So Carlos Ghosn was on probation awaiting trial later this year, until he ESCAPED TOKYO BY BULLET TRAIN AND FLEW TO LEBANON. He’ll be holding a press conference on Wednesday to “explain his side of the story.”
Let's be honest. There is no other side of the story. Ghosn is a greedy bastard who had no regard for his client base, his investors, certainly for his employees, plain and simple
I live in the hood. I noticed over the last 4 years, everyone has been getting Nissans. I suppose I know why now. The brand perception hasn't changed for a lot of people. In fact, many people around here are uninformed enough to clump most Japanese cars together, so Nissan and Mazda are thought to have the same reliability as Honda and Toyota. When these people see that the price of used Nissans dropping, they jump on that deal. The icing on the cake is that these older, used model Nissans look and sometimes perform identically to the latest generations due to lack of updates!
He's right though. Most major brands have an identity. Toyota: Reliable, affordable, trustworthy, albeit boring. Mazda: We sell affordable sexy almost-racecars. Hyundai and Kia: Cool kids on the block after hitting puberty. Dodge: WHAT'S AN MPG? POWER OR NOTHING! GOD BLESS AMERICA! IN YOUR FACE! Nissan: Rental car fleets.. and financially challenged baby mamas? 🤔
nissan just needs to do what dodge does with the hellcat and just stick a R35 engine into everything Edit: Everybody seems to think Im serious, guys I know the R35 Gtrs engine is hand built and cost a fortune. I also agree when you guys say use the VQ in everything.
Subaru: Still going strong Toyota: Weird Crossovers but still has the spirit. Nissan: Even weirder crossovers and slowly losing the spirit. Mazda: Completely Kills their sports car. (Meanwhile Miata is trying to convince others that it can replace the Rotary bros) Honda: They make it simple. Mitsubishi: Lets thier legacy become a joke.
I don't think they understand the Western Market, or at least are looking in the wrong places. Japan is mostly small cars. Not a big market for crossovers there
do you realize the "s chassis" and what you call "skyline platform" are outdated, old platforms that makes zero financial and strategic sense to bring back??
@@emzmotoworks chassis has nothing to do with mechanical reliability. what it does have to do with is that it wont meet modern safety standards and performance standards. what nissan can do, and is apparently in their future plans, is to make a revival of the silvia nameplate, but as a car made from the ground up in a totally different chassis on par with modern standards
@@derpyDingDong Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their video. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
The Current 370Z car is a perfect example. That platform has now entered its 3rd decade.... To put that into perspective, in the same period of time (over 12 years), in Nissan's glory years, we went from the Datsun 260Z all the way through to the Z32 300ZX Twin turbo...( which also included the 280zx and Z31 300zx in the middle).
By accountant's you mean french... Why is it everything that gets fucked (car wise) involves the french? Renualt/nissan, the FIA, the ACO, Pre VAG takeover of bugatti..... Maybe the solution is to get rid of the french.
The main issue that Nissan is facing right now is quite simple really: Renault. Never merge with a French car company, or else everything will go downhill.
And also French car company have always been able to keep up with every one, all French company are still French unlike most of big car company nowadays, you don't even see them: in your BMW? Peugeot In your Mercedes? Peugeot In your mini? Peugeot In your Toyota? Peugeot In your chrysler? Peugeot In your Bentley? Citroën In your Rolls-Royce? Citroën In your Maserati? Citroën In your jeep? Renault In your Nissan-mistubishi? Renault Even the bicycle in your big city are Peugeot.
1. They started doing badly along with a lot of other makes at the time 2. They teamed up with Renault 3. They teamed up with Renault 4. They teamed up with Renault 5. They teamed up with Renault 6. They teamed up with Renault 7. They teamed up with Renault
@Jamie Reid And a huge amount of facts proves that business heads cannot do a better job than motor heads in a car company. Which seems an exception in the commercial world.
@@imacompoza I think there would have to be a balance in Nissan's case. Maybe proper business heads being involved with designers whom are motor heads would be a good idea.
Had them as a client a few years back doing their advertising and I can confirm that even they are confused at what their soul is and haven't found their audience. They are trying to cater to everyone with one car per audience, each with its own personality, making their whole lineup inconsistant and bland while betting wayyy too much on (soulless but high volume) crossovers, a new "design language" and force-claiming they're a premium brand. Was super frustrating at the time, most people over there looked like they were more into playing politics and protecting their job than actually benefiting the brand. And it's sad cause they do have some things going for them when you look at the GT-R, 370Z or their brand history...
They really need to listen to there audience, looking at what made them great in the 80’s and 90’s. Make truly amazing cars that are fun yet reliable, and somewhat affordable to common people. The frontier definitely needs an update please😂 we’ve had our trucks for 16 years now
Yeah, it's weird to think Nissan used to be a car enthusiast's car. I feel like most of the people who buy a Nissan don't care about cars at all, and just something affordable without it falling apart. I actually know someone who has one, but doesn't even bother to memorize the name of it, because she cares so little about cars. The sad part, is that even among that crowd, Nissan's don't really have a lot of appeal. Corolla's are already the quintessential "it just has to run car," by being admittedly bland, but also indestructible. Mitsubishi probably fell even further, but at least they have a slightly better warranty, and are about as cheap.
Nissan's quality is indeed going downhill, almost all their 2011-2019 cars are cheaply made, to the extent that you may think "shit, is this a korean car".. surprisingly on the other side, Korean cars are progressing so well. Koreans even managed to capture a major share from the Japanese automakers. Electric affordable cars I think will save Nissan.
@@austing4321 The last great NISSAN I drove is from 2009, the Pathfinder. It's manufactured in North America and it's a solid car. I'm not sure about 2005, but I can assure you that Nissan had some REALLY solid good quality cars until 2011.
the down side of Korean manufacturers is that they rely on Chinese parts too much and we saw that during the pandemic Hyundai couldn't continue their production due to shortage of parts.
You appear to focus on the sporty side of the equation. Nissan's emphasis on sporty types was never rewarded in the market. Car enthusiasts love to look at the 1990's lineup that featured the 300ZX, 240SX, Maxima, Sentra, and Four Runner. Nissan failed to realize that their future was the Maxima and Sentra and Toyota sunk them with the Camry and Corolla. Toyota realized that there wasn't much money in performance cars and made decisions accordingly. Beyond that, Nissan made horrible decisions with product placement. Look at what the Altima did to Maxima sales. You'd be stupid not to get the Altima with the big motor for $10k less. The sad thing is that Nissan will continue to struggle and won't be able to compete head to head with Toyota and Honda.
@@cupoli138 - You are bat shit crazy. Nissan is content to compete with Hyundai and loses in that battle too. The 370 looks good on paper but who wants to own one?
@@dpatrick4705 The poor treacherous "leadership" that has been purposely sinking the brand is gone along with their poor decisions. The fx, as much a great rep of its segment as it was, never recieved the media attention it needed and the poor styling of the pathfinder/j and q suvs is done. The cvt no longer where it shouldn't be, the transmission and the blister dash fiasco leaders...done and gone. The stuuuupid decision to not have an Infiniti pathfinder equivalent like the qx4 from 2003 until the end of the decade will not happen again. Hyundai, as much as I dont care about them, admirably worked their way by honesty, good work and reinvesting their profits back into the company which is the catalyst for good success. Idk what happened to nissan/infinti to follow such a ludicrous business model but mitsu tanked when daimler got involved also. Bad ideas, not caring and pos dishonest people will sink most any ship. Nissan/infinti owe somebody big time for the resurgence they are about to come upon. Lol
Safeer Muhammed not if you follow the maintenance guide and take care of it. But reading and following owners manual is to hard, boo hoo. Nissan sucks because people don’t take care of them and expect free shit.
Karter Schenck I mean yeah, but they are still awful quality. No matter how good you are with maintenance they still gonna fall apart under 50k miles hahaa
Malaysia The Greatest I mean I literally work on them every single day? How y’all gonna tell me? Are you all Nissan tech? My sister has a 2013 Sentra with 156k on it. I’ve serviced the cars CVT every 30k miles, and it’s still going not a single issue. Altimas are the same way. I 100% agree with you guys yes they are garbage or at least they were but I promise they are getting better, and the more you service it the better.. it all matters on how you take care of things
KneeDeepInTheNext Nissan profited 3 Billion in the 2018-2019 year, every year every employee gets a bonus, Nissan employees got 3k last year, and all contractors got 1.5k, with that being said 1.1 Mill, ain’t shit to my company lol
I mean, if we're all JDM design and engineering, then I think it would be fine. The new Supra is a BMW with a Toyota badge, which is why it was not well received. It also apparently has weird issues like really loud concussive wind effects with the windows open while driving, things that just shouldn't be issues for a car over $60K USD.
You're right, what they need is making a reliable car and better exterior I'm not complaining interior because it's already fine to me. If they insist to keep cvt fine just make it reliable
@@JesseArt yes because supra feels like a rebranded and given a hardtop z4 if the engine only the same parts then it's quite acceptable but nope, and also revive jdm aren't the good idea on this crossover/suv trend the sales gonna tells
If Nissan is ever going to recover, they need to return to their roots. Furthermore, if they were to bring back the skyline, Z cats, and the Silvia, if done right, they would secure their future for sure.
Man, In fact they stopped the Skyline or Silvia production because the sales was declining Even the new R35 GTR was never been sold so well, only 331 units in 2018 compared to porsche 911 that was sold 9000 units in 2018 (US)
@@syariefhidayatulahsimanjun3161 skyline sales were declining only in Japan, and the S14 never really had the best sales rate. Also, the R35 is garbage, so of course its not selling very well
@@jakehildebrand1824 : they can make R35 a faster car than any supercars, but they couldn't make their own market. The only thing they could was just building a huge numbers of fanboys that mostly a young blood who still couldn't afford the car
@@syariefhidayatulahsimanjun3161 thats the R35's problem. Its got the specs, and its well built, but it fails to capture the same fanbase that its predecessors had. Even if its superior in every way, it still will never be viewed as a better car. And the pricetag doesn't help either.
