juke may not look like one of the country's top Front Wheel Drive Sports Cars, but it sure acts like one — especially in its NISMO RS trim

Over the years, Nissan has lured more and more power from the same engine, culminating in the Nismo edition's whopping 600 horsepower.

The JUKE's engine is mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) in most models, although a 6 - speed manual gearbox is available in front - wheel - drive versions of the SV, the NISMO and in the NISMO RS.Each of the models in the lineup can be equipped with all - wheel drive.

Nissan retunes the engine for more power in the NISMO RS, where it makes 215 or 211 horsepower, depending on transmission choice.

However, Nissan engineers could forgo some of that increased range for extra power in the Nismo model.

For its use in the NISMO 370Z, the 3.7 - liter VQ - series V6 produces 350 hp @ 7,400 rpm and 276 lb - ft of torque @ 5,200 rpm.

The Bottom Line It may be funny - looking, but in Nismo form the 2013 Nissan Juke is one heck of a fun hatchback, with excellent performance technology.

It may be funny - looking, but in Nismo form the 2013 Nissan Juke is one heck of a fun hatchback, with excellent performance technology.

In a NISMO cockpit, car and driver become one.

All - wheel drive, a blistering 419kW / 632Nm (441kW / 652Nm in the NISMO) 3.8 - litre twin - turbo six - cylinder engine and a brutal six - speed dual - clutch transmission make for an in - your - face ultimate performance package which, in «Track» form, will teleport you from zero to 100km / h in a dizzying 2.7 seconds.

It's the latest in Nismo's product onslaught, as Nissan's official tuning arm becomes a bona fide performance brand.

Optional torque - vectoring all - wheel drive aids handling, but the cheaper front - wheel - drive model is just as fun and can be had with manual transmission in the Nismo version.

Included in the Nismo kit is a revised suspension, high - capacity turbos, unique 20 - inch Rays alloy wheels, Recaro leather seats with synthetic suede inserts, an Alcantara - appointed Nismo steering wheel, red interior accents and stitching, and plenty of carbon - fiber, which makes up the front and rear fascias, side skirts, trunk lid, and side - sill covers.

Shift quality is best in the Nismo, too.

Not exact matches

It's not just confined to Super GT though, and the Circuit Safari was also in action during last year's NISMO Festival at the Fuji Speedway.

Despite not even taking part in any competitive sessions this season, the GT - R LM NISMO is still the most talked about race car in the World Endurance Championship this year thanks to the company's radical approach to the rules.

This video from NISMO TV shows a timelapse video of the GT - R LM NISMO getting built from scratch and then stickered up in the classic Nissan livery.

Spec is everything and the lap time is only relevant if we can actually buy the car in record time spec, at least right away - not like some Seats or Nismos... So far is an impressive time, but if it was achieved with tyres you can't buy for the car (or won't for everyday use), without material that's needed for everyday and even prolonged track - day use (Air Con for ex.)

Nissan offers the Juke in five trim levels: Visia, Acenta, N - Connecta, Tekna and Nismo RS.

It's hard to imagine the all - new 21st - century facility ever acquiring the same charm as the old one, but it's an essential step in the reinvention and revitalisation of Nismo.

The recent Juke RC prototype has already demonstrated a keen appetite for an even hotter Nismo Juke, which could result in the start of an arms race.

It even won an evo group test in issue 204, and held its head high against a Porsche Cayman and Nismo 370Z in evo 209.

The Infiniti ESQ will be nearly identical to the Nissan Juke Nismo sold in the U.S., as Infiniti says it will use the same 1.6 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder making 197 hp.

Six - time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy ploughed one of only two Nissan GT - R Nismos in the UK through all five Molecomb corner bales on Saturday, luckily escaping unharmed but unsurprisingly suffering dented pride after his first big shunt since entering the world of motorsport.

# 50,000 cheaper but just 50bhp down, it's still a formidable force in the sub-supercar sector and it receives its annual update just as the ballsier Nismo arrives.

Cranfield was in constant dialogue with Nismo's engineering team in Japan throughout, and it was the first time that engineers outside Nismo's core team had been allowed to work on one of its road cars.

Meanwhile, race - car designer Ben Bowlby, the man behind the DeltaWing and Nissan ZEOD R / C, confirmed that the next road - going GT - R will feature a version of the same twin - turbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 with hybrid power that propels the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO race car, which appeared in June's 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

Nismo are heralded as Tuner gods in Japan and some other places for their work on past Skylines and Z cars.

I don't track my cars but in terms of driving from A to B and having a bit of fun on the B roads, the Nismo RS is fun and fast.

Last weekend, two other GT Academy graduates, Florian Strauss and Wolfgang Reip, joined professional racer Katsumasa Chiyo to win the Bathurst 12 Hours in a Nissan GT - R Nismo GT3.

Back in the main building, once you head up from street level it's easy to see why Nismo is moving, for this is not an ideal home for any race team, let alone one with the size and importance of Nissan's motorsport department.

The hotter Nismo RS can be a bundle of fun in the right circumstances too, but as we found out with our long - term evo Fast Fleet example (you can read about it in full in the «living with» section), some of the Juke's quirks can be tiresome to live with if you're more familiar with traditional hot hatchbacks.

Well they did it for the juke r so why not a smaller engine in the juke and it is a fantastic drive not every one has the money for a gtr and Nismo can put there name to what they want who made you the boss like

Despite the previous generation of Nismo GT - R taking a good six years to take shape, the Japanese automaker has taken another step forward, revealing the next - generation of circuit - slaying Nismo GT - R just months after the moderately refreshed 2017 R35.5 GT - R debuted in New York.

I was looking for a sports car and found it in a Nissan 370Z Nismo.

Cranfield has previous experience with performance Nissans, including some work on the European specification of the GT - R and, back in 2003, helping to optimise the Nismo handling pack that was offered on the 350Z.

For your average GT - R owner, the drive - in workshop is the heart of Omori Factory, for it's here that Nismo will bestow greatness on your car, be it an R32, R33 or R34 GT - R, the current R35 GT - R or even a 370Z.

Instead the factory's contents are being quietly packed up and taken away, to be relocated to Nismo's new state - of - the - art headquarters on an industrial estate in Yokohama.

> Performance and 0 - 60mph time - Nismo RS is predictably quickest, reaching 62mph in seven seconds.

The 370Z is offered in coupe, roadster and high - performance NISMO form.

It should be in the shops by Christmas, and if you watch the ads closely you'll see a certain blue 350Z with a Nismo bodykit.

The Juke Nismo launches Nissan's performance road car arm in Europe.

The 370Z will again be offered in coupe, roadster and high - performance NISMO form.