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  • ...e of the three financial backers that founded [[Datsun]] (later known as [[Nissan]]. He also founded mining and construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu. {{Nissan}}
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  • ...e President and Chief Creative Officer of Design and Brand Management of [[Nissan]] and [[Infiniti]]. ...10, he was ranked by Fast Company in their list of ''The 100 Most Creative People'' at #4.
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  • ...issan Sunny]], [[Nissan Bluebird|Bluebird]], [[Nissan Teana|Teana]], and [[Nissan Tiida|Tiida]] * [[Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel Company]] — With [[Nissan Diesel]] produces heavy trucks
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  • ...MW 503]] and [[BMW 507]], both for 1955. He also worked for [[Porsche]], [[Nissan]] and [[Toyota]]. ...lly for [[Nissan]] (which exported cars under the brand name Datsun). When Nissan abandoned the project, Yamaha took the project to Toyota which with further
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  • ...span=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | [[Nissan]] .../pics-of-nissan-terranaut-reveal-vehicle-perfect-for-picard-and-h/ Pics of Nissan Terranaut] - Autoblog.com (AOL). Retrieved 2010-02-21.</ref>
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  • |Image = [[Image:2010 11 08 Nissan Serena 2small.jpg]] |Marque = [[Nissan]]
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  • |Marque = [[Nissan]] ...ts for enhanced comfort and sportiness.[http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/21/nissan-plans-nine-debuts-at-tokyo-auto-salon-including-leaf-aero/]
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  • ...$6 million. 35,711 tickets were sold for the industry preview representing people from 24 countries in 2005 and 6,897 credentialed press from 63 countries. O * 2008 [[Nissan Rogue]]
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  • * [[Nissan|Datsun/Nissan]] [[Nissan Cherry|Cherry]] * [[Nissan Micra]]
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  • A '''van''' is a vehicle used for [[transport]]ing goods or groups of people. It is generally a rather box-shaped vehicle on four wheels, about the same ...sh English speakers will generally refer to a passenger [[minivan]] as a ''people-carrier'' or ''MPV'' (multi-purpose vehicle), and a larger passenger van as
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  • *[[Nissan Micra]] *[[Nissan Tiida|Nissan Tiida/Versa]]
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  • ...wn design business which failed <ref>[http://www.itv-motoring.com/features/people/659.asp ITV Motoring]</ref>. He returned to England and [[Ford]] in 1968 as ...ide consultants were removed; the design team was doubled to more than 350 people; the department took a seat on the executive board; and personally, le Quem
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  • |Class = People Mover ...h benefitted fuel economy. Unlike some van-based people movers such as a [[Nissan Serena]], the Previa features a monocoque and is widely spaced for passenge
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  • ...]] prompted this Japanese carmaker to consider legal action in 2003.<ref>''Nissan alleges Chinese IP theft'' James Kynge, Financial Times. London (UK): Novem [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the People's Republic of China]]
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  • |[[Nissan Xterra]] |[[Nissan GT-R]]
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  • * [[Nissan Murano]] 2009 '''Carsales''' ''Medium SUV People's Choice Award''
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  • ...'. They were in the region of 3 metres in length, but had seating for four people, putting them outside the [[microcar]] category. ...nsiderable interior space. Its boxy shape was either hated or loved by the people, much like the [[Fiat Multipla]].
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  • ...l; such as [[Fiat]], [[Volkswagen Group]], [[Ford]], [[General Motors]], [[Nissan]], [[Toyota]], [[MAN SE]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Renault]] e ...e [[Volkswagen Group China|Volkswagen]],[[General Motors]], [[Hyundai]], [[Nissan]], [[BYD]], [[Chery]], [[Honda]], [[Toyota]] and [[Geely]].<ref>http://www.
