Tests and Features

Franklin, Tennessee. Having graced certain American markets already, the Nissan Leaf is set to hit Canadian roads in fall 2011. I had the chance to try the production model of this car, which does everything in its power to make you forget that it "fuels up" on electrons only. Throughout …

You never get a flat tire when it’s sunny out. At least not here in Vancouver. Be that the result of Vancouver’s endless monsoon season or a man named Murphy and his oft-touted laws, the sad reality is that anyone driving in Vancouver long enough will inevitably find themselves at …

I’m fascinated...Not so much by Nissan’s new Juke, but by the fact that it’s being sold at all. In fact, and better you know this right away, the Juke has a lot of good qualities that I’ll come back to. It’s everything that surrounds this Nissan that I find enthralling.

While the Car Guide is gearing up to celebrate 45 years in 2011, Nissan also has cause to celebrate as the Z turns 40. In fact, the Datsun 240Z rolled into North America on October 22, 1969, much to the delight of sport coupe fans. This car was acclaimed as …

Last week, I had the good fortune of conducting my business about town in one incredibly bright, incredibly blue, Nissan 370Z convertible. While an enjoyable car in its own right, I couldn’t help but consider how far removed the new drop-top was from its 40-year old roots. Heavy, complex, and …

When Nissan wanted to build a sports coupe in the late ‘60s, they spared no expense. Recognizing that a graceful, swooping body would be absolutely necessary in order to gain a foothold in the narcissistic North American and European markets blessed with pretty cars since the roaring ‘30s, Datsun began …

I, like so many others, have always been told not to judge a book by its cover. But when it comes to Nissan’s cube, it’s hard not to. I mean, let’s be honest... this thing is downright weird. It’s skinny, upright, and endowed with windows brought to you by Jelly …

It’s been three years since I found myself astride Nissan’s entry-level sports coupe. Debuting to much fanfare in 2007, the coupe’s looks aped that of its bigger, more potent brother; providing buyers with a fine counterpoint to the controversial appearance of Honda’s latest Accord coupe. And it still does. Although …

We writers are a finicky bunch. Given the right conditions, we can churn out text on command. Hell, sometimes it’s even half decent. But most have what some people would call an... erm... “issue.” Call it OCD. Call it picky. Call it ridiculous. Call it the boon of editors worldwide.

Upon my driver’s licence, as with most others, there is a tiny graphical representation of my glowing countenance. Of course, as with most others, this representation is horribly rendered and bears little to no resemblance to my actual face. But, nonetheless, I could almost make out tiny beads of sweat …