Nissan 350Z: Ninja with Z sign
Most of the mass cars "Nissan" - "Primera", "Almera", "Micra" - are proper names. But an exclusive, a real ninja, in which a generation is already content with an index…

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Mazda 5: Let's do the Karakuri
"He" - a mini-van, "she" - "Mazda"? I am constantly confused in the definition of gender - you look at the solid dimensions, wrapped in the classic forms of a…

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Chery Tiggo, Toyota Rav 4, Hyundai Tucson: Learn, Learn and Learn
The Japanese auto industry is seven decades old. Korean is a quarter of a century younger. The Chinese are just getting up "on the wheels." Is it possible to catch…

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Isuzu Trooper: Yours among strangers

SUV “Isuzu-Truper” is not as popular with us as its competitors: “Mitsubishi Pajero”, “Nissan Patrol GR / Nissan Patrol” or “Toyota Landkruyzer.” There is also a share of the guilt of the Japanese company Isuzu Motors, which was in no hurry to enter the game on the “Russian field”. Another circumstance that can confuse motorists lies in the fact that in different markets, “Isuzu” is sold under different, even “alien” names. Continue reading

Nissan Almera Classic, Renault Logan, Kia Spectra: From loaves to sedans

A bun for three pennies, a loaf for thirteen, half black for nine … Even these simple figures are remembered with difficulty. Now a different time, different prices. And “for thirteen” they buy not a ribbed loaf, but a budget sedan with a 1.6 liter engine. “KIA-Spectra” just in the right price range, “Renault Logan” gets there only the upper edge, “Nissan Almera Classic”, on the contrary, only the lower level of configuration. Continue reading

Nissan Xterra Simplified SUV
The new mid-size SUV Nissan Xterra 2001 is mounted on a chassis borrowed from the compact Nissan Frontier pickup. The car was designed specifically for the American market in the…

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Toyota Corolla: In balzakovskom age
"Corolla" was the success of the company "Toyota", a kind of Japanese "Golf", not losing popularity for 30 years with all the changes in the model range. Last year, the…

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