Jake Hildebrand no ! They’ll fail misérable! People are stupid today and prefer Crossovers ONLY. Companies they never ever make profits out of sport cars (Nissan’s past !)
V B I had a 1984 Toyota Celica GTS that I got for free in 2014. I drove it for 6 months before it blew up because that year they used plastic timing guides.
This really is tragic. My dad had a Datsun in the 70s and my mom only ever owned Nissans for my entire life, considering them a reliable but fun friend. She got a 2014 Rogue that was a mess from the start and eventually sent her into a debt spiral when the CVT blew out of nowhere. And she loved Carlos for saving the company, but didn't live to find out he was plundering them all this time.
You’re supposed to lease the car with the option to buy the whole car at a lower price at the end of the lease. Financing outright is not a good idea most of the time, since you’re buying a lot of the car upfront, a fraction of which, will be lost in value the moment the car rolls off the lot
GameBoyKolor it’s true that you loose value when you roll off the lot. I sell cars, and it is actually a terrible idea to lease with the intention to purchase later. Due to the fact that leasing is based of a residual value, and that residual value is what you pay at the end of the lease if you want to buy that car out right. This residual value 99% of the time is more than the market value of the car at the time of post lease purchase. So if you have the intention of buying it, your better off buying it and putting 10-20% cash down upon purchase. I am in no ways trying to be a dick about it. It’s just how the car industry works, and not many people out side of the business have access to the dealership’s side of the numbers.
@@original__gmebvy You're wrong, but I don't want to be a dick about it I just want to point something out: The profit incentive for the dealer (and most car companies get more out of their finance departments than their auto ones now) for a lease is to rent you a car for more than the cost of the depreciation of the car for the duration of your rental. It is literally how that must work in order for them to make money. There is no conceivable scenario in which a rational dealer would adopt a business model of leasing you a car with an option to purchase later at cost to them vs selling you car outright. You will pay more in fees and residual value 100% of the time.
Love all the S13 pics! I have owned one for almost 20 years and still enjoy driving it often!!! It was such an under-appreciated car in the 90s but it is very loved now. I am a retired Nissan employee and saw the many events you documented happen firsthand. I think the CVT disaster was the biggest mistake because it threw away Datsun/Nissan's main DNA of having rugged powertrains!
Pretty sure this decade could become the KDM era. They're making really good cars right now. The badge snobs can say whatever but Hyundai/Genesis and Kia are doing what Japan did in the '90s. It's time to move on.
I like kdm cars. The quality just needs to be up there a little more and I'd give em an A+ but I'd def go buy a new Kia/Hyundai or used with not too many miles
RetroPhil82, I'm Australian so it was mainly Ford vs Holden down under, then a British touring car Ford Cosworth came and blew away our V8's, then came this certain Japanese car under Nissan called the R32 GTR. It was so dominate that it forced Australian Touring Cars Championship to ban AWD and Turbocharging, giving birth to our V8 Supercars. I looked up how good the R32 was and it wasn't just dominating in Australia, but also in European endurance racing and Japan. Clearly Nissan/Nismo knew what they where doing. If Nissan made a car like our VF Commodore SS Redline (a car that's irrelevant now, but loved by many) like they made the R32 and 240Z, people would undoubtedly go back to them
Man. I had a 1998 Nissan 200sx and that car took a beating and kept on going. I think I went a year without changing the oil (first car, didn't know I had to change the oil) and that thing still lasted another 15+ years. Loved it.
I wish thay got back to who they where. They really built some good drivers cars that looked like regular cars. They had soul, now they feel like appliances. Give us a new 510 at least, doesn't have to be the most powerful thing in the world but make it fun and affordable.
Absolutely right about the Hellcat. I've thought about contacting Nissan about my truck. I have a 2007 Titan. I had a really cool hood put on and painted to match the truck. It has dual scoop openings. I put aftermarket rims with larger wheels and attached "NISMO" hub stickers. I put Nismo decals with racing flags on the side below the "Titan" emblem and "Nismo decals on the on the door handles. I also put an aftermarket grille on the front with a "Nismo" emblem, and to top it off, I put a "Nismo" racing decal across the top of the windshield. When I took the truck to have dual exhausts put on, I found out that it had a weird configuration where it already had dual exhaust in the form of a dual muffler with two pipes going in and one coming out. The guy had to remove the whole thing and put two Thrustmasters on, but I didn't have to mod the computer and it runs great. I added a cold air intake, which makes it sound like it's supercharged and ads a little horsepower, especially since the intake filter sits right underneath the output where the dual scoop intakes lead to. The point being that Nissan made their little Desert Runners and off road edition trucks, but they never thought about a Nismo edition Titan? Come on, there are plenty of people out there who would buy that. I love my Nissans and I've always said that if I won the lottery, I would be content to buy the nicest edition Titan, fully loaded. Now, I'm thinking I would buy a Ford Raptor Shelby edition. Nissan has had so much potential with the Titan but they dropped the ball. You also didn't mention the XTerra. I have a 2005 XTerra that had a radiator defect and somehow the two/three radiators contaminated each other and the transmission fluid, engine oil and coolant all got mixed together. by the time I got it to my driveway the engine was knocking. I had it towed to a transmission shop where they put in a rebuilt transmission and modded the coolant system. It runs great. you'd never know the engine was knocking that night. From 2005 to 2015 they didn't change much in the XTerra - once again a missed opportunity. A Nismo edition XTerra would have been bad-ass.
Not really. A lot of their money comes from economy cars (thats the majority of nissans out in the road - altimas, sentras) but they are the shittiest cars that break down before they hit 100k miles
Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their video. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
Ghosn is an engineer, like most car companies almost all their key corporate leaders and executives are engineers and they are the ones who call the shots and make decisions. An engineer has to design within constraints of available finance and market. Otherwise engineers can never be complete if they ignore financial & marketing aspects.
Renault never took hold of Nissan. It is an Alliance, just like the name says. They share parts and development costs. Also, why does Renault release every year successful sports cars like the Megane RS and the Clio RS, yet Nissan does not? Renault is not the problem.
@@Skullbrothers except that for a large part they are (as well as Ghosn). As soon as Nissan entered into an alliance with them and when Ghosn became part of the company, the quality of their cars went down the tubes. They both have pushed Nissan to pretty much use the same part suppliers as Renault (e.g. Jatco, makers of one of the worst, if not the worst automatic transmissions on the market) and make it so that it's difficult for independent mechanics to be able to work on more time-consuming and complex repairs on things that break on their vehicles. I mean goodness there's a big difference when people are still driving early to late 90s 300ZXs, Sentras, and Maximas that keep on going, yet now have newer vehicles whose transmissions can go out from normal driving or even from going extremely slow over a pothole at less than 10-20k miles and that have only been on the road for three to six months (both my mother and I have had personal experiences with that with cars we've either borrowed or rented).
@@Skullbrothers Renualt is the problem there interior design and quality feel is so bad that it makes a Lada feel like a luxury car. There engines are not that great. Yes they have RS models but Nissan has GTR and Z that's faster. And a fast car and a god car isn't always the same. Sadly Renualt now are making engine for Mercedes and there vans is just rebadge Renualts. And the Mercedes pickup is a Navara or what efter Nissan calls its. I fear that Mercedes will lose there value and reputation just like it happend for Toyota. PSA and Nissan
I own nissan only from 94 .... Currently i drive # 11 maxima. Not to mention my 240 sx s13 and 14 my altima ans sentra . I miss my 99 maxima SR in stick. I sold that car with 277K miles on it. It's sad lately i find myself looking at Lexus is350
Nissan: I'm goin' down man. Can you take my Skyline, Stagea, and Silvia out? Gorham: No problem *makes a 3.0L inline-6 twinsnail with AWD as an GT-R option into these cars*
Last summer my wife and I rented a Versa while we were in Kansas and Oklahoma. On the outside, it looked like a snazzy looking subcompact, but the drive felt old and dated. And with only a couple thousand miles on it, the "check engine" light came on. I was like..."What???" Definitely didn't persuade me to ever consider buying a Nissan. I just bought a used Honda Civic, and it is adorable!!!
Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their report. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
@@sierratough4934 Nissan makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota? Yeah no. The "herd sheep" is not following any media overlords, people have found this out by practice.
@@UnrealOG137 Doesnt matter. Its a truck. Sales are good because it is simple and cheap. Doesnt need a buch of crap that all it does is jack up the price.
So I actually interviewed for a nissan engineer position. Everything was going great until they asked "So why do you want to work for Nissan?" and I just totally blanked. I really hope they've just been a long-time victim of pocket-lining management and the brand can be revived to former glory.
sooooo true. I have an 80 Datsun 280 zx 98 Nissan patrol 02 Nissan Terrano and a 05 Nissan 350z just for giggles .... but it is so sad to thank that your comment is true and my dad had a Datsun 160u my grandfather had a Datsun 180u SSS magnificent car and the best in its compact class back then. my uncle has 2x unbreakable 1400 cc Datsun bakkies as it is called here in South Africa, he is rebuilding 2x Datsun 180y Coupe cars to look like original and he is also in possession of a 04 350z soft top in great condition but sadly he bought the highly anticipated 2019 d23 Navara and sadly it is not a Nissan in my eyes even his D22 was better and we had 2x in the family why must this video be true?
