Nissan’s performance arm, Nismo, is wetting its beak on electrified powertrains. Last week, the company launched the Note e-Power Nismo S — upping the model’s performance output by roughly 25 percent. Sold in Japan since December of 2016, the Note e-Power Nismo offered 109 horsepower and 187 lb-ft. The new Nismo S brings those specs to 134 horsepower and […]
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Nissan Leaf Nismo Confirmed, Baby!
Nissan unveiled the Leaf Nismo EV this week, with sales commencing in Japan at the end of the month. This is a big surprise for the Western automotive media, as few of us truly believed it was possible. While rumors suggested the existence of such a vehicle, we presumed it would either not happen or […]
Mo’ Leaf: Nissan Reveals More Details about the Leaf NISMO Concept
– Nissan has revealed more details about the Leaf NISMO concept that it will formally unveil this month at the Tokyo auto show. The hot-looking electric hatch previews a sportier Leaf variant that, rumors say, will reach production before the end of the decade. – Notably, the Leaf NISMO concept features a host of handsome […]
Mo’ Leaf: Nissan Reveals More Details about the Leaf NISMO Concept
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Nissan Leaf NISMO Concept Seemingly Previews Sporty Production Variant
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Nissan Leaf NISMO Concept Seemingly Previews Sporty Production Variant
– A new Nissan Leaf EV is arriving for the 2018 model year. The second-generation electric car eschews the prior model’s dowdy styling and limited 107-mile driving range in favor of a more modern look and a minimum range of 150 miles. – Nissan seems to want to go beyond generational upgrades, however, by expanding the model’s lineup. A longer-range […]
Nissan Leaf 2018 UPDATE – high-performance sporty Nismo edition is coming SOON
Nissan will launch a special Nismo version of the new Leaf 2018 next year when the car goes on sale. The bold new sporty version of the EV is being built in a bid to attract a younger audience. It features a bumpy, more aggressive and chunkier exterior. Muscular bonnet ridges, flared out wheel arches […]
Nissan confirms it's planning a Nismo next-gen Leaf
A few weeks ago we brought you renderings of a Nismo performance version of the second-generation Nissan Leaf, complete with a lowered suspension, larger wheels, wider body and blue accents along the undercarriage. That’s our rendering, above. It now appears that car will become reality as shown here: And now a better picture of the […]
2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO – Instrumented Test
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2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO Tested: On the Shoulders of Giants
– Nissan loyalists know that “NISMO” is a portmanteau for “Nissan Motorsports,” while to everyone else it is very nearly meaningless. And the brand is almost as empty of product as the word is of meaning. It’s a little extra snowcap on the towering mountain of power that is the GT-R. It’s wheels and a […]