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The award-winning and incredibly efficient Nissan JUKE has been designed to offer customers an incredibly smooth and relaxing driving experience. Recently, stunt driver Terry Grant decided to put this model’s driving ability to the ultimate test by driving it on only two wheels. this is not the first time that Grant has performed this stunt as be previously set a world record for the fastest mile driven on two wheels in a four-wheel vehicle back in 2011. For the first record, Grant piloted a Nissan JUKE and so decided to get behind the wheel of this model once again to see if he could break his own record at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. For this year’s attempt, Grant used the JUKE NISMO RS and was able to not only successfully complete the mile, but he came in at 2 min 10 seconds, which is a full 45 seconds shorter than his previous record. "I was shocked at how much faster the JUKE NISMO RS was, and to take 45 seconds off what was already a quick time, was unbelievable," said Grant. "To break it by so much on my first attempt was a great way to kick off the weekend, and I'm looking forward to seeing if I can go faster." Check out the video above to see highlights from this record-breaking feat.

Just recently, Nissan North America and the Tennessee Titans announced a 20-year partnership that gives exclusive naming rights* of Nashville’s downtown stadium to Nissan. The newly renamed, Nissan Stadium, will serve as a home for Titans football games, Tennessee State University football games, various concerts, and the Music City Bowl. "Middle Tennessee is a great place to live and do business and Nashville is one of the great vacation and convention destinations in the U.S.," said Fred Diaz, senior vice president, Sales & Marketing and Operations, U.S.A., Nissan North America, Inc. "The stadium is a centerpiece of the downtown skyline, and we want visitors and Titan game TV viewers to know that we are proud to call Nashville and the great state of Tennessee, Nissan's home." This partnership also makes Nissan the official automotive partner of the Tennessee Titans. Adding to its sponsorship of NBC’s “The Voice”, the Heisman House, and a strong advertising presence in the past super bowl. The new stadium naming only furthers Nissan’s presence in Tennessee which already encompasses powertrain and vehicle manufacturing centers in Smyrna and Decherd, plus its North American headquarters located in Franklin, Tennessee. One aspect to the new partnership will be helping with various community outreach programs held by charitable groups across middle Tennessee. Nissan will be sponsor for the yearly “Taste of Titan” event which will this year serves to help the Wounded Warrior Project. Over the upcoming 20-year partnership, over $1 million is expected to be raised for local nonprofits through these yearly events. * The naming rights are subject to approval by the National Football League and the Metro Government Authority, which both the Titans and Nissan anticipate will be obtained shortly.

Nissan has just been named by Plug In America as the exclusive automotive sponsor of National Drive Electric Week until 2017. With its fifth anniversary coming this September, the largest yearly organized event featuring plug-in vehicles will involve a variety of activities including test-drives in various U.S. cities and more. "Nissan is a driving force in the plug-in vehicle industry, with the top-selling electric vehicle, Nissan LEAF, and with investments in charging infrastructure and consumer education," said Tom Saxton, Plug In America's Program Manager for National Drive Electric Week. "Nissan's support of National Drive Electric Week helps Plug In America with our efforts to rapidly increase adoption of EVs of all kinds in cities across the U.S." National Drive Electric Week is centered on the mindset that a drive in a clean plug-in car will trump everything and convince gasoline powered drivers to make the switch. The event started in 2011 and has grown from 29 cities to over 150 cities in both the U.S and other countries. The Sierra Group, Plug In America, and the Electric Auto Association work together to put on events that feature different electric and hybrid cars from a variety of automakers. Nissan and the company’s fully electric LEAF have exclusively sponsored the event for the past two years. The LEAF tops electric car sales throughout the world with over 178,000 sales throughout the globe and 80,000 in the United States. The LEAF can seat up to five people and can drive an EPA-estimated* 84 miles on a full charge with MPGe ratings up to 126 city, 101 highway, and 114 combined. *2015 EPA Fuel Economy Estimate 126 city, 101 highway. Based on EPA formula of 33.7 kW/hour equal to one gallon of gasoline energy, EPA rated the LEAF® equivalent to 126 MPG measured as gasoline fuel efficiency in city driving, and 101 MPG in highway driving. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions — use for comparison only. 2015 EPA range of 84 miles.

Nissan NISMO athlete Jann Mardenborough has recently been announced as the 50th most marketable athlete in the world. This is an honor that has landed him in an exclusive pool of athletes that include F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, soccer star Lionel Messi and sprinter Usain Bolt. Mardenborough quickly shot to stardom when he won Nissan's GT Academy back in 2011 and has since become a strong competitor in the racing community. The list of most marketable athletes is put together by SportsPro media after taking into account a number of factors about each athlete. These factors include charisma, crossover appeal, value for money, willingness to be marketed, age and home market. Due to Mardenborough impressive skill and high level of popularity, he is expected to fall into the top 50 athletes on the list for at least the next three years. To learn more about Mardenborough, check out the video above to see an interview he gave earlier this year about driving the GT-R LM NISMO at Le Mans.