@@thetouringprepper8681 Yeah, I been thinking for years that I love Nissan, but it wasnt till this video that I realized I only really love 1968 - 2002 Nissan. With a few outliers (The 370z and GTR ofc) but when you go back to my timeline there are SO MANY Nissans to love, its ridiculous.
@@KirsiKitten yea me too but the 370z is basically just an upgraded 350z which is sad considering the 350 engine is a mess and the basic construction of the 370 is just a big bored 350 and essentially the first r35 gtr is just a TT 370 engine lol so come to think of it ...Nissan engineers started to get lazy
The Renault merge. That killed them for me. Japanese cars were known for their durability and wicked engines, French cars were known for their fragility and engines that didn't last...
FYI- most breaktime chats I have/overhear sounds just like this vid. The staff car parks in Japan are RAMMED with R34's and S15's. There are hundreds of R+D people in Nissan who truly get it, but we can only do what we're permitted to do- wether that be through management decisions or adhering to regulations. I kinda feel like a lot of this can be applied to all car companies too. There's not been a car produced this century that I'd like to own myself:(
The endless ocean of sluggish SUVs and « crossovers » will make you gloomy. But something tiny with a manual is always a blast, even at slow speeds. Take a Fiesta or a Peugeot 208 or a Polo.
he is hiding in Lebanon and he likely wont be leaving the country since he is close to the Lebanese government and they have no extradition treaty with Japan
Word of advice: DO NOT take a Versa as rental car if the state's average speed limit is 70MPH+. I used one in Texas, boy oh boy going 75, I was fighting the car keep straight. The steering wheel was fighting me hard lmao
The people: make a new Silvia plzzzz :) Nissan: oooo ooo yes a Silvia! Let’s bring back a classic! *accidentally copies Mitsubishi’s homework* *Nissan: 2021 Nissan Silvia Crossover* WW3 officially starts
My 2017 Altima’s transmission failed in Nov of 2019 with 46k on the clock. I traded it in to break even and have no regrets. Nissan’s circling the drain arguably as hard as Chrysler was prior to the FCA merger. To be real, most of the Nissan I see are Altima on a rental lot. And to add insult to injury, Infiniti wasn’t much of a brand when it launched as Lexus buried it as legitimate competition. If Nissan continues with this business model, I don’t see this making through the rest of this decade.
if there's any good news here. nissan and mitsubishi co-own the company making those transmissions. mitsubishi has had little to no problems with them since the 2016 models. now they're full partners. so hopefully whatever nissan's issue is. it'll be taken care of.
I have a 2015 titan with 36k miles, exhaust flange rusted off so for a short time I had an exhaust pipe just hanging. My 1996 Camry to this day never had issues like that.
@@fuzzypandas89 My sister has a 2010 Nissan Sentra, and at about the 40,000 miles mark, the exhaust pipe rusted through and had a big hole. Her mechanic was able to fix it by welding new metal over the holes. Apparently, rusty exhaust issues are a common problem in Nissans. Hey, my parents have a 1997 Chrysler minivan that has been through 22 Ohio winters at this point, and never had any issues like that, either.
The US market loves pickup trucks, and Nissan's Frontier truck is a 16 year old design. They updated their design in the rest of the world in 2014, but they continue to sell the 2004 design in the US.
Thats what a dont understand about Nissan. Like what the fuck is going on with them?! Im assuming things are THAT BAD and they dont care anymore if they dont want to at least update a truck!
As Mitsubishi is party to the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, so they're a member of the family. They even moved their US headquarters to Franklin, TN, where Nissan's US operations are headquartered.
they need to hurry up and start building platforms and engines together. before its too late. sharing parts is fine. but they need to good parts. for the quality issue. mitsubishi is all over the place. if you look at the interior of a 2017 lancer, compared to a 2017 outlander sport. the lancer is seriously lacking. they were pushing people into buying crossovers by not updating the lancer. but the 2 cars are built on the same platform with the same engine options.
my parents got an 2014 outlander sport & for 25k the quality was all cheap materials & bare bone features, then now all they sell new is the economy car Mirage & just different variants of the eclipse & outlander crossovers
EVERYONE: I wish they still made simple, affordable, reliable truck and sports car in today's market. with enough horsepower and not too much tech... oh and a manual gearbox is a must. Nissan: Frontier and 370Z Everyone: Eeeew, it’s old and simple and there’s not enough tech. Nissan: 🤦🏾♂️
Nissan just feels like "the most generic car" to exist Like I can imagine the most generic SUV = The X trail The most generic MPV? A rebadged Xpander, what the hell The most geenric Sedan? Teana Most generic hatchback? The March Its just really, really sad really
It took 4 years for Nissan to bring in the latest generation of the Nissan Serena. And by the time it arrives in Indonesia, it's too late.. HELL, THEY EVEN RELEASED A FACELIFT
Nissan is one of the top selling brands in Mexico. The Tsuru model, known in other markets as Sentra, was the vehicle of choice for cab drivers and low income families because they were inexpensive, lasted long and were cheap to repair. However it was discovered some time ago (about 3 years ago) how dangerous they were. Basically a death trap in a can. They were discontinued soon after. That kind of tainted nissan's reputation.
On point nolan, I've been saying for years nissan missed out on making another S13. The GT86 has no real competitor. There are no other affordable sports cars out there.
If only they made a truly cheap sports car. Not insane performance, not insane interior, just good basics, rwd, good chassis, good steering, affordable... I guess they'd need to match contamination regulations (not cheap)
Jonathan Jones Exactly, if you have £20k-25k theres nothing to buy apart from a 370Z but nobody wants to insure a 3.7 litre car in the UK if your under 25
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@@360FAMOUZ360 so why dont they make a S16 with 1.3l (140HP) and 1.8l (230 and 300 HP) engines from regular Renaults (Megane). RWD with LSD and you have car with same technic what you making and voila, new model. (EU Market) EDIT: typo, i'm not native speaker
I had a 2002 Nissan Maxima back then, I absolutely loved the power of that car, HOWEVER, the engine was crap, way too many mechanical issues, timing control sensors, coil issues, catalytic converter issues,etc.. I remember when Nissan would rival Toyota in reliablity, BUT NOT ANY MORE. So that's exactly where they need to start. Let's face it, not a lot of people are buying GTR's etc..Nissan makes their money from their most popular cars like the Sentra, Maxima, Rogue and the like, but PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA KEEP SPENDING THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY WITH A COMPANY THAT MAKES GARBAGE. INFINITI needs to hear this too, because the people are watching and the word spreads quickly with today social media.
With all the advancements today, I think Honda, Toyota, or Nissan would be able to put out an amazing 4 cylinder NA sports car with a manual. Sadly they wont.. Lets not forget the S2000. A 2.0 4 cylinder putting out that much in a production car. Imagine what they'd be able to do today if they werent so focused on making every 4 cylinder an econo shit box..
I looked at a Camry at a Nissan dealership and the salesman said “Nissan is up there with Honda and Toyota in reliability!” And I thought yeah maybe like 25 years ago. That time has past sadly :(
Start with getting rid of their terrible CVT. Edit: Additional note: I personally don’t have too much against CVTs, but I believe it doesn’t need to be on larger passenger vehicles that people will drive long distances. I own an Infiniti QX60 a crossover that comes with a CVT. It ironically is programmed to accelerate by ‘shifting’ like a regular automatic. Jatco just doesn’t make good CVTs I know someone who bought a new Altima only to have the CVT fail in 5 months.
Just get rid of the CVT industry wide, the CVT sucks, it simply shouldn’t exist, period. If I could “Thanos-snap” 100% of CVTs out of existence, I’d do it in a heartbeat
I can speak from experience that their transmissions are bad. My wife insisted on buying a brand new Juke and it started having trans problems at 20k miles. I'll never buy one again.
It is quite hard, but very Doable. Let’s say Toyota. They want to make a beautiful car. They do it but does it fit up to the expectations of road laws. Or they make a car that fits up to the expectations of road laws, but looks bad to the public. Car companies have to make sure it looks good and can be reliable plus fit for the road.
Judging buy all the ugly, overly complex, and unmaintainable crap I see on the roads today I would say darn near impossible and perhaps not even legal.
I drove a 92 Stanza from St. Louis to Florida and back and it had no coolant, but it still made it back, after pouring water in while hot in Nashville. That Stanza was a beast of a sedan...and the transmission and hvac never failed. Glad I stuck with Toyota ever since, out of pure education from car magazines.
My dad had an old car called the Nissan Cefiro, back sometime around 2000 or before in the 90's and I absolutely loved it It was a sleek sportsy sedan in a pearl finish and I checked it up recently again... Only to be faced with the "updated" version Personally it doesn't compare
So Carlos Ghosn was on probation awaiting trial later this year, until he ESCAPED TOKYO BY BULLET TRAIN AND FLEW TO LEBANON. He’ll be holding a press conference on Wednesday to “explain his side of the story.”
Donut Media can you the same one but with toyota
Let's be honest. There is no other side of the story. Ghosn is a greedy bastard who had no regard for his client base, his investors, certainly for his employees, plain and simple
can u guys race the hilow cars at a real track
He escaped in a flightcase for audio equipment. Netflix will probably make a show of it, might be called "Ghosn with the wind"
Next video abouy Hyundai
"I don't think Nissan knows who drives Nissans." Perfectly said
Soccer moms lol
I live in the hood. I noticed over the last 4 years, everyone has been getting Nissans. I suppose I know why now. The brand perception hasn't changed for a lot of people. In fact, many people around here are uninformed enough to clump most Japanese cars together, so Nissan and Mazda are thought to have the same reliability as Honda and Toyota. When these people see that the price of used Nissans dropping, they jump on that deal. The icing on the cake is that these older, used model Nissans look and sometimes perform identically to the latest generations due to lack of updates!
@@clockhanded yeah my dad is the same he thinks Nissan is reliable. Gotta show him this video.
