Showing posts with label Nissan Videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nissan Videos. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

Check Out Former F1 Driver Mika Salo Drifting a 700HP Nissan 200SX


Proving that Formula One drivers can make the cut in most types of motorsports even in their after-years, former Finnish racing driver Mika Juhani Salo sat behind the wheel of a Nissan 200SX drift car.

The GT2 class winner of the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans had no problem harnessing the 700-horses (and 850Nm) found under the hood of the 1999 Nissan S14 coupe.

Watch him in action at Ahvenisto race circuit in Hämeenlinna, Finland, in the video that follows after the break.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Moscow Man Tries to Drive Nissan Through a Train Crossing for Pedestrians…


Today, your daily dose of Russian madness comes courtesy of a stubborn driver of a Nissan Teana sedan (loosely related to the older generation Maxima) who for some reason was hell bent to drive over a pedestrian crossing on a train track in Moscow.

Not surprisingly, the car got stuck on the train tracks and being front wheel drive, he couldn't pedal his way out of this situation. Some by-passers quickly came out to help push the Teana back but as soon as they heard the train approaching they left him to watch the disaster that was bound to happen.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

A Video Walkaround of the New 2013 Nissan Altima Sedan


Nissan's presence at the ongoing 2012 New York Auto Show is marked by the world premiere of the 2013 Altima mid-size sedan, which is a very important model for the Japanese automaker.

In 2011, the current Altima ranked as the second best-selling passenger car in the U.S behind the Toyota Camry. Nissan believes that the new model can do even better.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

2013 Nissan Altima Teaser No5 Gives us a Quick Round Up of the Exterior and Instrument Panel


For each of the past five weeks, Nissan has been providing a cryptic video highlighting certain design elements of its all-new 2013 Altima sedan.

Now, in what is probably the last teaser before the official unveiling of the mid-size model at the 2012 New York Auto Show next Wednesday, Nissan has dropped a 19-second long clip.

The video spins around the Altima's exterior before it zooms out to show us the instrument panel and the new 'Nissan Advanced Drive Assist Display' system, which the company says, "brings relevant information closer to eye level keeping your eyes on the road."

To help you get a better view of the 2013 Altima's exterior design, we've snapped some shots from the video that you can check out in the gallery after the break.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Corvette Z06 Chases a Nissan GT-R Around the Track Until it Surrenders


What Nissan has managed to do with the R35 GT-R is nothing short of amazing, as the Japanese carmaker's flagship model has become the de facto standard in the sports car world upon which all other vehicles are judged.

Of course, we should never forget that another important factor that weighs in at any type of race is the driver and how capable he or she is behind the wheel.

The video that follows, isn't a race per se, as the drivers of the Corvette Z06 and Nissan GT-R running at the MotorSport Ranch Performance Car Country Club in Texas were probably there to do some hot laps around the track, but still, the chase that ensued makes for a pretty interesting watch.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

750HP Aston Martin vs 626HP Mercedes SLR McLaren vs 560HP Nissan GT-R


Here's further proof that horsepower numbers can be hugely deceiving. A completely stock Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with 626-ponies goes up against a lightly tuned Nissan GT-R with a Stage 2 kit and 560-horses and in a separate race, an Aston Martin DBS upgraded with a supercharger by Mansory pushing out 750-horsepower.

To see how the one mile (1.6 kilometers) drag strip race went down, hit the break to watch the short video clip.

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2013 Nissan Altima Teaser Video No4 is All About the Profile


Another week, another teaser clip from Nissan for its brand-new 2013 Altima mid-size sedan that will be fully revealed at the New York Auto Show in April.

After showing us the front, rear and top views of the Altima in the previous videos, Nissan is now completing the exterior set with a glimpse of the car's profile, which as you can, is distinguished by the more sculpted bodyside surfaces.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Power of Sound: Loud Audio System Shatters Nissan's Windscreen


While some people are obsessed with horse-power others are passionate about sound power. To each his own, we guess.

