New Nissan Invitation Concept Previews Upcoming B-Segment Tall Hatch

Ahead of its world premiere at next month's 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Nissan has released the first official photos of an all-new concept model named Invitation.

If the tall five-door hatchback looks almost production ready, that's because the Invitation essentially previews the Japanese automaker's next mainstream B-segment contender, which will go on sale in Europe early next year alongside the Micra supermini and the Juke crossover.

Given that Nissan's European offerings in the B-segment currently includes the 8-year old Note small MPV as well, it is only logical to assume that the Invitation will most likely act as its replacement.

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Nissan's Official Footage of the Juke-R Versus Supercars Race in Dubai

Draining all the publicity it can get from the Juke-R's appearance in Dubai where it competed against the Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Ferrari 458 Italia supercars on a makeshift track, Nissan has now released official footage from the race.

This is the third video we've seen of Juke-R's win in the past two weeks, so we won't blame you if you've had enough of…Nissan's Groundhog Day. The rest of you can watch the new clip right after the break.

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New Aerial Video of the Nissan Juke-R's Race Against the Gallardo, SLS and 458 in Dubai

Nissan is making a strong statement with its product launches lately pitting its vehicles directly against more expensive offerings from established premium brands.

And we're not only talking about Infiniti's recent commercial where the M35h beat the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid in a quarter mile sprint, as the Japanese carmaker also setup a race between the prototype 485hp Nissan Juke-R and the Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Ferrari 458 Italia supercars.

The race took place on a tightly designed makeshift track in Dubai on the sidelines of the local 24hrs Endurance Race.

Following on from the first grainy video, Carscoop reader "Meto D" tipped us off on a higher-quality clip shot from the air that also includes footage from inside the car driven by the winner of the 2008 PlayStation GT Academy competition, Lucas Ordoñez.

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Watch the Nissan Juke-R Pawn a Ferrari 458, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Mercedes SLS AMG

There's no question that the Nissan Juke-R is wickedly fast, but is it actually fast enough to give a lesson to exotic supercars like the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, for example?

Well, there's a lot to take into consideration including the place and the person driving (let's not forget that any car is as fast as its driver is), but for whatever reasons, this time the Juke-R came out as the winner.

In the video clip from Carsandspeed that follows, we see the 485HP-strong Juke-R winning a race against the three aforementioned supercars on a tightly designed makeshift track in Dubai as part of a promotional event on the sidelines of the local 24hrs Endurance Race, in which it took part as the official pace car.

We managed to find out that the man behind the wheel of the Juke-R was 26-year old Lucas Ordoñez from Spain who was the winner of the 2008 PlayStation GT Academy competition.

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Nismo Whips up a Nissan Micra Concept for the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

Following on from the recent presentations of the Juke Nismo Concept and the LEAF Nismo Concept, Nissan's in-house performance division has now crafted a conceptual study based on one of the Japanese firm's smallest models, the latest generation of the Micra (called March in Japan) that debuts at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon.

Nismo used the five-door version of the Micra as a base developing a full body kit that comprises of a modified front grille incorporated into a newly designed front bumper with a separate spoiler, matching side skirts, a roof spoiler, a new rear bumper with a diffuser and finally, different exterior mirrors.

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Nissan Confirms Performance Numbers for 485bhp Juke-R, Reaches 160mph – 257km/h [Video]

Created in just 22 weeks from scratch by Nissan's UK arm, the Juke-R concept brings together two of the most successful yet also most diverse models in Nissan's range. We've been following its development for a while now and this week Nissan finally confirmed the final performance numbers for the wild crossover model.

The GT-R sourced 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V6 is rated at 485bhp and 580Nm (427.7 lb-ft) with all that power being deliver to the road through the same transmission and all-wheel drive setup found on the coupe.

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Nissan Reimagines the Pathfinder as a 7-Seater SUV Based on a Unibody Platform [Updated]

Nissan may be calling the Pathfinder a concept but we all know that the study exhibited at this week's 2012 Detroit Motor Show is as close as it gets to the production model that will follow in fall this year.

The first thing you'll need to know about the 2013 Pathfinder is that Nissan has abandoned the current, third-generation model's body-on frame architecture and returned to a unibody construction. We say returned because the first generation of the SUV utilized a ladder-type frame with the second generation making use of a unibody construction.

The fourth generation of the Pathfinder also brings less rugged and more crossoverish looks and the promise for a more luxurious interior and a plethora of technological goods. Nissan also says that the SUV will offer excellent legroom in all three rows and ample cargo room behind the 3rd row of seats.

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Nissan Electrifies the NV200 for the 2012 Detroit Motor Show [Video]

A pure electric study of the NV200 is Nissan's second world premiere at the 2012 North American Auto Show in Detroit after the production ready Pathfinder SUV Concept.

And like the Pathfinder, the e-NV200 Concept previews a near-future production version of a full electric vehicle designed for both passenger and commercial use.

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder Study Shows its Face and Tail

Just moments ago, it was Toyota that teased its upcoming NS4 Concept car, and now it's Nissan's turn to peel some layers off its next Pathfinder before its world debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show that begins (for the press) on January 9th.

Following the release of a single darkened image of the Pathfinder concept's profile in the third week of December, Nissan issued two new photos that reveal the crossover's face and rear end.

Even though the Japanese company insists on calling it a concept, it's evident from these photos the Pathfinder that we'll see in Detroit won't differ much if not at all from the production model set to go on sale in North America next fall. And let's not forget that Nissan's luxury arm Infiniti did the same thing with the JX crossover last year.