Go to any bad part of town in North America and you’ll notice a lot of Nissan Altimas and Dodge Journeys
He's right though. Most major brands have an identity.
Toyota: Reliable, affordable, trustworthy, albeit boring.
Mazda: We sell affordable sexy almost-racecars.
Hyundai and Kia: Cool kids on the block after hitting puberty.
Dodge: WHAT'S AN MPG? POWER OR NOTHING! GOD BLESS AMERICA! IN YOUR FACE!
Nissan: Rental car fleets.. and financially challenged baby mamas? 🤔
*3 ways for nissan to turn around:*
*1:* _Get rid of the Jatco CVT_
*2:* _Get rid of the Jatco CVT_
*3:* _Get rid of the Jatco CVT_
Agreed, it is horrendous
Agreed, ruined the Maxima and Altima V6 with it.
I've got a jatco manual on my 200sx/Lucino and it works just fine after 245k miles
100%
If I never agreed with anybody I agree with you thank you
nissan just needs to do what dodge does with the hellcat and just stick a R35 engine into everything
Edit: Everybody seems to think Im serious, guys I know the R35 Gtrs engine is hand built and cost a fortune. I also agree when you guys say use the VQ in everything.
I like your brain.
This comment
That would be sick! VR38 S16's for days!
Nissan March/Micra with R35 engine. Best car ever
At first I tried coming up with a reason why they shouldn’t do this but then I realized what an amazing idea this is
The first time I saw a 240Z on the street I literally rode my bicycle into a telephone phone. Sooo long ago.
Oooooowwwww
that’s so cool. first time i saw a 240sx i was on a school bus going to 6th grade. i fell in love. now i own one
I even remember seeing a 180sx I almost missed my class
I remember scavenging through Craigslist for a 240 lmao
Ouch !
Subaru: Still going strong
Toyota: Weird Crossovers but still has the spirit.
Nissan: Even weirder crossovers and slowly losing the spirit.
Mazda: Completely Kills their sports car. (Meanwhile Miata is trying to convince others that it can replace the Rotary bros)
Honda: They make it simple.
Mitsubishi: Lets thier legacy become a joke.
What about Honda?
Yeah, Nissan's situation is sad but Mitsubishi is a disgrace.
Leo ? Are you talking bout the Rx series because even if people some people don’t consider the Miata a sports car it’s a sports car lmao
I don't think they understand the Western Market, or at least are looking in the wrong places. Japan is mostly small cars. Not a big market for crossovers there
Leo ?
I feel like I’m in a bad episode of DragonBallZ.
HURRY GOKU!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Japanese security: time to celebrate new year !!!!!
Carlos Ghosn: aight imma head out
Hahahahaha
I cant get out my house without getting caught, my guy escaped a country
Lebanese music intensifies
Nice
you can not stop rich people...
"Nissan has to lay off 13000 employees"
Shows a Mitubishi employee
Mitsubishi is Nissan, and Nissan is Mitsubishi. They are basically the same company, as well as infiniti and renault, as explained in the video.
Yeah couldn't find any of the remaining 3 nissan employees
Mutsu is even in bigger shit than Nissan :/
Skorch951 I’m sure that’s why he chose that photo and couldn’t just google image an actual Nissan employee wearing an actual Nissan employee shirt
nissan is doing so bad they had to lay them off too
How to turn Nissan around:
1. Bringing back the S chassis
2. R36 maybe?????
3. Ditching Renault
4. STOP PUTTING CVTS
5. Another sentra like the b13???
Emmanuel Palmares and don't forget we need the 6speed manual.
do you realize the "s chassis" and what you call "skyline platform" are outdated, old platforms that makes zero financial and strategic sense to bring back??
@@bestduckyrblx2944 but it wilk boost the sales of nissan
@@bestduckyrblx2944 and the s chassis are the most reliable cars
@@emzmotoworks chassis has nothing to do with mechanical reliability. what it does have to do with is that it wont meet modern safety standards and performance standards.
what nissan can do, and is apparently in their future plans, is to make a revival of the silvia nameplate, but as a car made from the ground up in a totally different chassis on par with modern standards
Stop putting cvt's in the damn Maxima's might help sales.
carey smith problem is consumers don’t give ten shits about if the economy cars have CVTs. Guys like us might but not some average Joe.
@@derpyDingDong Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their video. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
@@sierratough4934 nissan does not make more reliable cars than honda and toyota
Mechanical solution number 1. That mistake of a transmission really hurts them when they thought it was going to be the future. Wrong.
They need to make the maxima like the old g35/37 rwd based sedan with a 6 speed manual and a big n/a v6 up front
What I'm afraid of is if they bring back fan favorites they'll be bringing them back as an SUV.
RIP Mitsubishi Eclipse
@@windray00 that's exactly what I'm talking about. Thank you
Cough cough @ the Chevy blazer
Aight yall let's keep it going now😂
Evo
In our bran: gt86 vs s16
Reality: Leaf vs Prius
sad
@@sepehr7402 agree
Electric S16!
**BRAIN*
Sad part is, nissan can't compete in the passenger/commuter car numbers either.
Maybe the Silvia will come back as a crossover (vomits)
No!!!! we had enough crossover rebirth with Eclipse...
With a CVT
No no no no no! No! Hell no!
If they do I'll punch the ceo in the face!!
XD
I love how nissan's motto is
_Innovation that exites_
Joe's Kay Higashikata yes, because it exites nostalgia for their older models
oi josuke, it seems you somehow erased your way here without my [ZA HANDO]
_Innovation that exit __-es-_
*Excites
That should be Kia or Hyundai’s slogan
They had a solid 30 years.
Then accountants took over.
The end
The goshn bloke did it, as he "Rescued" Renault.. my mom has a Renault... You can see how he f**ked it up tbh.
The Current 370Z car is a perfect example.
That platform has now entered its 3rd decade....
To put that into perspective, in the same period of time (over 12 years), in Nissan's glory years, we went from the Datsun 260Z all the way through to the Z32 300ZX Twin turbo...( which also included the 280zx and Z31 300zx in the middle).
Then Renault took over
By accountant's you mean french...
Why is it everything that gets fucked (car wise) involves the french? Renualt/nissan, the FIA, the ACO, Pre VAG takeover of bugatti.....
Maybe the solution is to get rid of the french.
I loved Datsun and Nissan but in the past ten years styling is butt ugly and CVT junk. Sad but they’re done.
The main issue that Nissan is facing right now is quite simple really: Renault.
Never merge with a French car company, or else everything will go downhill.
RoboJules, beat me to it!
French cars always have mechanical problems
Then prey for GM since your American company can't keep their shit together and are now selling their ass to peugeot
And also French car company have always been able to keep up with every one, all French company are still French unlike most of big car company nowadays, you don't even see them: in your BMW? Peugeot
In your Mercedes? Peugeot
In your mini? Peugeot
In your Toyota? Peugeot
In your chrysler? Peugeot
In your Bentley? Citroën
In your Rolls-Royce? Citroën
In your Maserati? Citroën
In your jeep? Renault
In your Nissan-mistubishi? Renault
Even the bicycle in your big city are Peugeot.
@@benjamincharlin6770 I'm actually trying to buy one of their bikes xD. I'm currently on Cannondale and Fuji
1. They started doing badly along with a lot of other makes at the time
2. They teamed up with Renault
3. They teamed up with Renault
4. They teamed up with Renault
5. They teamed up with Renault
6. They teamed up with Renault
7. They teamed up with Renault
Lol :)
@Joshua N. Ajang Mitsubishi? Good luck to them!
Did you actually hear the part where Nolan said that Nissan was in this bad situation in the 90's before the alliance with Renault?
@@panosk.8803 yes did you read my comment?
renault literally saved them....
And the biggest problem of them all :
The leaders are not car enthusiasts.
That’s the most pathetic thing. Almost all car companies in my country.
With the state they're in they need business heads, not motor heads - unfortunately.
This Guy gets it. THIS right here!
@@JamieR1988 Its always a good idea to put the horse before the cart.
@Jamie Reid
And a huge amount of facts proves that business heads cannot do a better job than motor heads in a car company. Which seems an exception in the commercial world.
@@imacompoza
I think there would have to be a balance in Nissan's case.
Maybe proper business heads being involved with designers whom are motor heads would be a good idea.
Had them as a client a few years back doing their advertising and I can confirm that even they are confused at what their soul is and haven't found their audience. They are trying to cater to everyone with one car per audience, each with its own personality, making their whole lineup inconsistant and bland while betting wayyy too much on (soulless but high volume) crossovers, a new "design language" and force-claiming they're a premium brand. Was super frustrating at the time, most people over there looked like they were more into playing politics and protecting their job than actually benefiting the brand. And it's sad cause they do have some things going for them when you look at the GT-R, 370Z or their brand history...
Infiniti has lost their way as well. Nissan master Renault knows nothing about up-market cars and it shows.
They really need to listen to there audience, looking at what made them great in the 80’s and 90’s. Make truly amazing cars that are fun yet reliable, and somewhat affordable to common people. The frontier definitely needs an update please😂 we’ve had our trucks for 16 years now
Yeah, it's weird to think Nissan used to be a car enthusiast's car. I feel like most of the people who buy a Nissan don't care about cars at all, and just something affordable without it falling apart. I actually know someone who has one, but doesn't even bother to memorize the name of it, because she cares so little about cars. The sad part, is that even among that crowd, Nissan's don't really have a lot of appeal. Corolla's are already the quintessential "it just has to run car," by being admittedly bland, but also indestructible. Mitsubishi probably fell even further, but at least they have a slightly better warranty, and are about as cheap.
