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2011 Nissan Juke Car Review

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:21:46 +0000

If you want don’t want to drive a gas-guzzling mammoth and still crave a vehicle with a sporty look/feel despite having to trade in your beloved sport compact for a crossover SUV, the 2011 Nissan Juke may be the perfect choice. Recently released, Nissan has found themselves with quite the [...]

2011 Nissan LEAF Electric Car Review

Laura Burkholder — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:42:28 +0000

RoadflyTV recently spent some time in the history-making 2011 Nissan LEAF electric car. Needless to say, we were very impressed. Join host Ross Rapoport as he reviews the first mass-produced, 100% electric passenger vehicle.

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With such a highly-anticipated vehicle, it’s hard to know where to [...]

2010 Nissan Murano Road Test & Review

bryan — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:57:31 +0000

Hosts Jessi Lang and Steve Hammes road-tested and reviewed the dependable and economical 2010 Nissan Murano, one of the originators of the modern crossover vehicle, the benchmark for all subsequent competitors.

Most of the major facelifts on the Murano came with last year’s model, which had garnered a whole new redesign, [...]

2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster Video Review

bryan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:59:59 +0000

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For 2010, Nissan has taken over one-hundred pounds off the body and added more power behind the engine of their 370Z Roadster. This agile coupe had host Jessi Lang grinning as she took to the backroads and highways to test out this super-fast and [...]

LA Auto Show: Nissan Ellure Concept Video

Laura Burkholder — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:40:10 +0000

Meet the Nissan Ellure Concept car from the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Nissan’s Chief Creative Officer was on hand to introduce the Ellure. The Ellure not only has the “green” qualities as a hybrid, but it also has styling that will bring back buyers who may have left the [...]

Video: 2010 Nissan Cube Review

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:07:16 +0000

Join guest host Elizabeth Kreft as she reviews the 2010 Nissan Cube. While the Cube’s design may not appeal to all, it obviously is doing something right as it enters its second year stateside. In Elizabeth’s video review, you’ll hear about it all, from the ripple theme design [...]

2010 Nissan NISMO 370Z

Jessi Lang — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:46:15 +0000

2010 Nissan 370Z NISMO

If you haven’t driven the 2010 Nissan NISMO 370Z, you’re doing yourself a disservice. A high-performance version of the 370Z Coupe, the NISMO has an engine that screams excitement and an exterior that begs to be looked at.

If you’re an automatic-only driver, you’ll be [...]

VIDEO: 2010 Nissan Sedan Lineup Overview

Laura Burkholder — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:49:57 +0000

Join host Jessi Lang as she gives you a quick tour over the 2010 Nissan line-up of sedans: the Maxima, Altima, Versa, and Sentra. All of the vehicles have updated wheel finishes and revised exterior stylizing.

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Dubbed “the 4-door sports car”, [...]

2011 Nissan JUKE Sport Cross Video from New York

Laura Burkholder — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:10:13 +0000

At this years’ New York Auto Show, Nissan surprised the crowds with the 2011 Nissan JUKE Sport Cross. The JUKE is the next competitor to enter the compact crossover/hatchback segment. With its roots in a variety of lifestyle influences like motorcycles and rally cars, the JUKE packs quite [...]

2009 Nissan Murano Car Review Video

Laura Burkholder — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:26:32 +0000

Join our guest host Nathan Johnson as he gives you a quick review of the 2009 Nissan Murano. The ’09 Murano crossover has been redesigned, both inside and out. On the outside, there is a sportier and sleeker look while the interior has become a luxurious cabin, self-dubbed [...]

2009 Nissan Cube Video

Laura Burkholder — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:19:10 +0000

We recently had a chance to test one of the latest small crossovers to hit the American auto market, the 2009 Nissan Cube. While the Cube has been an iconic vehicle in Japan for almost a decade, this is the first time it has landed stateside. The Cube features styling [...]

2009 Nissan 370Z Test Drive Video

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:27:41 +0000

Join us as we test the 2009 Nissan 370Z on the roads of Red Rock Canyon and at Spring Mountain Motorsport Park. The design of the 370Z is a throwback to its smaller 240Z roots and its sibling, the GT-R, coming in 4 inches shorter than the outgoing 350Z [...]