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  • ...ssan's [[Nissan Teana|Teana 350JM]] is a Teana with a 3498cc (213.5 CID) [[Nissan VQ engine#VQ35DE|engine]]. Motorcycles are often labelled this way. ...t motorbikes having a displacement of about 49.9&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup>. Some people [[engine tuning|tuned]] the engine by increasing the cylinder bore, increas
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  • ...t the [[Ford Escape|Escape]] in 2002. Other head-on rivals included the [[Nissan X-Trail]], [[Mitsubishi Pajero|Mitsbishi Pajero (Field Master Variant)]], a Other competitors would have been the [[Nissan Livina Geniss|Nissan Grand Livina]], [[Hyundai Starex]] (now called Grand Starex), [[Kia Carens]
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  • ...d by four wheel drive, the ability to haul large items or a good number of people, and enjoyed the "commanding" seating position and sense of security that t |[[Nissan FM platform]] ([[Infiniti G35]])
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  • ...en blurred. Over time, the common usage of each term evolves. For example, people often call 4-passenger sport coupés a "sports car", while purists will ins ...': Designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus, generally up to 16 people in multiple rows of seats. Passenger access in normally via a sliding door
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  • ...e [[Mercury Cougar]]. It was called the Contour in the US as Ford thought people would associate Mondeo with 'Rodeo'. *[[Nissan Altima]]
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  • ...vehicles from British [[Land Rover]] and Japanese [[Toyota]], [[Datsun]]/[[Nissan]] and [[Mitsubishi]]. These were all alike; small, compact four wheel driv ...]] and the [[station wagon]]-bodied Japanese [[Toyota Land Cruiser]] and [[Nissan Patrol]] were essentially a station wagon body on a [[light truck]] frame w
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  • ...tbelt Pretensioners|seat belts]], according to some experts. However, some people contend (backed up by the theory of risk compensation) that the perception * '''[[Nissan]]''': Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
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  • The FJ Cruiser primairly competes with the [[Nissan Xterra]], [[Jeep Wrangler]] and the [[Honda Element]]. Base pricing is betw Meager headroom and extremely poor visibility are the main complaints of most people who have driven the FJ Cruiser.
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  • *[[Nissan Elgrand]] ...from Alphard.Toyota designer said that the Vellfire is targeted for young people who want an Alphard that looks more stylish.
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  • ...), compared with the 2006 [[Toyota Camry]] at 17 cubic feet and the 2006 [[Nissan Altima]] at 16. * Small interior space for tall or large people.
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  • * [[Nissan Sentra|Nissan Sentra V-spec]] ...ng car racing|touring cars]]) and like regular saloons, seats four or five people.
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  • ...te a letter to the managing director of Ford, saying, "Why don't you build people like me a vehicle in which I can take my family to church on Sunday, and my ...as called a ''coupe utility- coupe'', because it was designed to carry two people, and ''utility'' because the farmer could use the back section to carry sto
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  • Other Japanese luxury brands ([[Toyota]]'s [[Lexus]] and [[Nissan]]'s [[Infiniti]]) sprang up in North America shortly after Acura's introduc ...e letdowns, Acura did gain prominence in the 1990s with a younger group of people; the import tuner set. Parent company Honda's reputation as a maker of eas
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  • *[[Nissan Elgrand]] The Volkswagen Caravelle topped the people mover category as the most secure according to the 2003 RACV Vehicle Securi
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  • ...ado]] or the base V6 in the [[Dodge Dakota]], but less powerful than the [[Nissan Frontier]]. ...height or the angle of the seat bottom. The power seats available on the [[Nissan Frontier]] have these features. Overall though, the Tacoma provides the dri
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  • ...our wheels to receive power from the [[engine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provid ...[[Lamborghini]] uses a viscous coupling unit to drive the front, and the [[Nissan]] [[Skyline GT-R]] uses a clutch. The [[Audi TT]] normally powers the front
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  • ...the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit, employs approximately 327,000 people, sold 9.17 million cars worldwide, and had a $192.6 billion revenue for the In 2005, the Chrysler Group employed 83,130 people and sold 2.83 million vehicles globally, generating $57.4 billion in revenu
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  • ...are notably lacking in others—may not be considered ''supercars'' by some people, hence, a list of disputed, debated, or probable supercars also is included *[[Nissan R390 GT1]] (only saw limited production for factory entered competition car
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  • ...n [[Airbag|air bags]] that were designed to be powerful enough to restrain people who were not wearing seatbelts. In Europe the number of people not wearing their seatbelts is very small when compared to the US, and Euro
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  • # 1:07.06 - [[Nissan GT-R]] # 1:09.46 - [[Nissan GT-R]] (180&nbsp;km/h speed limited)*
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  • *[[Nissan Altima]] ...iously never made it to production and seems to have disappeared from most people's memories.
