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Nissan’s 90s motorsports dominance memorialized in Casio Edifice watch
Nissan and Casio have teamed up for a watch celebrating NISMO’s racing prowess. The Casio Edifice NISMO Heritage Edition pays homage to Nissan’s race cars created during the golden age of its NISMO division. Everything from Skylines to sports prototypes … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 Hours of Daytona, Casio, NISMO, nissan, r30, r31, r32, r33, R91CP, R92CP, skyline, Skyline GT-R
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Nissan promises to revive Xterra as body-on-frame SUV
Back in April Nissan executives proclaimed that they really wanted to bring back the Xterra. At the time Nissan Americas chairperson Christian Meunier said, “We’re working on it. We’ll find a way.” Well, they found a way, because at the … Continue reading
Infiniti says it will bring back the stick shift RWD sports sedan
Infiniti just dropped some bombshell news at its annual dealer meeting in Las Vegas. Nissan’s luxury marque plans to resurrect the proper sports sedan with rear-wheel-drive and a manual transmission. Obviously this immediately conjures images of the beloved G35 sedan, … Continue reading
Here comes the Sunny: B110 grille trend continues with Suzuki Jimny mask
The B110 Nissan Sunny had one of the most distinctive grilles of all time. It has become a trend to mount its face on new, non-Sunny Japanese cars to evoke a retro feel on the modern machinery. The latest to … Continue reading
Safari Rally Datsun 240Z celebrated with trio of Seiko limited edition watches
Welcome to another edition of Japanese Nostalgic Chronograph. Hot off the heels of the Initial D 30th anniversary collaboration, Seiko has released three watches honoring the rallying successes of the Datsun 240Z. The trio are part of Seiko’s Speedtimer series, … Continue reading
‘Cruising J-Town’ museum exhibit spotlights a pivotal chapter in car culture
We suspect that many JNC readers were introduced to the wonders of Japanese cars during the Tuner Era of the late 80s and early 90s. The souped up imports that took over the streets triggered a paradigm shift in American … Continue reading
Nissan mulls Foxconn deal to save Oppama “mother” plant
Earlier this year, in a desperate financial situation, Nissan announced it would close seven of its 17 factories around the world. Among the facilities on the chopping block was the Oppama plant, founded in 1961 and long considered the “mother” … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day from JNC
To commemorate the day 249 years ago when declared our independence from the British crown. This Tomica Nissan Fairlady Z has nothing to do with that, but a few years ago Japan’s favorite diecast toy company released a series of … Continue reading
Akio Toyoda presents awards to SuperGT and JGTC masters
How many jobs does Akio Toyoda have? He’s already chairman of Toyota, a semi-pro race car driver, and president of the Japan Sumo Association. Now he’s adding another feather in his cap, chairman of the Automobile Business and Culture Association … Continue reading
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Tagged akio toyoda, Hiroaki Ishiura, JGTC, kazuya oshima, Lexs, nissan, SuperGT, toyota, Tsugio Matsuda, Yuji Tachikawa
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NISMO twin-cam conversion kit for L-series engines headed for production
The Nissan L-series is one of the most popular engines at any car show for Japanese classics. Installed in everything from Datsun 510s to Z-cars and Skylines, the tried-and-true SOHC motor is beloved the world over. Earlier this year NISMO … Continue reading
This Nissan Sunny conversion on a Suzuki kei truck is the cat’s pajamas
Converting kei cars to look like other vehicles is a tried and true tradition in Japan. Often times the transformations are tongue in cheek, morphing them into something they’re clearly not, like a baroque vintage design or a far more … Continue reading
J-tin abounds in Sabrina Carpenter’s latest music video
We suspect most of our readers are not in the Sabrina Carpenter demographic, but there’s no denying she’s one of the biggest pop stars in music right now. Her music video for ‘Manchild’ debuted on June 6 and it plays … Continue reading
Nissan might sell its Yokohama headquarters and showroom
In 2009 Nissan spent $450 million to build a brand new headquarters and showroom in Yokohama. Opened to coincide with the Port of Yokohama’s 150th anniversary, then-president Carlos Ghosn described the seaside high-rise as a “sailboat on a voyage across … Continue reading
Could Toyota be Nissan’s financial savior?
Last week Nissan announced a new recovery plan to dig itself out of its downward spiral. It announced that its deficit for the fiscal year ending in March 2025 had swelled to $4.5 billion and that it will close seven … Continue reading
Nissan’s mid-engined V6 Micra celebrates its 23rd anniversary with an refresh
Speaking of the Nissan March, Nissan Great Britain has just updated one of its wildest creations. Originally built 23 years ago, the Micra 350SR is what happened when Nissan GB crammed the ubiquitous VQ35 V6 engine midship into the back … Continue reading
Why SuperGT team owner Masahiro Kondo bought a first-gen Nissan March
To petrolheads Masahiko Kondo is best known as a racing driver and team manager. However, long before his motorsports career he was a teen heartthrob with his debut single Sneaker Blues shooting to number one in 1980 when Matchy, as … Continue reading
The Infiniti J30 was hard to look at but surprisingly well-appointed
If you were alive during the launch of Lexus, you’ll remember the army of naysayers decrying the LS400 as a cheaper version of established European luxury sedans. Infiniti, on the other hand, tried really hard to introduce a Japanese idea … Continue reading
Tomica celebrates 55th anniversary by partnering with five actual carmakers
This year marks the 55th anniversary of Tomica, Japan’s favorite diecast car brand. To honor this milestone, Tomica worked with actual car designers from five automakers to come up with special anniversary graphics packages for models of their respective marques. … Continue reading
Nissan executives want to bring back the Xterra
The Nissan Xterra debuted for the 2000 model year. That makes the originals 25 years old, eligible for historic car license plates and collector car insurance in most states. The Xterra was an unexpected hit for a bleak period at … Continue reading
Nissan says next GT-R could share a platform with Honda NSX
Remember when Nissan and Honda’s merger talks fell apart earlier this year? Unsurprisingly the two companies are still talking, and as one senior Nissan exec revealed, one of the potential projects the two juggernauts could collaborate on is their respective … Continue reading