Nissan's quality is indeed going downhill, almost all their 2011-2019 cars are cheaply made, to the extent that you may think "shit, is this a korean car".. surprisingly on the other side, Korean cars are progressing so well. Koreans even managed to capture a major share from the Japanese automakers. Electric affordable cars I think will save Nissan.
The Koreans have been FAR ahead of Nissan since 2005, maybe even before.
@@austing4321 The last great NISSAN I drove is from 2009, the Pathfinder. It's manufactured in North America and it's a solid car. I'm not sure about 2005, but I can assure you that Nissan had some REALLY solid good quality cars until 2011.
@@ali-tal Meh. Still, Hyundai's cars from the era have proven to be so reliable and have higher costumer satisfaction than Nissan's from the same era.
2012 r35 is peak r35 bro. Everything after that I'll agree. Their newer stuff just looks awful
the down side of Korean manufacturers is that they rely on Chinese parts too much and we saw that during the pandemic Hyundai couldn't continue their production due to shortage of parts.
All the drug dealers in my area drive Altima’s or maximas
Seems to be the ghetto superstar brand
we call 'em 'Blaximas'.
Mine did right around 2001-2002. Now its Saab and Mercedes
Hondas and mercs where I'm at
Bradley Donner That would be kinda cool if my dealer rolled up in a Saab
"Nissan sacked 13,000 employees"
Shows photo of Mitsubishi staff lol
Same alliance 🤷🏾♂️
Thats where they work now XD
@@shadyomo3636
Haha no doubt.
Thought they all looked too happy
@@whosdondada
I don't think they are??
@@whosdondada
**Nissan own 34% of Mitsubishi**
You guys should make a series called " What happened to:" and then compare their golden years to now.
@Donut Media, you've got your next video series!
Buick would be among the first.
They should do Mitsubishi.
you would have to do this in reverse for Tesla though
You appear to focus on the sporty side of the equation. Nissan's emphasis on sporty types was never rewarded in the market. Car enthusiasts love to look at the 1990's lineup that featured the 300ZX, 240SX, Maxima, Sentra, and Four Runner. Nissan failed to realize that their future was the Maxima and Sentra and Toyota sunk them with the Camry and Corolla. Toyota realized that there wasn't much money in performance cars and made decisions accordingly. Beyond that, Nissan made horrible decisions with product placement. Look at what the Altima did to Maxima sales. You'd be stupid not to get the Altima with the big motor for $10k less.
The sad thing is that Nissan will continue to struggle and won't be able to compete head to head with Toyota and Honda.
Well said!
The truth is that Nissan/infiniti will be gaining what was lost and will certainly compete with toyota/honda and win.
@@cupoli138 - You are bat shit crazy. Nissan is content to compete with Hyundai and loses in that battle too. The 370 looks good on paper but who wants to own one?
@@dpatrick4705
The poor treacherous "leadership" that has been purposely sinking the brand is gone along with their poor decisions. The fx, as much a great rep of its segment as it was, never recieved the media attention it needed and the poor styling of the pathfinder/j and q suvs is done. The cvt no longer where it shouldn't be, the transmission and the blister dash fiasco leaders...done and gone. The stuuuupid decision to not have an Infiniti pathfinder equivalent like the qx4 from 2003 until the end of the decade will not happen again. Hyundai, as much as I dont care about them, admirably worked their way by honesty, good work and reinvesting their profits back into the company which is the catalyst for good success. Idk what happened to nissan/infinti to follow such a ludicrous business model but mitsu tanked when daimler got involved also. Bad ideas, not caring and pos dishonest people will sink most any ship. Nissan/infinti owe somebody big time for the resurgence they are about to come upon. Lol
@@dpatrick4705 Dont know, but my dad's Infiniti Q50S Hybrid with 150k miles is the best car he has ever had. Still runs like a scolded dog.
7 reasons why Nissan is failing:
1. CVT transmissions
2. CVT transmissions
3. CVT transmissions
4. CVT transmissions
5. CVT transmissions
6. CVT transmissions
7. CVT transmissions
Exactly CVT is shit, waste of money
Safeer Muhammed not if you follow the maintenance guide and take care of it. But reading and following owners manual is to hard, boo hoo. Nissan sucks because people don’t take care of them and expect free shit.
Karter Schenck I mean yeah, but they are still awful quality. No matter how good you are with maintenance they still gonna fall apart under 50k miles hahaa
@@karterschenck8039 I'm so sorry you believe that. ❤
Malaysia The Greatest I mean I literally work on them every single day? How y’all gonna tell me? Are you all Nissan tech? My sister has a 2013 Sentra with 156k on it. I’ve serviced the cars CVT every 30k miles, and it’s still going not a single issue. Altimas are the same way. I 100% agree with you guys yes they are garbage or at least they were but I promise they are getting better, and the more you service it the better.. it all matters on how you take care of things
We need a new GTR!
Nissan: ok that’ll be $1.1M
If thats what it takes, I think we got r36.
Nissan is probably talking about billions
would be way more than that..
KneeDeepInTheNext Nissan profited 3 Billion in the 2018-2019 year, every year every employee gets a bonus, Nissan employees got 3k last year, and all contractors got 1.5k, with that being said 1.1 Mill, ain’t shit to my company lol
3:30 "Who is in jail right now"
Carlos: *THAT IS FALSE*
Nissan : 2020 will be our comeback year
Covid-19: " Stoopid im not gonna let you get the chance" *6ix9ine voice*
It’s all the Nissan Jukes fault
Juke R rips tho
Ah, what a joke, Nissan.
yes I abhor that shit everytime I see it and they're pushing it more and more wtf!
The new juke ain't that bad
Jukes are selling relatively well actually
I feel like if Nissan rebirthed the Silvia, it wouldn’t be taken easily, kinda like the supra.
I mean, if we're all JDM design and engineering, then I think it would be fine. The new Supra is a BMW with a Toyota badge, which is why it was not well received. It also apparently has weird issues like really loud concussive wind effects with the windows open while driving, things that just shouldn't be issues for a car over $60K USD.
@@JesseArt I guess you're right, they will just have to put alot of thought into it
You're right, what they need is making a reliable car and better exterior I'm not complaining interior because it's already fine to me. If they insist to keep cvt fine just make it reliable
@@JesseArt yes because supra feels like a rebranded and given a hardtop z4 if the engine only the same parts then it's quite acceptable but nope, and also revive jdm aren't the good idea on this crossover/suv trend the sales gonna tells
@@JesseArt the BRZ hasnt been well received either. It's amazing it's still in production
I’d love a wheelhouse episode on the Mazda Skyactiv engines. They’re interesting as hell.
Snofielf Leonard I think they did one
NateDogg Sliding they did do one lol 😂
And also crap. A moving cylinder head? Not a recipe for longevity.
If Nissan is ever going to recover, they need to return to their roots.
Furthermore, if they were to bring back the skyline, Z cats, and the Silvia, if done right, they would secure their future for sure.
Man, In fact they stopped the Skyline or Silvia production because the sales was declining
Even the new R35 GTR was never been sold so well, only 331 units in 2018 compared to porsche 911 that was sold 9000 units in 2018 (US)
@@syariefhidayatulahsimanjun3161 skyline sales were declining only in Japan, and the S14 never really had the best sales rate.
Also, the R35 is garbage, so of course its not selling very well
@@jakehildebrand1824 : they can make R35 a faster car than any supercars, but they couldn't make their own market. The only thing they could was just building a huge numbers of fanboys that mostly a young blood who still couldn't afford the car
@@syariefhidayatulahsimanjun3161 thats the R35's problem.
Its got the specs, and its well built, but it fails to capture the same fanbase that its predecessors had.
Even if its superior in every way, it still will never be viewed as a better car.
And the pricetag doesn't help either.
Jake Hildebrand no ! They’ll fail misérable! People are stupid today and prefer Crossovers ONLY. Companies they never ever make profits out of sport cars (Nissan’s past !)
When people say they love Nissan, they love 90s Nissan.
Xavier Ramirez exactly
Not true they still make a great cars and know how to build a proper truck it just their marketing sucks.
The new Skylines are pretty underrated honestly. More of that please Nissan!
@@scott8238 eh some, some are nice.
@j ason skylines are not gtrs, they're infinitis with a different front grill, the lats generation is the most powerful ever made til the date
This man Ghosn look like a budget Mr. Bean
😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂, yes he is..
He does
what about a skinny version of Jack Nicholson?
Thanks man, cracked me up after a bad day!
😂
Nolan: Cheap stuff like timing guides made out of PLASTIC!
*BMW has left the chat*
Pretty much everything has a plastic chain guide. My 2017 ZX10R has a plastic chain guard and spins to 14,750.
This is comedy gold right here folks!
True all newer cars have nylon timing chain guides from cheap Fords and Chevys to bentleys!
my toyota has that and y friend's Nissan S14A
V B I had a 1984 Toyota Celica GTS that I got for free in 2014. I drove it for 6 months before it blew up because that year they used plastic timing guides.
This really is tragic. My dad had a Datsun in the 70s and my mom only ever owned Nissans for my entire life, considering them a reliable but fun friend. She got a 2014 Rogue that was a mess from the start and eventually sent her into a debt spiral when the CVT blew out of nowhere. And she loved Carlos for saving the company, but didn't live to find out he was plundering them all this time.
As Scotty Kilmer says when Renault enters in 99 there quality went downhill and there endless moneypits.
Biggest hack loudmouth on RUclips
Their* They’re*
Their*
Renault, Peugeot used to make great cars and once was a great company not anymore. France itself is going down the tubes.
@@Welcometofacsistube he is but it's hard to argue with him
number one: ditch Jatco. and if you want to use a CVT, at least go AISIN
Agreed the worst thing they could have done is put that awful cvt in everything. My dads went out at 130000 miles
I actually like my Juke. The 6 speed is pretty nice :)
That's why if I buy nissan, always manual transmission. My v6 altima is a rarity lol. Its manual
JATCO is Nissan too. They just need to get it right
I'm pretty sure JatCo can make reliable CVTs but it's about what nissan is willing to pay for.