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  • ...Maranello]] • [[Nissan Skyline GT-R#5th generation .281999.E2.80.932002.29|Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R]] ...] • [[Ford Fiesta]] • [[Citroën C3]] • [[Honda Fit#Europe|Honda Jazz]] • [[Nissan Micra]] • [[MG ZR]]
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  • * Nissan's [http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2006/_STORY/060315-01-e.html "Distance Control assist"] * Getting people to trust the car
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  • * '''What to do with the worst car of all time, the Nissan Sunny?''' ''Series Two, Episode One'' * '''Historic [[People Carrier]] Racing Championship''' ''Series Five, Episode Five''
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  • :Plans announced to employ an extra 1000 people at Vehicle Manufacturing Operations in Elizabeth, SA, with commencement of ...d BT1 in the VL Commodore (1986-1988)(which was specifically designed by [[Nissan]] for Holden). In 1988, it then entered a partnership with [[Toyota]] in Au
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  • ...consisted of 30-minute magazine format programmes presented by a number of people, including [[Angela Rippon]], [[Noel Edmonds]], [[William Woollard]], and l ...praise went to [[BMW]], [[Hyundai]], [[Kia Motors|Kia]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Nissan]] and [[Volvo]]. In contrast, many marques received heavy criticism in the
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  • ...e history of motor racing, the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]], in which over 80 people, including [[Pierre Levegh|Levegh]], were killed. In the shock following th *1990 - 366 km/h - [[Nissan R90]]CP
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  • ...by advanced high-cost purpose built racers such as [[Porsche 911 GT1]], [[Nissan R390]] and [[Toyota GT-One]] and the subsequent demise of the class in othe ...yed yet again. The weight was kept down to 1000 kilograms and TVR reminded people that they were making a car that they thought would beat the McLaren F1 wit
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  • | [[Buick Lucerne]] <br> [[Nissan Maxima]] <br> [[Volvo S80]] <br> [[Hyundai Azera]]<br> [[Toyota Avalon]] | [[Buick Century]]<br> [[Chevrolet Lumina]] <br> [[Nissan Maxima]]
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  • ...a. It established that a full-sized utility truck could also be a capable people transporter and daily driver. And as full-size trucks become bigger, more ...ay down. Overall, the Quad Cab is a friendly, practical design for hauling people and gear. If you need even more room, take a look at the Mega Cab.
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  • ...ent as it regrouped before going to [[Battle of Arnhem|Arnhem]].) Several people involved with ERA returned to the firm to work for BRM, including [[Harry M ...tried another project with an open-top version of the car, fitted with a [[Nissan]] V6 engine, for [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] in 1997, with similar resu
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  • *[[Nissan Murano]] ...5's 24-month projected residual value is 62 percent. Compare that to the [[Nissan Pathfinder]] SE at 46 percent, the [[Dodge Durango]] at 46 percent and the
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  • The following year, he made a deal with the crack sports car team at [[Nissan]], landing a factory seat. He also managed a test drive with one of the top ...anagement company, 2MB Sports Management, who handle the contracts of such people as [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] test driver [[Gary Paffett]] and [[British
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  • ...lly for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible); :*first electronic VVT — 1987 [[Nissan 300ZX]] ''[[Nissan VG engine#VG30DE|VG30DE]]'' [[N-VCT|NVCS]] V6
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  • |title= IMSA wheels some of its people to NY, Indy dmyauthor= ...f success within the series with cars such as the [[Datsun 510|510]] and [[Nissan 200SX|200SX]]. Many drivers would cut their teeth in this series such as Do
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  • ...better than nearly any [[SUV]] that comes to mind for driving the way most people drive most of the time: on paved roads, back and forth to work, to dinner a *[[Nissan Xterra]]: [http://www.carsdirect.com/research/compareresults?acodes=USB70SU
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  • But for a time, it was all one thing -- just young people exploring a new form of American individuality through the ultimate America ...that typically are not labeled as muscle cars, such as the B13 (1991-1994) Nissan Sentra SE-R, and excludes other cars typically labeled as muscle cars, such
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  • In 2007, Clarkson and co-presenter [[James May]] were the first people to reach the magnetic North Pole in a car,<ref>{{cite news | title = Top Ge ...08</ref> but "loves the destination" of environmentalism and believes that people should quietly strive to be more eco-friendly.<ref name="secretgreen" /> Cl
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  • | Mazda RX-7 <br> Nissan 280ZX <br> Toyota Supra ...number of gaudy coloured cars left the Neckarslum plant, proving that some people have more money than taste. Very few interior changes were made, apart from
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  • ...hree-seater benches can be purchased, turning the Viano into an eight seat people carrier. *[[Nissan Primastar]] | [[Opel Vivaro]] | [[Renault Trafic]] | [[Vauxhall Vivaro]]
