The phrase “race car for the street” has so much mileage on it that it could have gone to Uranus and back about six times. Of course, there are some instances where it’s correctly applied,...
Tag Archives: Nissan Nismo
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zty8zBC5KxM[/youtube] One of the most talked about commercials – cars or otherwise – of this year’s Super Bowl came from Nissan. Aside from really tugging at the heartstrings, the advert also marked the public debut...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Kzazvcc98[/youtube] The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is the most outrageous mainstream racing car to come along in decades (other than the Delta Wing, which was, of course, designed by the same guy), but it’s just...
The Nissan 370Z may be getting up there in age, but it’s still a rousing good time to drive, particularly in cock-of-the-walk Nismo form. But if you’re like us and live in a temperate climate,...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5F18o8xayA[/youtube] Comparing two or more cars against each other on paper is child’s play. If one car weighs less than another, has more power than another, or is both lighter and more powerful, it stands...
If you like your Super Bowls with a little of everything, then yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX was right in your wheelhouse. But in between plays that made America say “Did that just happen?” and “What...
![Nissan GT-R LM NISMO is a Zagger in a World of Ziggers [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nissan_gt-r_lm_nismo_16-335x256.jpg)
Prior to the end of the 1950s, mid-engine racing cars were seldom-seen novelties that won only sparingly. But when the Cooper Car Company and driver Jack Brabham won back-to-back Formula 1 Constructor’s and Driver’s World...
One of the highlights of the automotive “buff book” year is Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car competition. The L.A.-based mag spends the better part of a week sampling some of the year’s sportiest cars on...
![Gran Turismo 6 Patch 1.12 Brings Massive New Track, Sweet New Cars [w/ Videos]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gt6_patch_1.12_08-335x256.jpg)
Major update patches for Gran Turismo 6 may not come around that often, but when they do, they tend to be chock full of good stuff. And the latest GT6 patch – number 1.12 –...
For all the doom-and-gloom being tossed about with regard to the future of the automobile (i.e. fewer and fewer young people being interested in cars, ever-tightening fuel economy and emissions regulations, available-to-the-public autonomous cars seemingly...