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Nissan Team Answers Facebook Fans' Questions on the Juke R

There's no question that the Nissan Juke R is by far the craziest, official manufacture project we saw this year, and how could it not be when a team of engineers shoehorned the entire drive train and then some more of the almighty GT-R into the firm's odd-looking small crossover.

Not surprisingly, Nissan is trying to milk as much attention as it can from its creation with a constant stream of news and videos.

In this latest clip, the team responsible for the development of the Juke R answers several questions about the car that it received from fans on its official Facebook page. You can watch the clip and find out what they answered right after the break.

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Nissan Heads to 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon with 10 Models Including Skyline 55th Limited Edition

The 2012 edition of Japan's largest annual aftermarket event, the Tokyo Auto Salon, will see Nissan in cooperation with its in-house tuners Autech Japan and NISMO presenting 10 models, most of which we've already seen in previous shows such as the Juke NISMO Concept that was displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show earlier this month.

Nissan will showcase two models, the GT-R Pure Edition equipped with the right-hand drive only Track Pack and the JDM Skyline (sold in the rest if the world as the Infiniti G37) 55th Limited Edition, which commemorates the series' 55th anniversary and features bespoke aeroparts and a sportier chassis setup.

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Nissan Juke-R Video No10: Time for a Shakedown and Testing

Nissan's quest for Youtube views continues with the 10th installment of its web-based video series that follows the development of the most awesome and powerful Juke made to date, the GT-R-powered Juke R project car.

Having done showing us the styling aspects and the building process of the Juke-R, the Japanese firm is now focusing on the fine-tuning and the testing of the 485-horsepower crossover on the track.

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485HP Nissan Juke-R Hits the Silverstone Circuit Earlier than Expected [Video]

We're not sure if this video of the Nissan Juke R being tested at the Silverstone race track in England was supposed to hit the airwaves (or so to speak) before the Japanese firm's upcoming 10th installment of its web series, but we're not the ones to complain.

At least for the video footage, that is, because someone ought to inform the auto buffs over at Spain's AutoHebdo Sport that when you show a video of a car like the Juke-R that's fitted with a 485HP-strong powerplant sourced from the GT-R, you shouldn't add any background music let alone, a techno beat…

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Nissan Juke-R Video No9: The Finishing Touches

There's no question that Nissan is milking the hype surrounding the Juke R as much as it can. Up until now, the Japanese automaker has published nine videos (including the one you're about the watch after the break) on the building process while it also issued separate footage and a gallery on the finished product in between.

This week's footage is called "Finishing Touches" and as the name suggests, it shows the teams from Nissan Europe and its technical partner RML applying the last parts on the GT-R-powered Juke including the dashboard and centre console inside and a matt black paint scheme that's both vinyl-wrapped as well as painted on the outside.

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NISMO Adds Some Zing to Nissan Leaf EV with New Concept at Tokyo Motor Show

This has been a rough year for Japanese automakers but if there's one company from the Land of the Rising Sun that's showing a lot of potential, that would be Nissan - be that with its quirky looking Juke crossover, the pure electric Leaf or the tarmac-shredding GT-R sports car.

Perhaps the most important news coming from Nissan at the Tokyo Motor Show is the company's decision to heavily invest in its performance arm NISMO and expand its offerings to include more focused editions of Nissan's mainstream models.

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Juke Nismo Concept gets its Video Debut, Nissan Says it may Enter Production

Nissan has big plans for its in-house motorsports and performance arm, Nismo, as the Japanese company announced earlier today that it wants to use the sub-brand's expertise to create a variety of sports cars based on the company's mainstream models on a larger scale.

We're going to get a taste of what this means for Nissan with the presentation of the Juke Nismo concept at this week's 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

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New Nissan Juke Nismo Concept Sports up for the Tokyo Motor Show

Nissan just couldn't wait for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday to share the news on a fresh concept version of its Juke crossover prepared by its in-house motorsports and performance division, Nismo.

Unlike the extremely radical Juke-R project, which features the inner works of the GT-R sports car including its twin-turbo V6 engine and advanced all-wheel drive system, the Juke Nismo concept is a very realistic study for a down-to-earth sporty variant of the regular model.

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One for the Road: New Nissan Juke-R Video Highlights Super Crossover's Handling Qualities

You didn't think that Nissan was done with the Juke-R project just because it released pictures and videos of the completed prototype, did you?

And sure enough, after last week's revelation, the Japanese carmaker published the eighth installment of the Juke-R's ongoing video series.

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Nissan's 480HP Juke-R Study Finally Fully Revealed in Photos and Videos

It's been far too long in the making –let alone the endless teasing- but here it is in the flesh: Nissan's outrageous Juke-R project car that blends the eccentrically styled body of its small crossover with the proven mechanical hardware of the almighty GT-R sports car.

The result is a vehicle that defies logic and proves once again that Nissan has the guts and the will to experiment with crazy ideas. And judging by the Murano Convertible, we wouldn't be one bit surprised if someone at Nissan gave the green light for a limited production version down the road.

However, for the time being, Nissan Europe and its technical partner RML, are saying that the Juke-R is a special, road legal concept car, of which only two examples will be built, one in left-hand-drive and the other in right-hand-drive.

The new images and videos give us our first detailed look at the Juke R. On the outside, Nissan's designers applied a matte black finish to the small crossover before adding a host of aero components, the styling of which was inspired of course by the GT-R.

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Nissan Shows the Interior Works of the Juke-R Project on Film

We won't blame you if you're getting tired of Nissan's constant teasing of the Juke-R project car as the Japanese company has already released six videos showcasing the work that went into the development of its GT-R-powered crossover.

Nevertheless, if you're interested in seeing how Nissan's engineers adapted the cabin and repositioned the driver controls to be more like the GT-R, you can check out the pictures and the official clip right after the jump.

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