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Nissan Z Nismo – Is it enough?
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The Nissan Z Nismo is a 420-hp sports car with great upgrades for the track. But is it worthy of your money? Because Nissan is asking for a LOT of it… [Disclaimer: Nissan tossed us the keys to this Z Nismo and included a full tank of fuel.]
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Cars not reviewed, but not forgotten: 2023 Edition
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As with last year, some of the press vehicles I drove this year went without a written review (though we did cover them on The Off the Road Again Podcast). Yet these cars, trucks, and SUVs are still worth mentioning, so this post covers them in short format. In chronological order from least to most…
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2023 Nissan Z: Really Good… But Not Great
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The 2023 Nissan Z is a car that’s been a long time coming. This latest evolution of the Z car isn’t a complete revelation, however, as it’s more a massive improvement over the 370Z it replaces. This makes it a good car, but not a great one. [Disclaimer: Nissan tossed me the keys to the…
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2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X
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The 2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X is one damn-fine truck! Nissan has taken its aged machine and instantly made it competitive in the segment. How? By refreshing the outside, massively improving the inside, pairing a 9-speed gearbox with a 310-horsepower V6, and prepping it for fun. This is one great mid-size truck, especially when it’s wearing…
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The 2022 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X is an instant competitor in the mid-size truck segment
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I’m not a Toyota Tacoma fan. Let’s get that out of the way from the jump. I appreciate the strong sales figures and customer loyalty. The truck has amazing ability in both TRD Off-Road and TRD Pro trims. But it’s also the most uncomfortable production vehicle on sale today, and it needs to evolve. Especially…
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Quick Spin: 2019 Nissan Maxima and Murano
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There are two cars in Nissan’s lineup that are slightly different from the others. First is the Maxima, a slightly bigger vehicle than the Altima. The second is the Nissan Murano, which fits between the high-volume Rogue and the three-row Pathfinder. Both vehicles seem somewhat redundant in the lineup and both, to me, seem somewhat…
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What do you want to know about Nissan’s 2019 Titan?
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This week we’ve got the 2019 Nissan Titan in for review. Nissan’s entry into the fiercely competitive full-size pickup battlefield arrived for the 2004 model year and sat dormant without much of a substantial makeover for more than a decade. The Titan then took 2016 off and hid in hiatus before coming back for the…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Nissan Titan PRO-4X King Cab
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The full-size pickup truck market is the highest grossing and most competitive of all North American vehicle segments. The big three have been competing against each for almost a century. To show just how competitive this market is and how much brand loyalty there is in, Toyota and Nissan have been offering their versions of…
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2019 Nissan Kicks: How To Turn This Whole Thing Around
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Nissan’s new Kicks compact ute is a back-to-basics conveyance. It delivers reasonable size, driving character, quirky style, and fuel economy without any kind of whizbang trickery. This isn’t a hybrid, there’s no turbocharger, no variable displacement, no slick compression ignition. It’s a small displacement traditional four-cylinder engine with modest but workable horsepower mated to a…
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Making The Case For Minimalist Transportation
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New cars are expensive, guys. Recently the average price of a new car has ballooned to nearly $35,000, with the average monthly payment cresting $500. Every time I review a new car, even though they continue to get better with each passing year, I can’t imagine putting that kind of money down for transportation. I…
