Tests and Features

This year, Nissan introduced the 2017 Qashqai, a vehicle that is expected to quickly become one of the brand’s bestsellers. Its unusual name (which is practically begging for spelling mistakes) comes from a group of Turkish tribes that live primarily in Iran. So is the 2017 Qashqai all-new? Not really.

The Big Apple is America’s largest and most densely populated city. It’s the financial capital of the world, the diplomacy capital of the world and arguably the cultural capital of the world. It’s a gigantic powerhouse in every facet of the word, and therefore, a perfect setting for Nissan to …

This car is fast. Make that stupid fast. As we lift our foot off the brake pedal while the car’s engine is winding up, we’re slammed against the back of our seat and we violently hurtle forward. The 2017 Nissan GT-R is a big car, weighing in at just under …

Nissan has tweaked the Rogue for its mid-cycle refresh in 2017 with an assortment of minor changes that individually might appear subtle, but all together add up to a significant improvement compared to last year’s model. Canadian consumers just love their compact crossovers and it’s one the fastest-growing segments in …

If you're in the market for a large, hulking SUV, but don't necessarily want to shell out the big bucks for a luxury name brand, the Nissan Armada presents an interesting option. It’s a large SUV with many of the interior appointments that you’d get in any of the luxury …

The Nissan 370Z has been around for a little while now—since 2009 to be exact—and when this happens, manufacturers usually come out with a plethora of special-edition models to keep buyers interested until he next generation hits showrooms. Nissan actually did just the opposite with the 370Z: they came out …

The midsize, seven-passenger SUV segment is chock full of choices and we all know that bigger and trendy vehicles are most profitable for automakers. In Canada every year, the mainstream brands sell about 85,000 of them combined, which already seems like a lot. However, in the United States, more than …

If you purchase a $120,000+ automobile, you expect to receive some serious attention when you drive it. However, what kind of attention and more importantly from who, depends on the car itself. My experiences with the 2017 Nissan GT-R seem to indicate that it definitely turns heads, but only from …

I know what you’re thinking: that’s nothing to get worked up about. More than 2.5 million Europeans have already driven it and plenty of Canadians vacationing on the Old Continent have rented a Qashqai. However, this was the first time we drove a Qashqai made to North American specifications. Well, …

David Paterson, GM Canada Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs. Wolfgang Hoffmann, President of Jaguar Land Rover Canada. François Lefèvre, Manager, Executive Planning & Chief Marketing Manager – LEAF at Nissan Canada. Don Romano, President and CEO, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. And Ted Lancaster, Vice President and COO, Kia …