Notorious London nightclub and electronic label Ministry of Sound is taking their current project back to their roots by creating flawless acoustic sound systems, and have teamed up with Nissan to create the world’s most powerful sound system on the road. The idea for the sound system was inspired by a room at MoS, The […]
20
Jun
19-kilowatts, 18" subwoofers & ear melting 150 dB of pure sound
3
May
A quick Q&A with the leader of the $134 billion automaker
It’s not often that you have the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of a $134 billion brand. But such was the case when we met up with Carlos Ghosn, leader supreme of the Nissan Motor Company — currently the world’s 6th largest automaker. As we’ve said earlier, we were asked to be part […]
21
Nov
Quirky subcompact SUV gets a heart transplant from the GT-R
When we testdrove Nissan’s quirky Juke last summer, we noted that the sub-compact SUV was quite sluggish with its CVT transmission. Nissan’s latest iteration of the Juke — the high performance Juke-R concept — should alleviate any performance woes. Nissan is squeezing in the twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine plucked from the monstrous R35 GT-R into […]
24
Jun
Fiat returns to America with its utterly lovable 500 Cinquecento
When Fiat vanished from US shores almost 30 years ago, the brand shrunk back to Italy under a most embarrassing cloud — its tailpipe tucked shamefully between its wobbly rear wheels, headlights sad and filled with shame. The “Fix It Again Tony” acronym long cemented in the American psyche via a parade of flimsy, shop-prone […]
21
Jan
The FF takes Ferrari to uncharted territory
Ferrari today unveils a new model that takes the Prancing Stallion to territories previously uncharted. Its new FF — as in, Ferrari Four — is not only a 4-seater, but it’s also the first four-wheel car in Ferrari’s history. Usually channeling all of its power to the rear wheels, the AWD (all-wheel drive) system is […]
4
Nov
The latest in Faggotron's Disney revisioning, "Wishery"
Even if you haven’t heard of Pogo by name yet, chances are you’ve seen some of his creations — his remixes of Alice In Wonderland and UP! have made the ubiquitous internet rounds. The Australian producer, also known by his YouTube alias Fagottron, has managed to bring our childhood memories back to life while gaining much-deserved […]
4
Oct
Will America fall in love...or scratch its head?
Nissan invited Lost In a Supermarket up to Vancouver to testdrive their brand spanking new Juke, and this is the results… Oh how I ponder your star-crossed fate, Nissan Juke. While I stare at your curious “crocodile” headlights, mounted high on your raised fenders and separated by feet of steel from your grill, I wonder […]
Just over forty years ago on October 22, 1969, Nissan (then known in the US as Datsun) delivered its 240Z on North American shores. At the time sports cars were dominated in Europe by tiny German, British and Italian roadsters, and in America by hulking muscle cars. There was no room for the Japanese, whose […]
