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2023 Nissan Z Review - Skips, Pops, Noise, Fuzz, And Joy

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I recall reading reviews of the Nissan GT-R back in 2008 when it debuted - holy crap, that car is STILL being built! And, indeed, there remains a big screen atop the dash in the 2023 Nissan Z. It’s not cheap, that’s for certain. where it was labeled a digital car for the PlayStation generation. I’m not sure.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. That means I refuse to play the marketers' clever games with the Nissan LEAF, smart fortwo, Volkswagen up! They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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Ghosn: Renault-Nissan needs both high- and low-spec EVs to be player in China market; ongoing importance of gov’t support

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At a press roundtable held at the Auto China 2016, Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn observed that both Nissan and Renault had what he called “high-spec” electric vehicle offers in China: the Venucia for Nissan, and the coming Freelance Electric by Renault. more affordable. We are not selling it and it’s a problem.

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

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The A310 will also be coming to America after being out of production since 1984. Once the original A110 ended production, the slower A310 started seeing major performance improvements and a boost in sales. Once the original A110 ended production, the slower A310 started seeing major performance improvements and a boost in sales.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found. Source: Lux Research.

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

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And last week, the company missed an interest payment and paused EV production while it sought to sell down some of its ~$530 million in inventory (it’s trying to use existing dealerships to do so ). In August, Fisker showed off the Alaska concept , a mid-size pickup truck which seems to fit a similar niche as the Nissan Frontier.

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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

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With so much of the market swapping to electrified products and/or dumping small cars in favor of larger vehicles boasting juicer returns for the manufacturer, Mitsubishi’s decision to ditch its infamous econobox is a predictable one. The Nissan Versa has seen its volume crater in recent years. The above hasn’t helped sales.