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New sports cars generally are not cheap, but that doesn’t mean you can’t scoop up a really good one for a solid price. The best sports cars under $50,000 are what we’re bringing to you here, and the list is full of spectacular choices, though you won't see any luxury sports cars here – those will need to wait for another list.
We can probably consider it a testament to how far ex-Nissan Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn veered the conglomerate off the straight and narrow that Nissan continues to restate its global aims. Four years ago, Ghosn successor CEO Makoto Uchida announced Nissan Next, part of the plan's global initiatives to "[Focus] on global core model segments including enhanced C and D segment vehicles, electric vehicles, sport cars," «Introduce 12 models in the next 18 months,» and "[Expand] presence in EVs and electric-motor-driven cars, including e-POWER, with more than 1 million electrified sales units expected a year by end of FY23." About 18 months later, the automaker expanded on detail with Ambition 2030, which would invest 2 trillion yen ($13.2 billion U.S.) through 2026, part of which would pay for launching 23 new electrified models, 15 of those pure-electric and planned to hit the market by 2027.
At the New York International Auto Show, we had an opportunity to chat with Nissan's Senior Vice President for Global Design, Alfonso Albaisa, about a variety of things related to car design. And naturally it focused on Nissan, and he shared a number of things that have us excited to see where Nissan is headed over the next several years. Particularly, it seems like Nissan may buck a couple of trends in car design of the last few decades.
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The 2024 New York Auto Show press preview is in the bag and the public show has begun, and that means only one thing: Our work here is done. But really, we've been done since about mid-morning on Wednesday. As you'll see from the paltry selection of galleries below, the 2024 New York Auto Show wasn't much of one. And what there was? Well, in a word, it was Hyundai.
Nissan unveiled the all-new generation of the Kicks subcompact crossover, boasting significant improvements across the board. This iteration is larger, offering more room for passengers and cargo, packing a more powerful punch under the hood, and comes loaded with new features, highlighted by the introduction of all-wheel drive as an option for the first time in the Kicks lineup.More Powerful Engine And AWD OptionBeginning with the mechanical components, the 2025 Nissan Kicks is exclusively available with a new naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine generating 139 hp (104 kW / 141 PS) and 140 lb-ft (190 Nm) of torque.
Fisker's talks with a large automaker for a potential deal have collapsed, it said on Monday amid growing uncertainty for the cash-strapped startup that last week paused electric-vehicle production.