2009 Nissan Maxima Video

Laura Burkholder — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:23:38 +0000

The Nissan Maxima is back and better than ever. With the two version offerings, the Maxima 3.5 S and Maxima 3.5 SV, Nissan has reclaimed it’s place in a very competitive market with it’s flagship sports sedan. With pricing starting below $30,000, around $28,000, and not topping out [...]

2008 Nissan Patrol Video

Brian Armstead — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:22:22 +0000

During our recent trip to Cascais, Portugal for “Nissan 360” (see related story-Around the World in Two Days!), we had the opportunity to drive scores of Nissan products from their worldwide portfolio. We were not familiar with many of the nameplates or body styles, but one stood out, even [...]

2009 Nissan Maxima Pictures

Laura Burkholder — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:47:35 +0000

The Maxima is back! Enjoy the pictures of the all new 2009 Nissan Maxima in the photo gallery.

In its seventh generation, Nissan has continued to build upon the qualities that have made the Maxima a hit while also improving the exterior design, the interior cockpit, and the performance. Nissan’s [...]

Nissan 360: Around the World in Two Days!

Brian Armstead — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:25:55 +0000

Roadfly.com was recently invited to Lisbon, Portugal for “Nissan 360.” This was the second “360” for Nissan, the first having been held in San Francisco, California four years ago. For those who don’t know, Nissan, when paired with parent company Renault, is the third largest automaker in the world. [...]

2009 Nissan GT-R Car Review Video

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:17:39 +0000

The original Nissan GT-R was released as a trim level of the Skyline sedan in 1969. Briefly after that, the first GT-R coupe was introduced and produced until 1973. Sixteen years later, the GT-R was re-introduced into the Skyline lineup, known as the R32. The R32 featured [...]

The sound of the 2009 Nissan GT-R

Laura Burkholder — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:16 +0000

If you, like a lot of other people, don’t get a chance to drive the new Nissan GT-R, ride along with Roadfly.com as we take a fastlap around the Reno-Fernley Raceway. We mic’ed the GT-R’s engine so you can hear the power of this 480-horsepower supercar. The microphone was placed [...]

Video of the 2009 Nissan GT-R at Reno-Fernley Raceway

Laura Burkholder — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:45 +0000

Though the pre-sales started on February 4th, 2008 for the 2009 Nissan GT-R at 676 select “GT-R Certified” Nissan dealers worldwide, the GT-R won’t be on the road until July 2008. We, however, recently drove the all-new 2009 GT-R at the Reno-Fernley Raceway in Nevada and were quite impressed [...]

2009 Nissan Murano: “Murano-ness” Exemplified

Brian Armstead — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:45:41 +0000

Driving the all-new 2009 Nissan Murano, I had a flashback to winter, 2002, when a blizzard struck the Washington, D.C. area. My niece, who suffers from Sickle Cell Anemia, was having a crisis, and had to be quickly transported to Children’s Hospital in Washington. The only problem [...]

2008 Nissan Titan PRO-4X

Ross Rapoport — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:39:30 +0000

In 2004, the brand-new Nissan Titan was the biggest, brawniest full-size truck from Japan. A 305-horsepower V8 and freight-train styling raised the game, and alerted Detroit to an attack on one of the last segments the American Big Three still dominated. It didn’t offer as much variety as [...]

2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid Video

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:35:37 +0000

Though the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid is only available in the eight states that have accepted the California Emissions standards, the Altima Hybrid is desirable to those who just want to save money on ever-rising gas prices. If getting 43 city/36 highway isn’t enough of a bargain, the $2,350 [...]

2008 Nissan Rogue First Drive: Scrappy Upstart Defined

Ross Rapoport — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:18:57 +0000

Another automotive category is now filled with offerings from Japan’s Big Three automakers. Nissan has finally introduced the production version of its brand-new compact SUV, the Rogue.

Nissan invited DC-area journalists to check out their newest offering in Baltimore, setting up a group ride with a handful of Rogues, commonly [...]

2008 Nissan Rogue Video

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:35:08 +0000

Welcome the 2008 Nissan Rogue to the compact SUV market. Starting under $20,000, the Rogue looks like it will prove to be stiff competition for others in this class. However, don’t worry about breaking the bank because the Rogue will most likely max out at $25,000-26,000 (though pricing has [...]

