Nissan has launched its new mini car called the Pino, which for now is available only in Japan. However, the Pino may roll out in other counties as well, which include India. This new mini car is based on the lines of Nissan Otti, Nissan Moco, and Nissan Clipper. However, the mini car does not fair well when it comes to the exterior design, which includes the overdone front dumper with a odd looking mesh design. The exterior lacks imagination and is not very inspiring, giving the car a very rigid geometric feel as whole.

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The custom-made Nissan Skyline Sedan in the 350GT Type-S version was shown at the Tokyo Auto Salon by the folks over at KenStyle. Now the car has undergone major bodywork to give it more “aerodynamic” feel. This includes modifications like the new front and rear bumpers along with the seamlessly integrated side skirts which give the car a “sporty” feel. The high quality material used in this body-kit is obvious.

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Nissan has announced the availability and the pricing of the 2007 Nissan 350Z, which in my opinion is not that of a great improvement from the 2006 model. Now the new 350Z has been fitted with a new VQ35 engine which is good but not much of a notable improvement as it provides just 6hp more from the last model and stands at 306hp and the torques at 268 lb-ft from 260 lb-ft with a rev limit of 7,500rpm.

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Following the cars introduced by Nissan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit I am starting to think that this is some sort of a joke. Now the Rouge is not a very good looking car but it does have a good 2.5L DOHC engine giving 170 horsepower and 175 lb-ft torque…so the performance might lure me, but the Bevel is just about the ugliest car I have had the misfortune to lay my eyes on.

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Nissan has shown its fresh new approach for utility vehicles design at the Detroit Auto Show with the Nissan Bevel. Now, is it just me or is this car just plain hideous? Oh god! What were they thinking?! Yes, it may provide more of a practical purpose when it comes to storage capacity, larger cargo room etc…but in spite of that I would certainly not buy such an ugly car…it looks so bad that it actually makes the Scion xB look good in comparison. More ugly pics after jump.

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The Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday that Nissan, the second largest automaker in Japan plans to build a 200,000 units-per-year capacity plant in India, with a resulting investment for $420-500 million. The construction on the main assembly plant will begin this year and is expected to launch operations in the latter half of 2009 with an annual capacity of around 200,000 units-a-year.

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Nissan has given a sneak preview of the new and upcoming Rogue Crossover that will be officially unveiled at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in January. There are no official details available of the new car except that it is expected to replace the Nissan X-Trail in Canada. The Rogue will be going up against SUV’s like the redesigned Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V.

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The popular Nissan 350Z sports car is being updated with the latest VQ35 V6 power plant. This engine debuted in the 2007 Infinity G35 sedan rated at 306 horsepower as per SAE standards. In a statement released by the Nissan product planning VP Larry Dominique, he spoke about the much-discussed 2009 Z. "The price of GT-R will keep it above the mass market, but Z is attainable by most. The next generation Z will continue to deliver upon that promise,” He also said “It will have considerably more performance than the current model and give a visual stimulus beyond today’s Z. This value and performance proposition will be even better than today, continuing an almost 40-year tradition as Nissan’s brand icon."

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Finally Nissan is taking its competitors seriously and the result is the 2008 Altima Coupe. The 2008 Altima Coupe is being brought in by Nissan to compete against the Toyota Camry Solara, Honda Accord Coupe and the Pontiac G6 Coupe. The 2008 Altima is Nissans first-ever two-door Altima. The aggressive offering boasts a shorter wheelbase, shorter overall length and lower height than its big brother, the Altima Sedan. The two cars share only a common hood when considering major body panels, with all other panels, grille, headlights and rear combination lights unique to the Altima Coupe.

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All you crazy Nissan fans, there is a good new for all of you that, Nissan has announced that it would offer an E85 flex-fuel version of its Armada SUV in 2007. The truck will have a 5.6-liter V8 which would be capable of running on 85% ethanol fuel, or regular gasoline. It will unite with Nissan's existing E85 Titan, which was introduced in 2005.

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The energetic engineers at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe have been busy with a special weekend mission the last year or so. The outcome of their hard work will be put on show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the form of the Nissan 350Z GT-S Concept. All the visitors to the festival will be fortunate to see the car in action on the hill climb course. It gets its massive power of 382 hp from Novidem supercharger. Similarly, there has been enhancement in the torque by increasing it to 313 lb-ft. this is why this baby is capable of going 0-60 in just 4.8sec.A snarlier exhaust, retuned suspension, Strosek body kit and wheel and tire upgrades complete the package.

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Nissan Europe SAS in collaboration with Columbia Sportswear Company has recently announced the launch of Nissan X-TRAIL Columbia Edition, which will tour Europe across 21 countries starting in 2006. According to Tariq Danish who is SUV Brand Manager at Nissan Middle East, the X-Trail has been an instant best seller in the compact SUV category internationally as well as in the GCC. The 2.5 litre SUV makes you feels at home on city streets or in wild terrain with its 4x4 capabilities. It has 4-speed automatic or 5-Speed manual transmission.

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