In an economy with little room for risky ventures, even safe investments need to maximize returns. In the auto industry, the mid-size car segment may be the most vanilla, but sometimes, vanilla can be delicious. Growing in sales and options, the segment challenges manufacturers to stand out.   Nissan's Altima competes effectively...

By Lyndon Conrad Bell. While the first images of the all-new 370Z coupe gave me pause when they were released last year, my first glimpse of the 370Z Roadster was a definite 'oh yeah!' moment. Talking with Bruce Campbell, Nissan's VP of Design, I mentioned the lines of the new Z...

If you've taken a break from your Facebook-ing or Twitter-ing long enough to read this, then you are in fact just the sort of person Nissan wishes to reach with their latest product, the Cube. To provide this report, On Wheels, Inc. recently spent some quality time with, er excuse...

Nissan's off-roader continues into 2009 with upgrades that make it one of the most honest SUVs going.   On Wheels knows that the Nissan Xterra has always been about going out and getting dirty. Even the most urban Xterra seems to dream of going off-road, and might even make a break for...

Courtesy of its curvaceously fluid lines, the styling of the 2009 Nissan Maxima can actually be called voluptuous. Long, lean, and gracefully agile, if the road is a dance floor, the 2009 Nissan Maxima is the Beyonce of sport sedans. Like that long-legged siren, the new Maxima has both the...