Last year, Nissan released the “Ride of Your Life” campaign that offered a unique look at the impressive performance capabilities of the brand’s all-new Altima. In the spot, participants were told that they would be going for a ride in the new Nissan racecar and climbed in for an exciting trip around the track. When the ride was over, they were then surprised to see the outer camouflage on the vehicle removed revealing that this was a production model sedan. This year, Nissan has brought the “Rise of Your life” campaign back again, but this time they have stepped things up a notch. For this year, the brand set up an elaborate display at a local shopping mall. The display was a large box with digital messages on the side instructing them to press the button in front to enter the Ride of their Life. Many people stepped up to the button and while many were denied, a handful of luck participants were given the greenlight.  The selected participants then saw the boxes outside digital camouflage fade away revealing an Altima and a professional driver. Then then entered the car and were driven to a race track where they proceeded to take the ride of their life. "Consumer response to last year's campaign was so strong, we just had to play it again, even bigger and better," said Jeremy Tucker, vice president, Marketing Communications and Media, Nissan North America. "You can see the excitement on the participants' faces when the Altima is revealed at the mall, and especially after their track ride-and-drive experience – reinforcing our belief that Altima is no ordinary mid-size sedan." Check out the video above to see how Nissan worked to think outside the box for the newest Altima Ride of Your Life!

The LeBron James Family Foundation will soon be benefited through the proceeds from the auction of the special King James Edition K900.  This vehicle is being auctioned by James, who serves as the official luxury ambassador for Kia, through Charitybuzz. This special edition model has made several public appearances this month including at the 2015 NBA All-Star game at Madison Square Garden and several other stops in New York and Cleveland. “I’m excited to share this custom car with the winning bidder and even more proud that all of the proceeds are going to help my Foundation continue its amazing work,” said LeBron James.  "All of the proceeds raised will help us keep kids in school and give them an education that is extremely important for their futures.” This model has been designed with several custom features that include Llumar® Ceramic window tint, color-matched diamond contrast stitching throughout the vehicle, LBJ icons in the headrests, Alcantara Suede interior and headliner, customized Lexicon® Logic 7® audio system and personalized King James Limited Edition Plaque #01.

As more taxi companies have begun switching to electric vehicles over the years, Amsterdam continues to be the leading capital for this movement with Taxi Electric. This company provides a line of over 170 Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 vehicles to hotels, businesses and private clients. Taxi Electric first started back in 2011 and has grown considerably as more and more people are coming to see the endless benefits of electric vehicles. By using electric-only vehicles, the company stands out while providing a unique service that helps to reduce overall driving costs and increase sustainability efforts. Check out the video above to learn all about Taxi Electric and its mission to provide electric mobility!

With the coming release of the 8th Generation Nissan Maxima when the 2016 model makes its official debut, Nissan is taking a look over the impressive history of one of their most popular models.  The very first model in the line was the Datsun 810 Maxima, which was released in 1981. In the more than thirty years since the introduction of this first model, the line has grown an impressive fan following.  Now, in preparation for the 2016 model’s arrival, the brand has released a list of the top eight facts to know about this all-new model. We brought you the first four facts in our previous blog, listed below are the remaining four. 2016 Nissan Maxima Facts: 5. Textural Messaging - The interior of the all-new Maxima was designed with advanced touchpoints and features such as the D-shaped steering wheel, diamond-quilted seat inserts and genuine stitching on the doors, console and instrument panel. All of these new features have been added in order to heighten the senses and make the driver feel more connected to the vehicle. 6. How About A Coffee - The Platinum trim of the 2016 Maxima offers the brand's new Driver Attention Alert (DAA) system* which tracks driver behavior to look for signs of drowsy driving. When the system detects a change in driving  pattern indicating drowsiness, the system flashes a warning sign with an amber coffee cup symbol and the words "Need A break?" to bring the driver's attention to the situation. 7. Who's the Emboss - This model has embossed "4DSC" logos on the side taillight reflectors and headlights. 8. Max plant - The Nissan Smyrna, Tennessee plant is where the 2016 Maxima is manufactured Throughout 2014, this plant produced 648.000 vehciles, which is more than any other North American automotive plant. *It is the driver's responsibility to remain alert at all times. DAA is only a warning to inform the driver of a potential lack of driver attention or drowsiness. It does not detect and provide an alert in every situation. See Owner's Manual for details.