2007 Nissan Quest Video

Charlie Romero — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:51:34 +0000

Minivans are perfect for anyone with kids, especially when they’re in the younger ages. My four and six year old are constantly asking me when a minivan is coming to the office and were quiet ecstatic to hear that we would be taking a minivan to the beach for [...]

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe First Drive

Laura Burkholder — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:10:51 +0000

You may be wondering why Nissan is bothering to launch a new car (the Altima coupe) into the auto market when they are already doing so well. The warranty claim rate on Nissan vehicles has dropped 60% in the past two years. The company hopes to launch a [...]

Interview With Nissan And Infiniti’s Larry Dominique

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:59:52 +0000

At the recent 2007 New York International Auto Show, I was fortunate to catch Larry Dominique, VP of product planning for Nissan and Infiniti, for a quick interview. He has been with the Nissan Brand since 1989, and before working with the Infiniti G37 Coupe, he worked with vehicles [...]

Video: Nissan’s 2007 Sentra SE-R Spec V… Road Test at the Racetrack!

Charlie Romero — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:41:56 +0000

Anyone can bring you a road test of the all-new Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V but a proper test of this great racer is done at a racetrack! We push the Spec V to its limits on the road course at Homestead Miami Raceway. But, we didn’t use the road [...]

Video: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Doing Burnouts

Charlie Romero — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:20:43 +0000

Here’s a short clip of Roadfly staffers burning some rubber at the press launch of the 2007 Sentra SE-R Spec V at Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida. With 200 horsepower, this little guy can smoke the front tires like a highly-tuned import drag racer. As you’ll see, handling [...]

VP Of Nissan Marketing, Jan Thompson, Chats With Roadfly

Laura Burkholder — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:37:31 +0000

At the North American International Auto Show, there were plenty of chances to rub shoulders with the top leaders in the auto industry as well as the entertainment industry. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Terri Hines, Senior Manager for Marketing and Lifestyle Communications at Nissan North [...]

2007 Nissan Versa Preview

max — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:19:38 +0000

Sold in other markets as the Tiida, Nissan’s entry into the suddenly-crowded “B”-segment–think Honda Fit, Aveo, Yaris, etc.–will be the Versa for 2007. Surprisingly roomy inside, it’s one of the biggest platforms to fit into the B category.

The Versa also sports one of the largest motors in the B-segment. It’s [...]

Cargo floor and interior storage in Nissan Titan proves very useful

Laura Burkholder — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:57:26 +0000

The back seats or cargo area, depending on your preference, comes with a few surprises.

First to the standard aspects, the seats come up with the ease of a handle and the mats are removable for easy cleaning. However, you don’t need to worry about calling shotgun in this car [...]

Nissan Titan’s Fold Flat Front Passenger Seat

Ross Rapoport — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:14:58 +0000

One of the full-size truck market’s most reliable customers is the contractor – that guy who practically lives in his truck, carrying a mix of business and personal items (tools and toys), and often a variety of people. The contractor demographic helped make the four-door pickup a household item, [...]

Sporty Steering Wheel in the Titan

Ross Rapoport — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:57:34 +0000

In keeping with the theme of little things making big differences, we feel that our long-term Nissan Titan deserves praise for its steering wheel. Why does a truck need a cool steering wheel, you ask? Well, grip the Titan’s wheel and find out for yourself. It’s thick [...]

The Nissan Titan’s Side View Mirrors Increase Visibility

Ross Rapoport — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:26:44 +0000

Given the superlative terms we heaped on our long-term Nissan Titan’s liftgate mechanism, we hesitated to use another “best-on-the-market” line for fear of lessening the effect. But the Titan is really just that good, and is a rolling example of all those proverbs about little things making a big [...]

Tight Turning Titan is Tops

max — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:16:18 +0000

When you’re talking trucks, the figures and stats that normally would get your heart racing-slalom times, cornering forces, etc.–suddenly become less important, compared to numbers that car-guys generally consider mundane. Turning Radius, for example. A low-slung, Italianate exotic with nine-inch-wide wheels isn’t going to have the tightest turning radius, but [...]