I almost criied and and died inside when he said 'bring back the silvia' I have apiggy bank waiting to buy silvia and gtrs when i turn 40
demorippa Follow Japanese Classics on fbook
Hmmm
An old Japanese sports car? Most likely the same fate of the Eclipse
I dont know why but I read that as “bring back the saliva” haha
and 3 Ways to Turn It Around...
1: reintroduce silvia worldwide
It will sell for like 2 years before no one starts to buy it
@@JP-fj3dd It happened with many cars sadly :(
All Nissan's problems can be condensed in one word: Renault
Totally agree...
Yes
As in the company that absolved most of Nissan's debt and kept them alive at all?
Emmmm... I dont think so. Yes, they're guilty, but not thaaaat guilty...
Without Renault we most likely wouldnt have Nissan around today.
Carlos Goon looks like knockoff version of “Mr Bean”
😂😂😂🤦♂️🤦♂️
I'm dead hahaha
But “Mr Bean” is more of a car enthusiast than Ghosn
good 1
Just let Rowan Atkinson be the actor of the Netflix movie 😂
I tried to finance a nissan 7 years ago but they turned me down.. Thank god
Lucky lucky man
You’re supposed to lease the car with the option to buy the whole car at a lower price at the end of the lease. Financing outright is not a good idea most of the time, since you’re buying a lot of the car upfront, a fraction of which, will be lost in value the moment the car rolls off the lot
GameBoyKolor it’s true that you loose value when you roll off the lot. I sell cars, and it is actually a terrible idea to lease with the intention to purchase later. Due to the fact that leasing is based of a residual value, and that residual value is what you pay at the end of the lease if you want to buy that car out right. This residual value 99% of the time is more than the market value of the car at the time of post lease purchase. So if you have the intention of buying it, your better off buying it and putting 10-20% cash down upon purchase.
I am in no ways trying to be a dick about it. It’s just how the car industry works, and not many people out side of the business have access to the dealership’s side of the numbers.
You must have shit credit/income if you couldn’t finance a Nissan. ...
We’re you trying to buy a GTR Nismo?
@@original__gmebvy
You're wrong, but I don't want to be a dick about it I just want to point something out:
The profit incentive for the dealer (and most car companies get more out of their finance departments than their auto ones now) for a lease is to rent you a car for more than the cost of the depreciation of the car for the duration of your rental. It is literally how that must work in order for them to make money. There is no conceivable scenario in which a rational dealer would adopt a business model of leasing you a car with an option to purchase later at cost to them vs selling you car outright. You will pay more in fees and residual value 100% of the time.
Love all the S13 pics! I have owned one for almost 20 years and still enjoy driving it often!!! It was such an under-appreciated car in the 90s but it is very loved now. I am a retired Nissan employee and saw the many events you documented happen firsthand. I think the CVT disaster was the biggest mistake because it threw away Datsun/Nissan's main DNA of having rugged powertrains!
It's rare to see someone compliment KDM, I feel validated now
It's the turnaround of the decade, in my opinion they're killing it right now. They're what honda were in the 90s.
@@Bakaroons Their street cars are making big improvements, but their TCR and WRC teams are absolutely demolishing right now
Pretty sure this decade could become the KDM era. They're making really good cars right now. The badge snobs can say whatever but Hyundai/Genesis and Kia are doing what Japan did in the '90s. It's time to move on.
I like kdm cars. The quality just needs to be up there a little more and I'd give em an A+ but I'd def go buy a new Kia/Hyundai or used with not too many miles
Really people having been on about them for about 5 years now
In the 90's people hadn't caught on how brilliant the 90's Nissan cars were.
Everyone wants one now 20 years later
RetroPhil82 it was because of the recession in Japan from the 90s and early 00s
RetroPhil82, I'm Australian so it was mainly Ford vs Holden down under, then a British touring car Ford Cosworth came and blew away our V8's, then came this certain Japanese car under Nissan called the R32 GTR. It was so dominate that it forced Australian Touring Cars Championship to ban AWD and Turbocharging, giving birth to our V8 Supercars. I looked up how good the R32 was and it wasn't just dominating in Australia, but also in European endurance racing and Japan. Clearly Nissan/Nismo knew what they where doing. If Nissan made a car like our VF Commodore SS Redline (a car that's irrelevant now, but loved by many) like they made the R32 and 240Z, people would undoubtedly go back to them
idk man, I bought an s13 back then
@SCIENCEoverRELIGIONS you ain't dustin shit in a 4 banger economy car. The maxima/civic/corolla are literally the slowest car you can buy.
nissan:📉
nolan:🗣
nissan:📈
Stonks!
Man. I had a 1998 Nissan 200sx and that car took a beating and kept on going. I think I went a year without changing the oil (first car, didn't know I had to change the oil) and that thing still lasted another 15+ years. Loved it.
Why Nissan is failing:
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100% approve
same here but they are way off on many points in the video Nissan still makes great cars and knows how to build a proper truck.
I wish thay got back to who they where. They really built some good drivers cars that looked like regular cars. They had soul, now they feel like appliances. Give us a new 510 at least, doesn't have to be the most powerful thing in the world but make it fun and affordable.
Nissan needs to sit down and look at their past and take notes
Carlos ghosn is like evil version of mr bean. Lol
Cashah I knew he looked like someone lol just couldn’t put my finger on it
He looks like Italian mafioso... Might even be one actually
@@Blazerri he's a Brazilian of Lebanese origin
How he escaped is funny as shit! I thought they were going to mention how he did.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Absolutely right about the Hellcat. I've thought about contacting Nissan about my truck. I have a 2007 Titan. I had a really cool hood put on and painted to match the truck. It has dual scoop openings. I put aftermarket rims with larger wheels and attached "NISMO" hub stickers. I put Nismo decals with racing flags on the side below the "Titan" emblem and "Nismo decals on the on the door handles. I also put an aftermarket grille on the front with a "Nismo" emblem, and to top it off, I put a "Nismo" racing decal across the top of the windshield. When I took the truck to have dual exhausts put on, I found out that it had a weird configuration where it already had dual exhaust in the form of a dual muffler with two pipes going in and one coming out. The guy had to remove the whole thing and put two Thrustmasters on, but I didn't have to mod the computer and it runs great. I added a cold air intake, which makes it sound like it's supercharged and ads a little horsepower, especially since the intake filter sits right underneath the output where the dual scoop intakes lead to. The point being that Nissan made their little Desert Runners and off road edition trucks, but they never thought about a Nismo edition Titan? Come on, there are plenty of people out there who would buy that. I love my Nissans and I've always said that if I won the lottery, I would be content to buy the nicest edition Titan, fully loaded. Now, I'm thinking I would buy a Ford Raptor Shelby edition. Nissan has had so much potential with the Titan but they dropped the ball. You also didn't mention the XTerra. I have a 2005 XTerra that had a radiator defect and somehow the two/three radiators contaminated each other and the transmission fluid, engine oil and coolant all got mixed together. by the time I got it to my driveway the engine was knocking. I had it towed to a transmission shop where they put in a rebuilt transmission and modded the coolant system. It runs great. you'd never know the engine was knocking that night. From 2005 to 2015 they didn't change much in the XTerra - once again a missed opportunity. A Nismo edition XTerra would have been bad-ass.
When Nolan says "What are 7 ways Nissan is failing?" and immediately cuts to a video of your car
oof
Rip
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You're telling me
low, blow
edit: op Lied 3:33 👎
Oh man
TLDR:
How Nissan will be saved?
MO POWA BABY!!!
@Lex? Yes
Not really. A lot of their money comes from economy cars (thats the majority of nissans out in the road - altimas, sentras) but they are the shittiest cars that break down before they hit 100k miles
When you let the accountants make the decisions and the marketing people do the engineering.
Somehow it works.
Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their video. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
Ghosn is an engineer, like most car companies almost all their key corporate leaders and executives are engineers and they are the ones who call the shots and make decisions. An engineer has to design within constraints of available finance and market. Otherwise engineers can never be complete if they ignore financial & marketing aspects.
Sierra Tough how many times you gonna copy and paste this comment
@@jreckless14 as many times as it takes to make a point.
Nissan used to be so much. My childhood dream car. Now is like the best definition for old and boring cars.
When Renault took over Nissan that's the start of the beginning of the end.
"that's the start of" "the beginning of" the end... You could get rid of either quotation marked parts, and it'd still make sense
Renault never took hold of Nissan.
It is an Alliance, just like the name says.
They share parts and development costs.
Also, why does Renault release every year successful sports cars like the Megane RS and the Clio RS, yet Nissan does not?
Renault is not the problem.
I Agree with you on that Since Renault took over that's when Nissan went down hill.
@@Skullbrothers except that for a large part they are (as well as Ghosn). As soon as Nissan entered into an alliance with them and when Ghosn became part of the company, the quality of their cars went down the tubes. They both have pushed Nissan to pretty much use the same part suppliers as Renault (e.g. Jatco, makers of one of the worst, if not the worst automatic transmissions on the market) and make it so that it's difficult for independent mechanics to be able to work on more time-consuming and complex repairs on things that break on their vehicles. I mean goodness there's a big difference when people are still driving early to late 90s 300ZXs, Sentras, and Maximas that keep on going, yet now have newer vehicles whose transmissions can go out from normal driving or even from going extremely slow over a pothole at less than 10-20k miles and that have only been on the road for three to six months (both my mother and I have had personal experiences with that with cars we've either borrowed or rented).
