Nissan has released another car to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Z car. It’s called the 370Z Black Edition, and it’s quite a fine looking car, despite the minimal changes.
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2010 World Car of the Year finalists released, top 3 to be announced in Geneva
The World Car of the Year jury has announced their top 10 finalists for 2010. The top 3 will be announced in Geneva, while the actual awards will be given out at the New York International Auto Show.
General Motors to unveil several new cars at Detroit, leak name for upcoming Cadillac concept
CanadianDriver was invited to a media preview of General Motors’ show display at the Detroit Auto Show, and they can report that quite a few new cars will be unveiled.
Nissan may be reviving the 240SX
Rumours are flying around saying that Nissan may be reviving the 240SX (Also known as the Silvia).
VW buys 19.9% of Suzuki, announces new partnership
Volkswagen, now the biggest car producer in the world, is set to start a new partnership with the guys from Suzuki.
Nissan Qashqai facelifted
Nissan has unveiled its facelifted Qashqai and Qashqai+2, which will be going on sale next March.
Nissan says they have tweaked it for added comfort and responsiveness. They have also added insulation and changed the front window seal to reduce noise and vibration.
Changes on the exterior include a completely revised front end, with a new hood, bumper, wings, grille and headlamps. It looks quite nice, better than the old front end in my opinion.
Also, two new colours have been added to the range, a red and grey. Presumably these are the colours pictured above.
The rear hasn’t been changed much. The only changes are revised light lenses and some aerodynamic tweaks to reduce drag.
There are some new optional alloy wheels available as well.
The interior gets a few tweaks as well. The dials have been changes so that they are easier to read, footwell lights have been added, and there are some new storage areas.
There is also a new, eco-friendly trim level, called Pure Drive. It is powered by a 1.5L diesel engine, which is also available on other Qashqai models. The Pure Drive is lighter and more aerodynamic than other trim levels. It also costs a bit less than the equivalent engined and trimmed standard car.
Source: Autocar
Nissan GT-R Spec V is Coming to Europe
Nissan has revealed that it’s stripped-out, hardcore Nissan GT-R will eventually go on sale on the old continent. Unfortunately, they will only sell 40 of them here. Mind you, with a price tag almost twice as large as the normal car and with so little modifications, it is improbable they would sell many more. First deliveries are set to start in April 2010 so you’d better get you cheque in if you want a piece of Godzilla. Just to remind our readers, the GT-R Spec V has the same twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 engine as the normal GT-R, producing 478 BHP. However, the hardcore version gets carbon-ceramic brakes specifically developed for this car, lightweight forged aluminium wheels, a carbon fibre rear spoiler, a carbon fibre grille and carbon fibre brake ducts and a titanium exhaust system. All these changes add up to make the Nissan 60kg lighter than the standard car.
Source: Autocar
Infiniti G37 sedan facelift unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show
Besides the new M, Infiniti has also unveiled an updated G37 sedan at the LA Auto Show. Unlike the M though, it’s a facelift rather than a total makeover.
Renault Reveals Plans for Lada
Renault, who has a 25 percent stake in Avtovaz, the parent company of Lada, has revealed its plans for Lada.
It’s plans for a hatchback based on the Concept C (Pictured above) have been canned to focus on improving the current range.
Renault will be trying to improve the quality of the Lada Kalina. Russian cars are known for their lack of quality, so this is a good thing to focus on. New cars will eventually be rolled out, around 2012-2014 according to Renault. There will be cars based on Renault-Nissan platforms. They want to concentrate on the Kalina first.
The Russian government is urging Renault to invest money in Avtovaz, but Renault is resisting and says their contribution is “through technology, equipment, know-how and platforms”.
Avtovaz was hit quite badly by the recession, with new cars sales in Russia down 57 percent and down 75 percent in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are some of Lada’s biggest markets. They were going to sack 27,000 workers to save money, but the Russian government stepped in and provided cash, some of which will go towards developing new models.
Source: Autocar
Nissan GT-R and Maserati MC12 to participate in Le Mans Series
After some changes to the rules of the Le Mans Series, reports indicate that the Nissan GT-R and Maserati MC12 will be entering the Le Mans Series next season.