Awesome Nissan

Nissan’s NISMO division pits its ridiculously treaded-out JUKE RS against a group of husky dogs to see who can handle the extreme weather in Lapland best. We’re not sure who won the race, but we feel like winners just for watching.

The 2016 Nissan GT-R now gets up to 550hp – 600hp in the NISMO – from its twin-turbo V6, along with upgraded suspension, new wheels and Bose active noise cancelation. The limited 45th anniversary edition will come in gold.

In an attempt to make its homely LEAF electric car a bit more interesting, Nissan Europe gave one a factory glow-in-the-dark paintjob – which we think would look even better on a Lambo. Sadly, there are no plans to put it into production.

A sport-tuned version of the 370z convertible. The 370z NISMO Roadster Concept has a 350hp 3.7L V6 engine, NISMO-tuned suspension, Recaro seats and integrated aerodynamic parts, including a carbon-fiber rear spoiler.

Nat Geo’s Megafactories looks at the production of the Nissan GT-R, the auto industry’s unicorn: an excellent supercar that’s boxy, heavy, mass produced and significantly cheaper than its closest competitors.

Like Mercedes-Benz, Nissan also built a life-size model of its Concept 2020, the concept supercar that will be playable in Gran Turismo 6 this July. The model was displayed at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The Concept 2020 is Nissan’s entry in Gran Turismo 6‘s Vision Gran Turismo and a peek at its future supercars. The car will be available for GT6 this July, but “Nissan believes that the real-world is ready” for the car as well.

Severn Valley Motorsports put a Nissan R35 GT-R’s engine into a Qashqai and tweaked it to produce up to an insane 1,000bhp. The result is an SUV that goes from 0 to 62mph in 2.7s and has a top speed of 200mph.

With design elements inspired by the GT-R, this tricked out Z has improved aerodynamics, and is loaded with sharp visuals, including 19-inch alloy wheels, Recaro leather seats, Alcantara trim, and touches of NISMO red. More on 95octane.

The Smart rear-view mirror has a hidden LCD monitor. At the flick of a switch the driver can switch to a live feed from a camera mounted at the rear of the vehicle to get a view unobstructed by passengers or cargo at the back.

The newest Nismo GT-R has a 3.8L twin-turbo V6 engine that produces 600hp and over 480lb.ft. of torque, Bilstein DampTronic dampers for improved grip and carbon fiber front bumper, front undercover and rear spoiler.

Top Speed does their best to extrapolate what we might see from the next gen of Nissan’s $100k supercar. Godzilla is getting a little long in the tooth after all. We especially like the sharper edges, sculpted lighting, and longer wheelbase.

A look behind the master craftsmen behind the construction of the engine for Nissan’s affordable supercar, Godzilla itself. While Nissan relies heavily on automation, these men still hand-assemble each of the GT-R’s precision engines.

Shpilli Villi’s pimped out Nissan takes on the 1001HP king of speed, beating it handily off the line and through the 1/4 mile thanks to its AWD drivetrain, and coming in neck and neck in the mile. Though the Bugatti will soon pull away.

Driver Roman Rusinov powers the 540hp AWD Nissan GT-R to a staggering speed of 182.8mph in the car known as “Godzilla” across the icy surface of Siberia’s frozen Lake Baikal, breaking the previous Russian ice-driving record.

Nissan lightens the load for its stellar 545hp GT-R, ripping out the silly rear row of seats, adding carbon fiber details and amping up the suspension with Bilstein shocks and tightened springs.

Remember the Juke-R, the unholy marriage of Nissan Juke and GT-R? Car and Driver puts the limited-edition SUV on steroids against the 611hp Porsche supercar to see if it can hold its own.

Nissan’s experimental Deltawing will run the 24 Hours of Le Mans using a small 1.6L turbo 4 with just 300hp. But with rocket-like aerodynamics and reduced mass, it’s still likely to be a speed demon.

The 370Z gets a minor facelift with LED day lights, and new wheels. Still has its 3.7L 332hp V6, available in coupe, roadster and NISMO Z configs. Two new colors: Magma Red and Midnight Blue.

We first spotted this franken-crossover last year, and now the build is done. This 480hp+ monster Juke/GT-R combo goes 0-62mph in 3.7 secs, and a top speed of 160mph.

Designed for the European and Japanese race circuits, this sexy beast doesn’t mess with Nissan’s stock 3.8L twin-turbo V6. But that candy-like blue and matte black trim is what has us drooling.

Sold as a 2012 model outside of the US, when it arrives stateside, this new GT-R gets a 15hp boost to 545hp and an extra 15 lb-ft of torque. Like this beast really needs any more power.

Packing guts from Nissan’s powerhouse GT-R, this mutant Juke has an insane 480-hp, twin-turbo 3.8L V6, AWD and styling that screams “NOT MOM’S SUV.” Project videos here, and build photos here.