The Maxima is arguably one of the most well known models from Nissan. Recently the 8th generation of this iconic 4-Door Sports Car was revealed, creating quite the buzz amongst the gear heads. Nissan has taken notice and has released the top 8 things you should know about the 2016 Maxima. Here we have the first four for you. 1. Angelic Inspiration: For inspiration while creating the all-new model, Nissan designers visited the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels®*. This is most noticeable in the wrap-around design of the cockpit internally and the lowered, sculpted and streamline exterior. Lastly, a special metal stamping technique was developed, adding the gestures to its bodyline and deeply scalloped doors. 2. By The Numbers: The 2016 Maxima is simply longer, leaner, lower and tighter than previous editions. Enhancements include 2.2 inches in length, 1.3 inches lower, 82 pounds lighter and 25 percent more torsional rigidity. 3. HP/MPG: Nissan decided that the 8th generation needed to more powerful and go further. The horsepower has been increased by 10, to 300 hp. Under the hood, there is 61% new engine parts and the MPG is anticipated to reach 30 mpg** . 4. Sounds Like Max Spirit: One of the many goals of this model was to create a quiet and comfortable interior. Nissan engineers wanted a Maxima driver to be able to drive alone on a quiet road and hear nothing. To meet that goal, laminated glass was added to the windshield and front door windows and an Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) system was put in to remove low-frequency sounds. To enhance the existing engine sound, a state-of-the-art Active Sound Enhancement (ASE) system was added. To find out what else the 2016 Nissan Maxima has to offer, stay tuned to the Tynan’s Nissan of Fort Collins blog. We will add the other four points in the future. * Blue Angels® is a registered mark of the Department of the Navy. Use does not represent any endorsement, expressed or implied, by the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or any other United States government agency. ** Fuel economy based on Targeted 2016 EPA fuel economy estimates for 2016 Maxima – EPA data not available at time of publication. Targeted 2016 fuel economy 30 hwy estimates based on Nissan internal testing results, subject to EPA confirmation. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions – use for comparison only.

Recently, Nissan turned heads by creating the first glow-in-the-dark vehicle. An innovative finish was applied to the LEAF that allows it to absorb UV energy and other visible radiation throughout the day, causing it to glow for eight to 10 hours. But making a vehicle glow isn’t enough for Nissan. They wanted to accomplish more, something bigger, like Guinness World Record bigger, and that’s just what they did. Using 60 liters of luminous acrylics paint, a giant PVC-coated canvas and the wheels of the LEAF as paint brushes, artists Ian Cook, of Popbangcolour, was able to set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Glow-in-the-Dark painting. The LEAF self-portrait took over 61 hours to complete and was overseen by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator Fortuna Burke and awarded the Guinness World Records title on March 20, 2015. To learn more about the efficient Nissan LEAF come into Tynan’s Nissan of Fort Collins and we will be happy to get you set up with  a test drive.

The newest released segment in the Nissan Titan Truckumentary series has been released by the automaker, taking the behind-the-scenes journey of the development of this all-new model to a whole new level.  This latest segment is “Chapter 5: Heart of Cold” builds upon some of the climate durability testing seen in the previous chapter. Here we see as Ford engineers take the TITAN out to these extreme climate conditions to test them out in real world situations in some of the harshest climates. In conducting these tests, the engineers took the pickup out on some of the local roads in cold climates such as Durango, Colorado, Fairbanks, Alaska and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This allows engineers to see how much snow and dirt accumulated when driving in winter conditions, a test that cannot be replicated in an artificial testing area.  Additionally, the team also performed a series of ‘cold test” in which they would start the TITAN at low temperatures and then measure how long it took for the occupants to feel warm.

When Nissan debuted their “With Dad” commercial at the 2015 Super Bowl Commercial, they truly hit a home run with their emotional spot that also marked the first time Nissan had advertised during the big game in nineteen years.  The now infamous spot was 90 seconds long and followed the story of a family where the father/husband is a Nissan racecar driver. Due to his job he is forced to spend a good amount of time away from his family, which is a struggle that we watch this family of three deal with as their son grows into a teenager. This all-new spot really hit home with families, which led to it earning the title of Favorite Super Bowl Commercial of 2015 in the YouTube AdBlitz™ awards. Overall, the fan votes for this spot was 60% higher than the winning advertisement from last year’s awards. Now, Nissan has released a behind the scenes look at the making of this commercial, talking about the inspiration behind the story. Check out the videos below to see that behind the scenes look at the making of this award-winning commercial. Behind The Scenes: