The Nissan Aura NISMO RS Concept was the first to capture the attention on the floor of the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon. This is partly because to its aggressive appearance; after all, it is based on an existing Aura NISMO that has been turned up to 11.
Nissan GT-R owners are always looking for the perfect lap time on a smooth, clean track. Not every owner is like that; consider this guy from the Netherlands. He took a 2010 GT-R and, rather than tinkering with the suspension to save seconds on the track, set out to turn it into a beast capable of tackling some extremely tough terrain.
Nissan Skyline GT-R owners like reminiscing about the 2-door coupe models that dominated tracks and streets in the 1990s. To be honest, few of them recall that there was a sedan version available with the same, dare we say, fierce capabilities. Autech, Nissan’s high-performance arm, took on this project in 1998 to commemorate the Skyline’s 40th birthday.
Infiniti will present the QX80 R-Spec, a customized QX80 with 1,000 horsepower, during the 2025 SEMA Show. Engineers removed the regular 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 and replaced it with a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Nissan GT-R, tuning it far beyond factory specs. Every panel is painted Midnight Purple, which shifts from deep purple to dark blue when light hits it from different angles.
The Z lineage has a long history dating back to 1969 with the first 240Z and has evolved through decades of driver-focused sports cars. The 2026 Nissan Z Heritage Edition, shown at the 38th annual ZCON in Nashville, draws from that heritage, channeling the bold spirit of the 1990s 300ZX—known to enthusiasts as the Z32—while having the performance as well as polish of a modern car.