Nissan

Automakers try their hardest to keep their new cars a secret from the rest of the world – but there always seems to be a leak somewhere in the mix. Some of the top forums seem to always get their hands on the latest pics and details of these up and coming cars before they have time to release it themselves. Nissan was the latest to fall prey to these elusive forums.

It is rare that we never find anything wrong with a brand new model. There are usually one or more things that need to be tweaked before it heads to final production. Yet, even after production that might be a few problems here and there that some automakers never expected to run into. We usually don’t see any problems after the vehicles have been shipped – but it looks like Nissan didn’t get so lucky.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again performed the necessary tests on nine new CUV’s and SUV’s. We all know the drill. They perform a series of tests on the front, side, and rear impact testing of the car. Each one will try to prove its worth – but only one will be granted the title of Top Safety Pick award.

We are excited to see that Nissan has come around to our side and is lowering the price of their 2009 Murano. The Murano has recently been redesigned in fact they took off about $1500 worth of accessories from all the many trim levels. Some things that have been added are three new exterior colors and a new dual panel moonroof.

Nissan takes the meaning of listening ‘the voice of the customer’ to a whole new level. They have decided that they don’t won’t the 2008 Nissan Titan Crew Cab to be designed to their specifications, rather yours. What better way to light the fire underneath consumers than to ask them to design it?