Crystal Nissan

We wouldn't call it spying so much as "doing research," but either way, our friends at Automobile magazine have seen the newest edition to the Nissan lineup doing some testing on the highways of Michigan state.

The current, 2012 Nissan 370Z is one of our favorite vehicles here at Crystal Nissan, located at 937 South Suncoast Blvd Homosassa, FL 3448. That's one of the reasons we were so excited to see what Nissan has planned for this vehicle in the near future. For the 2013 model year, the Japanese auto manufacturer recently premiered a refreshed variant of the 370Z, several days before the scheduled press days at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, where it will be presented along with several other new Nissan models.

Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan and German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz may speak different languages in their home countries, but when it comes to engines, they seem to have a translator. The two companies joined two years ago in the Mercedes-Benz Renault-Nissan Alliance to develop new technologies. (Renault is a French car company which has been working with Nissan specifically on developing electric vehicles).  As far as the new initiative goes, it seems Nissan will be producing engines for Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines in 2014 at the Nissan plant in Tennessee, for its new luxury brand Infiniti's C-Class and various other Infiniti models.

The family-friendly Nissan Pathfinder is getting a new look next year. Very recently, Nissan premiered its new 2013 concept for the Pathfinder at the Detroit Auto Show this week, but the concept is almost identical to the version that will hit showroom floors around the nation, like the one at Crystal Nissan, located in Homosassa, FL. One of the twenty redesigned or new products Nissan plans to bring to the U.S. over the course of the next two years, the new Pathfinder is quite a sight to behold.

Criticism surrounding the Nissan Leaf usually doesn't revolve around the vehicle's appearance, sustainability, or functionality; rather, critics wonder what will become of the Leaf's battery after it can no longer power the car. Nissan has been researching ways to recycle and reuse these batteries for a while now. One of the company's projects even suggested that the "old" Leaf batteries, even after becoming non-functional for the automobile, could still power several homes during times of power loss or emergency. Nissan has now proven this hypothesis with its Smart House, which debuted at the 2011 Toyko Motor show.

The 2011 Tokyo Motor Show is in for quite a surprise. Nissan will premier its eighth EV concept at the show this week. The vehicle has as very forward-thinking design and follows in the footsteps of the Nissan Leaf, along with several previous EV concept cars. The Nissan PIVO 3 concept car has several innovative features and is slated to appear around 2016 or 2017 if it hits production lines.

Who would have thought that when Nissan launched the Altima 20 years ago that it would become one of their top selling vehicles? Of course Crystal Nissan, in Homosassa, FL believes every Nissan car or truck is top in its class, but the Altima goes above and beyond and Nissan is celebrating the 20 years of success.

To honor the Altima, Nissan will be launching a "20th Anniversary Package...

We all know that cabs run the streets in NYC. Many are gas powered older model cars that have taken a beating in the city streets stop and go traffic. Cabs burn more gas because of the nature of their use so Mayor Bloomberg is trying to get more electric cabs on the road.

The car NYC picked for the pilot test is the Nissan LEAF. Since electric cabs have...

Nissan is working hard to lower emissions produced by all their vehicles. The company will soon implement an advanced supercharged engine matted to a hybrid powerplant.

Superchargers work by providing more baseline power than turbochargers. They deliver huge amounts of low end torque to hybrid engines, making them more powerful and pleasing most of the anti-hybrid crowd.  

This hybrid, which will be available on cars at Crystal Nissan in Homosassa, FL...

Sexy and fierce, the Nissan GT-R sports car doesn't exactly scream chariot of the men and women in blue. In fact, with 530 horsepower and 448 lb.-ft. of torque, you'd expect to see it pulled over for breaking the speed limit. One police department in Virginia, however, saw the potential of the vehicle and recruited it to their side. The logic: If you're going to win a high-speed chase...