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Nissan teases 2011 Quest minivan photos months before LA debut

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Nissan has let slip three revealing photos of it's next generation Quest minivan. The photos show the Quest's side profile, rear, and interior.

2011 Nissan Leaf will list for $32,780, but consumers will only pay $25,280 after $7,500 fed tax credit, or lease for $349/month

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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2011 Nissan Leaf will list for $32,780, but consumers will only pay $25,280 after $7,500 fed tax credit, or lease for $349/month

All that remains to be seen is if American will get charged up and buy Nissan's all-new, all-electric vehicle - the 2011 LEAF - that runs $25, 280 after the $7,500 federal tax credit and before you add another $2,000 or so for the at-home charging station you'll need to enjoy your 100-mile eco-friendly daily driving range. Nissan begins taking reservations for the car -- which includes three years of roadside assistance -- on April 20. Other states offering tax incentives include a $5,000 statewide tax rebate in California; a $5,000 tax credit in Georgia; a $1,500 tax credit in Oregon; and carpool-lane access in some states, including California. “Imagine the possibility of never needing to go to a gas station again. Or of paying less than $3 for 100 miles behind the wheel. Or of creating zero emissions while driving," said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, NNA. “Nissan leads the industry by offering the first affordable, zero-emission vehicle for the mass market. Nissan LEAF truly is in a class by itself.”

Insane automotive photography, Part II: Hillbilly HDR, Corvette Z06, Ford GT Burnout, and rigshots

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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We've re-invented our insane automotive photography feature as a weekly format of the best and most amazing automotive related pictures posted to our Insane Automotive Photography Group on Flickr. This week we have hillbilly HDR, Corvette Z06, a Ford GT Burnout, and some amazing rigshots.

IIHS Releases Safest New Vehicles for 2010

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its list of cars awarded Top Safety Pick. The 27 vehicle list includes 19 cars and 8 SUV's. The Big Winner? Subaru, with five of its cars winning the awards from the IIHS. The Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza (except WRX), Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback and Subaru Tribeca were selected, that's almost Subaru's entire lineup. Volvo and Volkswagen also cleaned up with four cars a piece taking home a trophy. Detroit was not to be out done, each Big Three Automaker had at least two cars make the list. The IIHS points out that Toyota and it's subsidiaries were absent from the list after receiving 11 awards last year, as well as BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Saab for not having qualifying vehicles. Other big surprises include the Honda Accord and Ford Fusion missing the grade for only meeting 'acceptable' standards in the new roof safety standards.

Consumer Reports’ 2009 Reliability Survey- Ford Fusion tops Honda Accord and Toyota Camry

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Ford scored big in this year's Consumer Reports 2009 Car Reliability Survey. As the only Detroit automaker to be labeled with "world-class" reliability, 46 of 51 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury products scored average or above average. General Motors did well with some of its new offerings but Chrysler continued to struggle. Who took home the "most reliable" and "least reliable" titles? Read on and find out...

Hey internet, don’t forget to vote for your favorite car and truck of the year!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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Hey internet, don’t forget to vote for your favorite car and truck of the year!

There's a lot of fancy awards going on around the automotive industry. Car and Driver have the 10 Best, Motor Trend has their own car and truck of the year, and there's even the North American Car and Truck of the year, just to name a few. Unfortunately all of these award are voted on by editors and writers, not by you. Now a new award is set to change all that.

Project Datsun 240Z – Autoinsane get’s down and dirty.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Project Datsun 240Z – Autoinsane get’s down and dirty.

This is one project car you will want to watch. In the next couple weeks we will be picking up an early 70's Datsun 240Z and we will be keeping you up to date with how our project progresses.

Second gen NISMO Z priced a short shift under $40k

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Nissan announced today that the second generation NISMO Z (aka NISMO 370Z) will carry a starting price of $39,130 and goes on sale today.

Insane automotive photography: Nissan 370z rigshot

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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Today's featured photo was shot by Chris Hoare. As you may know, we love rigshots and this setup with a 370z is a great example of Insane automotive photography