Who knows what kind of damage the owner of this Nissan truck has made to his own body over the course of the years, but if you want to see how the loud audio system smashed his vehicle's windshield, all you have to do is follow the break to watch the video.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

AMS Performance's 1,602awhp Nissan GT-R Runs the 1/4 Mile in a Record Breaking 8.63 Seconds!


After breaking the world record for the fastest Nissan R35 GT-R at the Texas Mile event last October with its Alpha 12 model that reached a top speed of 216.9mph (349km/h), AMS Performance has shuttered yet another record.

This time, the aftermarket-tuning house brought its new Alpha Omega GT-R, which was recently dyno'ed at 1,602 all-wheel horsepower with a maximum torque of 1,152 lb-ft (1,562Nm), to the drag strip.

The monstrous R35 completed the quarter mile sprint in a blazingly fast 8.6263 seconds with an exit speed of 173.8mph (279.7km/h) on the first run of the day, setting a new world record, according to AMS Performance.

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One Very Lucky Nissan GT-R Driver Avoids Wall Not Once, Not Twice but Thrice


While straight-line races in a protected environment like a drag strip are considered relatively safe compared to other forms of racing, that doesn't necessarily make them fool-proof as things can go wrong for a great number of reasons.

In this quarter mile race between two Nissan GT-R coupes, one of the drivers lost control of the car shortly after taking off and began turning around missing both walls by inches. Very lucky indeed.

Head past the jump to watch the video clip.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Monstrous 1,000HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Takes on Audi R8 V10, Nissan GT-R and BMW X6M


Ah Russia, the land of great artists, endless distances, dashboard mounted cameras and 1,000-horsepower Jeep Grand Cherokees challenging some of the fastest cars around.

In this match, we see the previous generation Grand Cherokee SRT-8 that's powered by a Stroker 7.2-liter supercharged V8 engine competing against a completely stock Audi R8 V10 5.2 with 525-horses, a Switzer-prepped Nissan GT-R R850 with 850-ponies and a BMW X6M by Evotech with 620-horsepower.

Race through the break to watch the one mile runs.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

New Nissan Altima Displays its Buttocks in Teaser Video No3


It’s been a week since Nissan gave us a second look at the all-new 2013 Altima sedan in advance of its world premiere at the New York Auto Show in April, and we all know what that means.

Yes, it's teaser video number three that offers us our first look at the mid-size sedan's rear end styling and the multi-angle tail lamps, which follow the design of the head lights.

Head past the break to watch the video for yourself.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What a Tease: Switzer R900 GTR GT-R vs Tuned 2012 Camaro SS


Since you all seemed to like our previous video of the 834whp Switzer E900 GTR, here's a fresh clip from the StreetCarDrags Event at palm Beach International Raceway where a tuned 2012 Chevy Camaro challenged one of Switzer's GT-R creations on the quarter mile strip.

Do we really need to tell you how it went down? Video follows past the break.

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900HP Switzer E900 GTR is a Fuming Godzilla on Steroids


Among the many tuners that have pushed the limits on the original Nissan GT-R is Ohio-based Switzer Performance. And what a beast the E900 GTR is as its twin-turbocharged V6, which runs on E85 fuel, makes no less than 834-horses…at the wheels and completes the quarter mile in 9.7 seconds with an exit speed of 147mph (237km/h)!

Drive Channel's Matt Farah took a privately owned E900 GTR for a test drive and let's just say that he was impressed by the sheer power of Switzer's creation.

You can watch the video right after the jump.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Nissan Juke-R Versus Nissan GT-R on the Race Track: Which One do You Think Will Win?


The great thing about the Nissan Juke-R is that it is not one of those 'touch it and it will break' kind of concepts we usually see from automakers but a fully working prototype that has already covered plenty of miles on the track in the hands of a number of different people.

This time it's the crew over at British car magazine Autoexpress that had the chance to drive the 485-horsepower Juke-R.

However, instead of putting it through its paces alone on the south circuit at Bedford Autodrome they also brought along the car that inspired its creation, the 2012 Nissan GT-R (2013MY for North America) that is rated at 545-horses.

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