Overview While luxury brands such as Audi, Jaguar, and Tesla grab headlines with luxury EVs, the 2021 Nissan Leaf quietly serves the proletariat an affordable, all-electric method of transportation. While not as flashy as those premium-branded offerings, the Leaf offers a spacious cabin. The Leaf’s starting price is attractively low, …
Read More »2021 Nissan Armada First Drive Review: Single-Purpose Greatness
Critics of the Nissan Armada have abundant arrows in their quiver – it’s thirsty, it doesn’t handle well, its styling is somewhat ungainly, and it’s based on a platform that dates back a full decade. Armoring the company against those blows is the facelifted 2021 Nissan Armada, but unfortunately, a …
Read More »2021 Nissan Armada, 2021 Audi SQ5, and Q5 PHEV driven: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Nissan Armada review The 2021 Nissan Armada is a dated full-size SUV that seats eight and is a better value than the mechanically similar Infiniti QX80. The technology is old, but the V-8 makes for powerful towing capacity. It earns a TCC rating of 5.8 out of 10. Toyota …
Read More »2021 Nissan Kicks updated, 2022 Genesis GV70 preview, Volvo XC40 Recharge qualifies: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Nissan Kicks updated with fresh look, better tech The 2021 Nissan Kicks small crossover wears a new skin and gets a refreshed interior to compete with all the other subcompact crossover SUVs. Ford Bronco Sport: Best Car To Buy 2021 nominee The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is a welcome …
Read More »2021 Nissan Sentra revisited, 2021 Volkswagen Arteon debuts: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Best Car To Buy 2021: What didn’t make the cut Not every car makes it to the final round of voting for our Best Car To Buy awards. These are the also-rans. 2021 Chevy Tahoe diesel gets EPA-rated 28 mpg highway The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe full-size SUV can get up …
Read More »2020 Nissan Leaf Plus Driving Notes: Still A Solid EV
Even with a mere 73 miles of range, the original Nissan Leaf was a pioneer. It was one of the first mass-market electric vehicles you could buy here in the US and helped ease buyers into electrification. But with more companies debuting better alternatives to the Leaf – like Chevrolet, …
Read More »2021 Nissan Versa
The 2021 Nissan Versa is a new car, and not much more–and that’s not damning it with faint praise. Few cars offer its safety and infotainment features at its price, and of those that do, it’s among the best. What kind of car is the 2021 Nissan Versa? What does …
Read More »Japan’s export credit agency will lend Nissan $2B for U.S. sales financing
TOKYO — Japan’s state-owned export credit agency has agreed to give Nissan Motor up to $ 2 billion as part of a credit agreement to help it finance car sales in the U.S. The money should help Nissan sell cars in the world’s second-biggest auto market after China by allowing …
Read More »2021 Nissan NV1500 / 2500 / 3500
Overview Coming in both passenger and cargo varieties, the 2021 Nissan NV full-size van—not to be confused with the front-drive NV200—can handle many different jobs. The people-moving option offers seating for up to 12 passengers, and the available high-roof model makes loading bulky items super easy. Like the Chevrolet Express …
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