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November 5, 2018

NISMO is All About Total Balance


It was quite a weird interview. Just as he sat down, NISMO Chief Product Specialist Hiroshi Tamura immediately said, “Do not ask me about the next GT-R—I cannot say when it will be launched!” He also added that despite murmurs of the future GT-R becoming an EV Concept, it may not necessarily be the case. In any case, the final product, should there be any, will be up to the “customer voice.”

August 1, 2023

2024 Nissan Z Gets The NISMO Treatment


The Philippines is still waiting for the all-new Nissan Z to arrive, but elsewhere, the full-bodied version—the Nissan Z Nismo has been unveiled. Building on the capacities of Nissan’s rear-wheel drive sportscar, the Nissan Z Nismo packs additional power, tuned suspension, and revised aero.

May 21, 2020

Nissan and Italdesign Starts to Produce the P 54.98-Million GT-R 50


After showing it on multiple occasions as a prototype model, Nissan has finally shown the production version of the P 56.98-million GT-R 50 by Italdesign.

January 30, 2018

Nissan Philippines Increases Vehicle Prices Due to Excise Tax


Nissan Philippines joins the growing list of car companies that have formally announced their new SRP (Suggested Retail Price) taking into account the revised new vehicle excise tax. And like other carmakers, the passage of TRAIN means an increase throughout the line-up, including (surprisingly) the Navara pickup truck.

April 26, 2019

We Heard You Like Wings and Downforce On Your Nissan GT-R


We hear you love wings and lots of downforce, so here’s a Nissan GT-R with a humongous wing grafted on its front-end to the point that from some angles, it’s actually hard to tell which is the front and rear ends.

January 8, 2020

Nissan's e-4ORCE is the Spiritual Successor to the GT-R's ATTESA All-Wheel Drive System


Nissan’s ATTESA or Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All-Terrain is famous for its application in the GT-R supercar among others. Well, the Japanese automaker just showed off its most direct successor and its name? e-4ORCE.

June 6, 2018

P 29 Million Can Get You a Racing Version of the Nissan GT-R


If you happen to have 60 million yen or 28.59 million pesos lying around, NISMO is giving you the chance to buy a GT-R NISMO GT3 which can take you racing to various racing series around the world.

November 17, 2016

Nissan Shows Off 2017 Super GT GT500 Challenger


Nissan’s new Super GT GT500 challenger, which aims to battle for championship success in 2017, was revealed on the eve of last weekend’s Super GT final rounds.

April 2, 2015

Nissan Philippines Reacts to GT Academy Driver's Horrific Crash at Nurburgring (w/ Video)


Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI) reacts to GT Academy graduate and NISMO racing driver Jann Mardenborough’s horrific crash at the Nurburgring in Germany which called to question the ability of GT Academy graduates and the future of GT Academy itself.

December 5, 2021

Nissan And Nismo Unveil The Z GT500 Race Car


After announcing the retirement of the GT-R at the top-tier Super GT GT500, Nissan and NISMO have unveiled their newest challenger: the Nissan Z GT500. The new GT500 racer will participate in the Super GT Series starting with the 2022 season.

May 7, 2019

If You Want to Win at This Racing Event, Drive a Nissan


Accepted as South Africa’s equivalent of the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom, the Knysna Speed Festival gave birth to the Simola Hillclimb. Vying for the fastest time up the 1.9-kilometer track, it draws racers from all corners of the world. Wherever they come from though, 8 out of 9 of them chose to race in a Nissan.

March 22, 2013

Vent It Out Friday: You've Got Soul

To this day, a lot of people don’t like the new Nissan GT-R. They respect the car’s performance, but they largely ignore it because aside from the aspect of technical mastery, it pretty much threw out everything that the Skyline GT-R heritage stood for.

No longer did it have a bullet-proof, silky smooth turbo-charged inline-6. No longer was it a quirky box with a wing. No longer was it a car that could trace it roots to a staid family sedan. No longer was it the tunable, every-man Godzilla on wheels that prior GT-Rs had been.

October 26, 2023

Nissan And Subaru's Japan Mobility Show Concepts Have Me Worried


Concept cars are basically manifestations of what an automaker’s direction is be it in design or technology. That’s why these two concept cars from Nissan and Subaru has got me worrying just a little bit.

January 30, 2020

Watch the 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO Smash the Tsukuba Circuit Record for Production Cars


The 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO broke the lap record on the Tsubuka Circuit last December. Driven by Tsugio Matsuda, the 600-horsepower factory-tuned sportscar smashed the existing production car track record by setting a time of 59.3 seconds.

March 29, 2024

How Nissan's Participation In Formula E Is Helping Them Make Better Cars (And Vice-Versa)


When Nissan announced its commitment to race in Formula E until 2030, some thought: why participate in a series that’s considered niche? With Super GT being the only other racing series where Nissan participates as a works team, why not go for broke and go into something like Formula 1, World Rally Championship, or World Endurance Championship? The answer is a simple one, according to two Nissan executives.

December 14, 2021

The All-New Nissan Almera Has A Very Low Cost of Ownership


Buying a new car is often a daunting task, especially when it comes to first-time car buyers. In the sub-compact segment alone, there are at least half a dozen choices so people are definitely spoiled for choice. However, if there’s one that ultimately stands out, and that’s the all-new Nissan Almera.

December 19, 2018

Nissan Just Made a Special Edition GT-R Celebrating Naomi Osaka


Commemorating its partnership with tennis superstar and proud GT-R owner Naomi Osaka, Nissan is launching a special edition of its supercar honoring the Grand Slam winner.

October 19, 2018

Nissan Can Make You Spend P 70 Million in Less than 30 Minutes


If you happen to find yourself at the swanky Ginza area of Tokyo, swing by Nissan Crossing to take a glimpse of the P 56-million Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign, the 50-unit limited production supercar that commemorates the 50th anniversary of both the GT-R and Italdesign.

July 23, 2019

The 2019 Nissan Skyline is a 400-Horsepower Sports Sedan That Can Drive Itself


Before Nissan spun the GT-R into its own separate line, it was known as the Skyline GT-R. And with that, it’s a family of sporty front-engine, rear-wheel drive executive sedans. Though the Skyline is more recognized as an Infiniti (G or Q, depending on which particular model), that didn’t stop Nissan from giving it some serious muscle for 2019.

December 10, 2016

Watch the NISMO Festival Live on YouTube


Nissan fans around the world don’t need to make the annual trek to the Fuji International Speedway to enjoy the sights and sounds of the NISMO Festival as the company announced that they’ll be streaming the event live on NISMO TV on YouTube for the first time.