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  • ...but the main prize was for the first across the finish line in Rouen. 102 people paid the 10 franc entrance fee.<ref name="8W">{{cite web | url=http://forix ...own as the World Series by Renault, succession series of [[World Series by Nissan]]), [[Formula Three]], [[Formula Palmer Audi]] and [[Formula Atlantic]]. I
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  • ...ction of MPG, MPG can be a misleading indicator of fuel efficiency gains. People intuitively take the difference in MPG when comparing two cars. This leads ...vely than [[Miles per gallon]], which can be misleading. For example, many people incorrectly believe that the improvement from 34 to 44 MPG saves more gas t
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  • ...to be built specifically for manufacturer programmes - notably the later [[Nissan]] Group Cs and the [[Chevrolet Corvette]] GTPs. ...2000]], [[Formula Super Vee]] and many other categories, often designed by people who went on to successful careers elsewhere in the sport -- [[Patrick Head]
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  • ...en when parking not to scrape on those concrete stops they put out to keep people from pulling over the sidewalk; this is exacerbated by the significant leng *[[Nissan Maxima]]: [http://www.carsdirect.com/research/compareresults?acodes=USB70DD
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  • ...ong Beach. Attendance for the weekend regularly reaches or exceeds 200,000 people. | '''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steve Millen]]<br>[[Nissan 300ZX]]''' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Fergus (racing driver)|John Fergus]]<
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  • ...dual exhausts, this results in the typical V8 ''burble'' sound that many people have come to associate with American V8s, In all-out racing cars it leads t ===Nissan===
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  • ...ed from the original Celica logo (it's just orange instead of blue). Often people think it is some sort of swan, but it more closely resembles a dragon. The ...to make it a competitor to the very popular [[Datsun]] (now [[Nissan]]) [[Nissan Z-car|Z-car]].
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  • **2000 Nissan Altra EV 3.5 short tons CO<sub>2</sub> **2000 Nissan Altra EV 3.5 short tons CO<sub>2</sub>
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  • ...ng on the [[two-stroke]] cycle, mainly the huge engines in ships (see also Nissan UD3, UD4 and UD6 engine series). ...ven for commercial vehicles. Some Japanese manufacturers, such as Toyota, Nissan and recently Honda, have also developed common rail diesel engines. Jeep of
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  • ...eel Horse Products Division and signing an agreement to build Jeeps in the People's Republic of China. The Pentagon had problems with [[AM General]], a signi ...rket. However, it now has a vicarious presence through its investment in [[Nissan]].
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  • ...lso produce these hybrids. Also, [[Nissan]] announced the release of the [[Nissan Altima|Altima]] hybrid (technology supplied by Toyota) around 2007. ...]], [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Honda]], [[Mazda]], [[Nissan]], [[Peugeot]], [[Renault]] and [[Toyota]]. For a list, see [[List of hybri
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  • *[[Nissan Sentra]] ...original National Nostalgic Nova Club Celebrating 25 Years of Helping Nova People The only Monthly Magazine dedicated to Only Novas!
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  • ...own as the World Series by Renault, succession series of [[World Series by Nissan]]), [[Formula Three]] and [[Formula Atlantic]]. ...sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street racing]]. Illegal street racing is not drag racing.
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  • ...aveled more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, to make people aware of the potential of the vehicles her husband, [[Karl Benz]], manufact ...s ever, serving as a template for cars around the world, from [[BMW]] to [[Nissan]].
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  • ...vehicles. ''The Wall Street Journal'' and others argue this program forces people to buy smaller, lighter, less-safe vehicles. CAFE may be a driving factor b *[[Nissan]]: 27.64 miles per US gallon (8.510 L/100 km; 33.19 mpg-imp)
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  • * Nissan (0.65), ...ined by Toyota is $2.5 billion; Honda’s benefit is worth $0.8 billion, and Nissan’s benefit is valued at $0.9 billion in reduced CAFE compliance costs. For
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  • ...price point was similar to the contemporary [[Cadillac]] luxury car. Also, people at the time wanted only the newest models, which changed every year, like f ...nder character driving a DS pursued by a cyborg in a racing-modified C10 [[Nissan Skyline]].
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  • ...r]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz G-Class]]<br>[[Toyota Land Cruiser]] 70 series<br>[[Nissan Patrol]] ...countries, who either use the vehicle for on-road duties such as towing or people-moving, or simply as an interesting and fashionable alternative to an [[est
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  • ...of series 13 Hammond got his own back by using a scissor lift to place a [[Nissan 370Z]] in the Sub-Zero section, which was stopped by Clarkson pressing the ...|accessdate=2006-12-18 |author=BBC}}</ref> have generated complaints from people, groups, and government.
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