2006 Nissan Xterra, Down and Dirty

Laura Burkholder — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:27:26 +0000

Cars, like everything to a woman, can be seen as an accessory, and as soon as I stepped up into the 2006 Nissan Xterra, I wanted it to become part of my life as much as I wanted the latest line from COACH. From the sporty interior to the [...]

Nissan’s tailgate Dampening Assist is a winner – drop your tailgate.

Ross Rapoport — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:41:56 +0000

After spending lots of quality time with our 2006 Nissan Titan long-term tester, we’re prepared to say that from the C-pillars back, it’s currently the most innovative full-size truck on the market this side of a Chevy Avalanche.

In addition to the unique Utili-track system in the bed, which makes tying [...]

The Titan’s Sirius satellite antenna is nicely hidden

Ross Rapoport — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:11:58 +0000

One other thing we feel compelled to mention about our Titan test truck is the common-sense approach Nissan has taken on the issue of satellite radio. Most manufacturers have elected to plop strangely-shaped, body-colored antennae on the roofs of their cars. However, the Titan’s Sirius antenna is located [...]

Utili-Track System provides a ton of utility.

Alan Riley — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:57:40 +0000

One of the features of our Nissan Titan that we have found to be unexpectedly useful is the Utili-track bed system. With a name like Utili-track, you might think that this is simply one of a long list of features attached to the window sticker of a truck by [...]

Welcome the 2006 Nissan Titan Crew Cab to the fleet.

Charlie Romero — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:17:37 +0000

Nissan is a gutsy brand, overall–willing to take chances that other automakers would have rejected as too risky within the first committee meeting. Look at the 350Z, the Spec-V sedans, or even the alternatively-styled Quest minivan. We credit this audacious attitude with starting the V6 horsepower wars in the midsize [...]

Long-Term 2006 Nissan Titan SE 4×4 Crew Cab: Initial Report

Charlie Romero — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:22:57 +0000

We’ve spent the last few days reacquainting ourselves with the full-size Nissan Titan pickup that recently joined the Roadfly long-term fleet. At-first-glance impressions and technical specs are covered elsewhere on this site, so we won’t spend much time on them here. Instead, we’re approaching this as sort of an “open [...]

Playing With Nissan’s Tough Little Frontier at the Nissan Off-Road Experience

max — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Nissan claims its little Frontier pickup has “class-leading” off-road capability-but pretty much every truck manufacturer makes those sorts of claims. Now, we’ve been mightily impressed with Nissan test products before, but our inherently skeptical natures still prevent us from taking any brand’s words at face value. Especially when we’d just [...]

Nissan Titan, King of Nissan Off-Roaders

max — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We know an executive or two in Detroit who’d like to, but there’s really no denying that with the Titan, Nissan has finally built a real, competitive, full-size truck. We’ve tested it in our usual week-long way before; puttering around town, flying down freeways, and hauling whatever home-improvement detritus [...]

2005 Nissan Xterra: Getting Dirty to The EXTREEEME!

max — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:00:37 +0000

I’d never seen a trail like it. After a couple days of melting snow, the mud at the Summit Point Raceway off-road course was soupy and slick, and deep as a moat in places. The rocks looked like boulders, right there in the middle of what was laughingly called a [...]

2005 Nissan Titan: Make Room At The Top

Steve Litscher — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:49:42 +0000

When Nissan threw their hat into the full-size pick-up ring, they didn’t tip toe around the competition – they came out swinging and aiming square for the jaw. Today and no longer a rookie, the Nissan Titan hasn’t lost any of its passion – Nissan introduced a host of subtle [...]

2004 Nissan Maxima SE: The Sixth Time’s A Charm

Steve Litscher — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 14:42:50 +0000

The latest version of the Nissan Maxima is now in its sixth generation, and from what we can tell, this may be the finest Maxima yet. Spending a few days with a 2004 Maxima SE gave us a chance to explore its highs and lows, push it through some serious [...]

2005 Nissan Altima: A Fresh Face on a Great Sedan

Alan Riley — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:32:14 +0000

By the time you read this, the 2005 Nissan Altima should already be at your Nissan dealer, sporting a fresh face, a refined interior, and a bit more power.

Mark McNabb, Vice President and General Manager of Nissan sums up the changes: “Altima buyers don’t want to blend in, they want [...]