Inside the NISMO Omori Factory
Nismo’s Ōmori Factory is in Tsurumi, Yokohama, Nissan's birthplace. The car company was established in Yokohama in 1933. In 1968 the company moved its headquarters to Ginza, an upscale shopping district in
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Datsun 240Z Rally Cars
In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make a splash in the international sports car world with its new 240Z, while famous road racing teams like BRE were becoming a force in
OS Giken Releases L Series Head
OS Giken was born in the early 1960s; Osamu Okazaki wanted to build a true high-performance Japanese race car to compete against the sports cars from Europe dominating the sport at the
Car Girl: Naomi Osaka and her GTR
TGR Staff Being a Nissan global brand ambassador just got a lot more powerful. Today, tennis Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka upped her garage game with 600 horsepower in the form of
SEMA: A $325,000 Nissan GTR
by Michael Satterfield SEMA is always filled with interesting builds, but one of the most controversial and talked about was the R35Hundred specZERO Nissan GTR. The wild body kit, VK45 Daytona Prototype engine,
Nissan Clubsport 23
TGR Staff At first look, the Nissan Motorsports Project Clubsport 23 project car would not seem out of place in the parking lot of any weekend gathering of Datsun and Nissan Z® car
Petersen Hosting Collection of Rare Japanese Classics
TGR Staff As part of its ongoing celebration of Japanese culture and automotive tradition, the Petersen Automotive Museum has gathered the most unique and iconic Japanese performance vehicles in the world under
Nissan Wins 5 Awards at Texas Truck Rodeo
TGR Staff Rain pouring and temperatures in the 40s, Nissan shined at the 26th annual Texas AutoWriters Association (TAWA) Texas Truck Rodeo. Battling historic rainfall in the Austin area, testing conditions this
International Z Car Convention
TGR Staff The original Datsun 240Z made its debut in the fall of 1969 and immediately set the sports car world on its head. One year short of its 50th anniversary, the
San Pedro Mártir Hill Climb
by Michael Satterfield The second annual San Pedro Mártir Hill Climb took place this past week in Baja, California. Billed as the longest hill climb in the world the event attracted racers
Shop Visit: Meggan Bailey
Meggan Bailey is most widely known for appearing alongside her husband, Jeff Allen on CNBC's 'The Car Chasers. The show followed the team from Flat 12 Gallery, tracked down rare cars, and
Nissan first Japanese featured marque at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
TGR Staff The organizers of the 2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (RMMR) recognize Nissan as the first-ever Japanese featured marque. Held annually during Monterey Car Week, which features the world-renowned Pebble Beach
Cooling Down Project Z
by Mike Satterfield When we found our Datsun 240Z out in the desert of Nevada it has been maintained most of its life with parts sourced from local junkyards. The previous owner
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