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Nissan's rugged truck/trailer concept tows high-powered telescope in search of dark skies

C.C. Weiss September 19, 2018

The all-new Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept is a ruggedized pickup pulling a heavy-duty trailer, but it's not going fishing or camping – it's there to take astronomers far away from the light pollution of civilization. It's essentially a tough, no-nonsense observatory on wheels.

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Gallery: Impressively packaged mini-camper vans that live surprisingly large

C.C. Weiss September 22, 2018

You don't need to spend six or seven figures to enjoy a comfy motorhome meticulously furnished for quick or extended road trips. This year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon revealed that, with a little strategy and technique, even the smallest vans can serve as comfortable, well-equipped motorhomes.

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Multifunctional $37K Free Bird camper van bridges van life with work life

C.C. Weiss September 13, 2018

Find an affordable, multifunctional new camper van model and chances are good it's Europe-only. But we're starting to see more of these types of camper vans in the US. The latest, the Free Bird from Caravan Outfitter, turns the Nissan NV200 cargo van into a fully equipped camper and back again.

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Why "The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering" is quite unlike any other automotive heritage celebration

Mike Hanlon September 10, 2018

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering began in 2003, and has grown inside the last 16 years to become the foremost of the events which didn't begin at the very first running of Monterey Car Week in 1950.​ It is very different to what you might expect. Here's why.

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Pictorial: Rolex Motorsport Reunion at Laguna Seca

Mike Hanlon September 2, 2018

Attending the Rolex Motorsport Reunion at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca was not just a time travel experience, but a time compression experience too. Motorsport has been underway for 124 years, and this event celebrates almost that entire history, squeezing it into a couple of days.

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Review: Overlanding Nissan's special-edition adventure trucks

C.C. Weiss August 21, 2018

Before Overland Expo and its lineup of off-road adventure wares from companies we only hear about a few times a year, we took a look at an overland rig from one of the auto industry's household names. Nissan revealed the Armada Mountain Patrol, and we got it filthy in the Arizona high desert.

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Nissan gets sporty with launch of hotted up Leaf Nismo

Nick Lavars July 19, 2018

Nissan has officially launched a Nismo version of its hugely popular all-electric Leaf, with the world's best-selling electric car given a sporty makeover that includes new exterior styling and systems tuned for improved performance.

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Video: The Nissan GT-R50 makes a big first impression at Goodwood

C.C. Weiss July 17, 2018

After releasing some poorly-lit preview pictures with GT-R50 announcements, Nissan revealed the car at the weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. As expected, the striking anniversary-edition GT-R developed in collaboration with Italdesign makes quite an impression in the full light of day.

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Nissan and Italdesign might sell the GT-R50 ... for $1 million a pop

C.C. Weiss July 9, 2018

Nissan and Italdesign have confirmed that the special-edition GT-R50 will make its official world debut at this month's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Working together for the first time, the two automotive staples are also considering building up to 50 examples of the partially gilded GT-R custom.

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Nissan Titan XD becomes a mobile base camp for surfers

C.C. Weiss July 9, 2018

Already this year Nissan has revealed a number of special show vehicles, including a BBQ-grade Titan and a skiable 370Z. At this year's ICAST sport fishing show, it's adding the Titan Surfcamp, a pickup built from the ground up for chasing waves and nibbling schools of fish.

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