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Nissan officially confirmed today that the 2011 Nissan Quest will be joined by the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet and the Nissan Ellure concept. The new 2011 Quest and the Murano CrossCabriolet will both go on sale in early 2011.

We’ve already learned about the Quest and the Murano CrossCabriolet but what is this Ellure concept.

According to Nissan, the new Ellure concept “adds a new dimension to traditional sedan design – a dimension named innovation.”
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Today, Nissan’s Sunderland Plant celebrates the production launch of the all-new JUKE compact sports crossover.

JUKE combines the best attributes of an SUV and a sports car and will offer a refreshing and dynamic alternative to the traditional small hatchback when it goes on sale across Europe next month.

JUKE looks set to continue the success of Qashqai – its bigger brother – as Nissan has already received more than 22,500 pre-orders across Europe since the order books opened in June.
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The British built Nissan Note enters the 2011 model year with a few subtle trim and equipment upgrades, plus tweaked 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrol engines that now comply with the latest Euro V emissions regulations.

From the outside, the tall supermini receives some styling enhancements in the form of silver painted door handles and tailgate trim, plus gloss black B and C-pillars for the Acenta and Teckna grades. The ‘n-tec’ version gets a new front spoiler finisher and front entry guards. The addition of two new metallic colors, Magnetic Red and Grey, round off the exterior changes on the Note.
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Washington DC August 16, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to Automotive News, aggressive incentives and ad spending have helped Nissan North America Inc. rack up a bigger sales gain this year than rivals Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai-Kia. Now Nissan plans more of the same.

Al Castignetti, Nissan Division vice president, told dealers last week at a Las Vegas business meeting that the brand decided in July to add $100 million to its national marketing budget to stoke the sales fire.
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As the first true crossover and a halo model for Nissan, the only thing that could enhance the Murano is the pace, economy and efficiency of diesel power – and that’s now exactly what it’s got!

Available to order in the UK now, the Murano dCi benefits from a diesel engine specifically engineered for Europe with significant input from engineers at Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE).

The 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine has been totally revised with extensive changes designed to provide the perfect balance of performance and efficiency for the Murano. This is combined with a revised 6 speed automatic transmission providing Adaptive Shift Control for the optimum gear and helping to reduce CO2 emissions by 5.0g/km through lower transmission friction and Clear Neutral Control. It is now fully compliant with tough Euro5 emissions standards, and develops 11% more power and torque than before. The headline figures are 190PS and 450Nm at just 2,000rpm.

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