@@Skullbrothers Renualt is the problem there interior design and quality feel is so bad that it makes a Lada feel like a luxury car. There engines are not that great. Yes they have RS models but Nissan has GTR and Z that's faster. And a fast car and a god car isn't always the same.
Sadly Renualt now are making engine for Mercedes and there vans is just rebadge Renualts. And the Mercedes pickup is a Navara or what efter Nissan calls its. I fear that Mercedes will lose there value and reputation just like it happend for Toyota. PSA and Nissan
Instead of coal, Santa's filling stockings of the naughty children with Jatco CVTs
I would like ur comment if it wasnt on 69
@@roligalo217 Hahaha!
I’m a recovering Nissan fanboy. In fact, I’ve owned a total of 5 Nissans in my live.
It’s just sad to see them on the ropes like this.😟
5 total? Those are rookie numbers. I have 5 right now lol
I own nissan only from 94 .... Currently i drive # 11 maxima. Not to mention my 240 sx s13 and 14 my altima ans sentra . I miss my 99 maxima SR in stick. I sold that car with 277K miles on it. It's sad lately i find myself looking at Lexus is350
Yes very sad, Nissan was my first car, and really like their car, so hope they can recover.
They are the number 4 largest car maker in the world this is just bad media buzz. Nissan still makes solid vehicles and trucks.
@@scott8238minus cvt garbage but there's a lot of manuf using cvt along with 8 and 9 speed trash. Nissan gets the hate because they did it first lol
I still love my 2013 Maxima ..zero problems sense i owned it
Nissan: I'm goin' down man. Can you take my Skyline, Stagea, and Silvia out?
Gorham: No problem
*makes a 3.0L inline-6 twinsnail with AWD as an GT-R option into these cars*
Few cars can illicit the look of disgust I made after seeing that Murano convertable
Haha
jbassgold if vomit was a car then its whatever that thing is
Check out doug demuros review of it lmao
jbassgold it makes me want to have one just to make people throw up
Nissan is Literally the GM of Japan, but ironically, gave us some of iconic chassis, such as Z's, S's, GTR's. SMH!
Corvette camero ChevySS probably the most underrated car of all time
No, Chrysler of japan.
vivi xD chevy SS could’ve easily competed with the charger if they just marketed it
Cant lie. As someone who loves chevy (corvette and camaro) they need to fix their marketing...
Cole Ragsdale brought to you by real people *cues giant air-hanger door reveal”
Last summer my wife and I rented a Versa while we were in Kansas and Oklahoma. On the outside, it looked like a snazzy looking subcompact, but the drive felt old and dated. And with only a couple thousand miles on it, the "check engine" light came on. I was like..."What???" Definitely didn't persuade me to ever consider buying a Nissan. I just bought a used Honda Civic, and it is adorable!!!
I see so many people driving around in the new Altimas and just shake my head
It is a good car. I went from a 2014 Altima S to a 2019 Altima SR, and I like every single part better than the old one.
Jaime Quezada Does it drive by itself?
Nissan actually makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota. The herd sheep just follow along their media overlords that are obviously biased. Nissan's model line is old but the new product coming through and are industry leaders (their designs have been copied so much and now toyota wants to add awd to the camry). Altima sales were up 16% and neck and neck with the accord for December but donut "forgot" to mention that in their report. IF the plan is to cut incentives and fix brand image then Nissan will be fine. They also need a good publicists to combat the constant bias and one-sided stories coming out of the media allover. Truth be told, sales were only down 9% for the year with old models and cuts to incentives and fleet sales. That's not that bad at all.
@@sierratough4934 Nissan makes more reliable cars than honda and toyota? Yeah no. The "herd sheep" is not following any media overlords, people have found this out by practice.
@@sierratough4934 so you just gone copy and paste in every comment section lol
I love how he keeps saying “timing belt guides” literally as they’re showing timing chains. solid.
I was wondering if anyone else was going to call that out!
Timing belt buddy. They were showing chains he referred to it as belt.
We meant what he knew.
The Frontier’s sales have been up, because people are starting to realize that that’s the last true Nissan left
And all they talk about is redesigning it.
@@bigdogpete43 because it's super old. It's been around since 2005.
Edit: 2005 not 2009.
@@UnrealOG137 Doesnt matter. Its a truck. Sales are good because it is simple and cheap. Doesnt need a buch of crap that all it does is jack up the price.
@@bigdogpete43 it's still really behind its competitors. It's ancient.
@@UnrealOG137 Its also $10K cheaper. Its a truck. The rest are suburban show ponies.
I'll wait here for the Xterra Episode 🤘👌
So I actually interviewed for a nissan engineer position. Everything was going great until they asked "So why do you want to work for Nissan?" and I just totally blanked.
I really hope they've just been a long-time victim of pocket-lining management and the brand can be revived to former glory.
Me Seeing the title: Nissan is my favorite manufacturer
Me watching the first 2 minutes: Ah yeah...true..all the Nissans I love were made pre-2006
Yep
sooooo true. I have an 80 Datsun 280 zx 98 Nissan patrol 02 Nissan Terrano and a 05 Nissan 350z just for giggles .... but it is so sad to thank that your comment is true and my dad had a Datsun 160u my grandfather had a Datsun 180u SSS magnificent car and the best in its compact class back then. my uncle has 2x unbreakable 1400 cc Datsun bakkies as it is called here in South Africa, he is rebuilding 2x Datsun 180y Coupe cars to look like original and he is also in possession of a 04 350z soft top in great condition
but sadly he bought the highly anticipated 2019 d23 Navara and sadly it is not a Nissan in my eyes even his D22 was better and we had 2x in the family
why must this video be true?
@@thetouringprepper8681 Yeah, I been thinking for years that I love Nissan, but it wasnt till this video that I realized I only really love 1968 - 2002 Nissan. With a few outliers (The 370z and GTR ofc) but when you go back to my timeline there are SO MANY Nissans to love, its ridiculous.
@@KirsiKitten yea me too but the 370z is basically just an upgraded 350z which is sad considering the 350 engine is a mess and the basic construction of the 370 is just a big bored 350 and essentially the first r35 gtr is just a TT 370 engine lol
so come to think of it ...Nissan engineers started to get lazy
Your comment right here hits home soo hard.
I always preferred the name “Datsun” over “Nissan” for some reason. It just sounds better to me.
Its funny, I own the car that was during the transitional period between Datsun and Nissan, so mine says Nissan whiles some others say Datsun.
@@c7aerospace888 Some were badged as Datsun by Nissan
Datsun is the O.G. name. It means you've been around cars for a long time.
@@c7aerospace888 same, my 280 says Datsun but the valve cover says Nissan
@@c7aerospace888 same I have a 1980 280zx with Nissan badges and Datsun logo on the horn, funny to see that cross-over on the production line
The Renault merge. That killed them for me.
Japanese cars were known for their durability and wicked engines, French cars were known for their fragility and engines that didn't last...
FYI- most breaktime chats I have/overhear sounds just like this vid. The staff car parks in Japan are RAMMED with R34's and S15's. There are hundreds of R+D people in Nissan who truly get it, but we can only do what we're permitted to do- wether that be through management decisions or adhering to regulations.
I kinda feel like a lot of this can be applied to all car companies too. There's not been a car produced this century that I'd like to own myself:(
Matt Teee holy dude I fell the same way. There is no car I will buy new. That is why i saved up and bought an old 280zx. Old Nissans are the best
The endless ocean of sluggish SUVs and « crossovers » will make you gloomy. But something tiny with a manual is always a blast, even at slow speeds. Take a Fiesta or a Peugeot 208 or a Polo.
Who remembers the good old Nissan Altima se-r
Actually Carlos Ghosn just escaped home arrest and Japan it self and is "allegedly" hiding in Lebanon
he is hiding in Lebanon and he likely wont be leaving the country since he is close to the Lebanese government and they have no extradition treaty with Japan
@@Massachamp08 Interpol sent a red notice to Lebanon over him just last week.
@@weetikissa oh boy, well he got himself into that mess, play stupid games, win stupid prizes
With the help of a green beret...how cool!
@@Massachamp08 what did the dude do? Lol
Word of advice: DO NOT take a Versa as rental car if the state's average speed limit is 70MPH+. I used one in Texas, boy oh boy going 75, I was fighting the car keep straight. The steering wheel was fighting me hard lmao
"They're ENDLESS money pits" -Scotty Kilmer
I wonder is Scotty watched this film.
@@donaldhollums3278 Nah he's probably busy cleaning his garage.......HAHAHAHAAHAHA
Tool0GT92 Yup, every man needs a hobby!😂
if it aint a toyota celica its a waste of money
eric brimberry I don’t there is Nissan today that will last 240,000 miles like a 1994 Toyota Celica!
The people: make a new Silvia plzzzz :)
Nissan: oooo ooo yes a Silvia! Let’s bring back a classic!
*accidentally copies Mitsubishi’s homework*
*Nissan: 2021 Nissan Silvia Crossover*
WW3 officially starts
I bet they'd do that for real
My 2017 Altima’s transmission failed in Nov of 2019 with 46k on the clock. I traded it in to break even and have no regrets.
Nissan’s circling the drain arguably as hard as Chrysler was prior to the FCA merger. To be real, most of the Nissan I see are Altima on a rental lot. And to add insult to injury, Infiniti wasn’t much of a brand when it launched as Lexus buried it as legitimate competition. If Nissan continues with this business model, I don’t see this making through the rest of this decade.
i think Chrysler was in far worse shape
What did you trade it in for?
if there's any good news here. nissan and mitsubishi co-own the company making those transmissions. mitsubishi has had little to no problems with them since the 2016 models. now they're full partners. so hopefully whatever nissan's issue is. it'll be taken care of.
I have a 2015 titan with 36k miles, exhaust flange rusted off so for a short time I had an exhaust pipe just hanging. My 1996 Camry to this day never had issues like that.
@@fuzzypandas89 My sister has a 2010 Nissan Sentra, and at about the 40,000 miles mark, the exhaust pipe rusted through and had a big hole. Her mechanic was able to fix it by welding new metal over the holes. Apparently, rusty exhaust issues are a common problem in Nissans. Hey, my parents have a 1997 Chrysler minivan that has been through 22 Ohio winters at this point, and never had any issues like that, either.
The US market loves pickup trucks, and Nissan's Frontier truck is a 16 year old design. They updated their design in the rest of the world in 2014, but they continue to sell the 2004 design in the US.
Thats what a dont understand about Nissan. Like what the fuck is going on with them?! Im assuming things are THAT BAD and they dont care anymore if they dont want to at least update a truck!
i feel like there could be a video like this for Mitsubishi, their selection/quality lacking too
As Mitsubishi is party to the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, so they're a member of the family. They even moved their US headquarters to Franklin, TN, where Nissan's US operations are headquartered.
they need to hurry up and start building platforms and engines together. before its too late. sharing parts is fine. but they need to good parts. for the quality issue. mitsubishi is all over the place. if you look at the interior of a 2017 lancer, compared to a 2017 outlander sport. the lancer is seriously lacking. they were pushing people into buying crossovers by not updating the lancer. but the 2 cars are built on the same platform with the same engine options.
my parents got an 2014 outlander sport & for 25k the quality was all cheap materials & bare bone features, then now all they sell new is the economy car Mirage & just different variants of the eclipse & outlander crossovers
nasaboy0307 I though the same, already suggested it
Geass Sogeki unless i missed it im kinda surprised i havnt heard of financial issues or going out of buisness talk from them
EVERYONE: I wish they still made simple, affordable, reliable truck and sports car in today's market.
with enough horsepower and not too much tech... oh and a manual gearbox is a must.
Nissan: Frontier and 370Z
Everyone: Eeeew, it’s old and simple and there’s not enough tech.
Nissan: 🤦🏾♂️
People want a cheap, RWD car but also want full speaker systems and assisted driving
As great as the 370 z is, it's pretty expensive for how little it's been updated over the years
@Chris W that is pretty reasonable, ones in my area seem to be more expensive than that. It makes me sad because they do look like really fun cars
@Chris W you can buy a low mile 2009 model for a couple grand less with similar options
@Chris W that's fine I understand that
Nissan just feels like "the most generic car" to exist
Like I can imagine the most generic SUV = The X trail
The most generic MPV? A rebadged Xpander, what the hell
The most geenric Sedan? Teana
Most generic hatchback? The March
Its just really, really sad really
Let it fail
Let it fail
Let it fail
Let it fail
Let it fail
Let it fail
It's sad everytime I saw a Nissan March (Micra) on the street, because the company that made them used to make Silvias, The Zs, and the Skylines
Yeah everthing they make is the cheap, generic but also Japanese alternative to a Toyota/Honda.
@@justinedzard the old Micra's were made with a tighter budget, yet were better than what we have now
It took 4 years for Nissan to bring in the latest generation of the Nissan Serena.
And by the time it arrives in Indonesia, it's too late..
HELL, THEY EVEN RELEASED A FACELIFT
Nissan is one of the top selling brands in Mexico. The Tsuru model, known in other markets as Sentra, was the vehicle of choice for cab drivers and low income families because they were inexpensive, lasted long and were cheap to repair. However it was discovered some time ago (about 3 years ago) how dangerous they were. Basically a death trap in a can. They were discontinued soon after. That kind of tainted nissan's reputation.
Toyota: Synonymous w/ reliability
Subaru: Utility & proven tech-environmentally conscious production
Nissan: fond 70s-90s models, 2000s throw away car
I want a Nissan Silvia, 300zx, R36 4 door Godzilla heritage styling
On point nolan, I've been saying for years nissan missed out on making another S13. The GT86 has no real competitor. There are no other affordable sports cars out there.
If only they made a truly cheap sports car. Not insane performance, not insane interior, just good basics, rwd, good chassis, good steering, affordable... I guess they'd need to match contamination regulations (not cheap)
What about the miata it's less powerful but it counts
Jonathan Jones Exactly, if you have £20k-25k theres nothing to buy apart from a 370Z but nobody wants to insure a 3.7 litre car in the UK if your under 25
@@360FAMOUZ360 so why dont they make a S16 with 1.3l (140HP) and 1.8l (230 and 300 HP) engines from regular Renaults (Megane). RWD with LSD and you have car with same technic what you making and voila, new model. (EU Market)
EDIT: typo, i'm not native speaker
The competitor to the GT86 is the 370z right now if you're comparing toyota vs Nissan. I'd take a manual 370z over the twins
I had a 2002 Nissan Maxima back then, I absolutely loved the power of that car, HOWEVER, the engine was crap, way too many mechanical issues, timing control sensors, coil issues, catalytic converter issues,etc.. I remember when Nissan would rival Toyota in reliablity, BUT NOT ANY MORE. So that's exactly where they need to start. Let's face it, not a lot of people are buying GTR's etc..Nissan makes their money from their most popular cars like the Sentra, Maxima, Rogue and the like, but PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA KEEP SPENDING THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY WITH A COMPANY THAT MAKES GARBAGE. INFINITI needs to hear this too, because the people are watching and the word spreads quickly with today social media.
For 20 years Nissan hasn’t been the same. Just like my Dallas Cowboys smh 🥺
“How about ‘me Cowboys?” It never gets old...
Truuuuuuuuue
And also BRING BACK THE FRICKEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION
There all manual in the uk except for the GTR.
They would if people bought them. Also the supercar market has been automatic for years. Or flappy paddles
The Driver22845 actually they’re one of the few companies that still makes em.
It’s not gonna happen. Americans are too lazy.
With all the advancements today, I think Honda, Toyota, or Nissan would be able to put out an amazing 4 cylinder NA sports car with a manual. Sadly they wont..
Lets not forget the S2000. A 2.0 4 cylinder putting out that much in a production car. Imagine what they'd be able to do today if they werent so focused on making every 4 cylinder an econo shit box..
"In Jail" ... editors note NOT ANYMORE!
I looked at a Camry at a Nissan dealership and the salesman said “Nissan is up there with Honda and Toyota in reliability!” And I thought yeah maybe like 25 years ago. That time has past sadly :(
I work at Nissan and you’re 💯 Right!
This comment is funny
Same.
Same sales are so bad rn lmao
Start with getting rid of their terrible CVT.
Edit: Additional note: I personally don’t have too much against CVTs, but I believe it doesn’t need to be on larger passenger vehicles that people will drive long distances. I own an Infiniti QX60 a crossover that comes with a CVT. It ironically is programmed to accelerate by ‘shifting’ like a regular automatic. Jatco just doesn’t make good CVTs I know someone who bought a new Altima only to have the CVT fail in 5 months.
it's actually isn't that terrible compared to other CVT's out there
Just get rid of the CVT industry wide, the CVT sucks, it simply shouldn’t exist, period.
If I could “Thanos-snap” 100% of CVTs out of existence, I’d do it in a heartbeat
@Selim Sultan Akbar mine is at the shop as we speak I'm trade it in for something else
I can speak from experience that their transmissions are bad. My wife insisted on buying a brand new Juke and it started having trans problems at 20k miles. I'll never buy one again.
@Selim Sultan Akbar No it was a lemon. It wouldn't shift out of first gear. I've owned half a dozen cars and never had that problem b4.
Sometimes I ask myself: "how hard is it to create an affordable eye candy vehicle, with reliability reliability"
It is quite hard, but very Doable. Let’s say Toyota. They want to make a beautiful car. They do it but does it fit up to the expectations of road laws. Or they make a car that fits up to the expectations of road laws, but looks bad to the public. Car companies have to make sure it looks good and can be reliable plus fit for the road.
That1Dude 44 It’s super easy until you see the capital requirements, leverage and operating margins
That's not business effective take Saturn for instance.
@Caudahy Hall that's why I chose a 92 m30
Judging buy all the ugly, overly complex, and unmaintainable crap I see on the roads today I would say darn near impossible and perhaps not even legal.
I drove a 92 Stanza from St. Louis to Florida and back and it had no coolant, but it still made it back, after pouring water in while hot in Nashville. That Stanza was a beast of a sedan...and the transmission and hvac never failed. Glad I stuck with Toyota ever since, out of pure education from car magazines.
Normal people: Nissan
Americans: Neeeeesannn
Normal people: Pets puppy
Asians: Eats puppy
ΒΞΔΝ lmaooo
It’s Nis-san
Not Nee-saan
@Jeremy Hall facts
This is my most liked comment ever ...
400Z would be great! 4.0 Liter V6
A 400z today would be the 3.0l V6 TT VR30DDTT. It's coming
Electric!
Gian Madrid IV NO my friend!!! A 400zX twin turbo V6 would ultimately do 😤
4.0 Liter V6. Perfect! They can take it right out of the Frontier they haven’t updated in over a decade!
You don't even need a 4L. Hell the Zs engine is big enough to complete with the segment (BMW-->Supra). Just tweak some power, and refine.
3:57 Those are timing chains - not belts.
I'm glad someone else was paying attention.... I was SCREAMING at my phone. Gave this video a THUMBS DOWN
let alone many brands that use chains use plastic guides, unless its a pushrod motor that is.
My dad had an old car called the Nissan Cefiro, back sometime around 2000 or before in the 90's and I absolutely loved it
It was a sleek sportsy sedan in a pearl finish and I checked it up recently again...
Only to be faced with the "updated" version
Personally it doesn't compare
Nissan NEED to see this!!!
Spam them everywhere!!!