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Gran Turismo 5 - a virtual racing game with quite the following. How do you take it to the next level? Turn it into a reality show, of course, with real people and live action (and plenty of risk)! And with that success, head into season 2, and this time raise the stakes even higher.

One Driver. One Chance. One Victory. Nissan, Sony, and Polyphony Digital have joined forces in the new season of Nissan GT Academy. It airs on Thursday nights on SPIKE TV, or it can be viewed on the Nissan YouTube channel the following Monday.

Jim Johnson Nissan located at 2200 Scottsville Road in Bowling Green, KY cannot believe the innovations that Nissan has delivered to the market in recent years. The newest, and in our opinion one of the most exciting, is a new electronic transmission steering system that provides not only a more nimble and fun driving experience, but a safer one as well.

This new system (the first of its kind) provides for independent control of new…

If you're like the staff here at Jim Johnson Nissan located at 2200 Scottsville Road in Bowling Green, KY 42104, you think that the 2013 Nissan Quest looks to be a great family vehicle that won't break the bank. Well, if the price is the only thing keeping you from purchasing your own Quest, we have some good news.

We are pleased to announce that Nissan has lowered the sticker tag on two…

Most of the time, we at Jim Johnson Nissan, 2200 Scottsville Road Bowling Green, KY 42104 like to deliver the latest brand news as it pertains to new Nissan vehicles here in the United States. That said, when one of our enthusiastic team members catches a glimpse of something truly innovative abroad, we're going to share it.

2007 marked the release of the Nissan GT-R in Japan and not too much after it hit the US. It is one of the best supercars out there today and we at Jim Johnson Nissan do not think that will change.

Since Kazutoshi Mizuno had to leave Nissan, where he was Lead Engineer and Product Specialist for the GT-R, many Nissan enthusiasts are hoping that the GT-R still stays apart of the Nissan lineup.

Grim news to say the least, but we assure you that it has a happy ending. Specifically, such concerns have faded due to Mizuno making a…

In only two years Nissan has changed the crossover landscape with the introduction of the Nissan Juke. With 188 horses pumped out of a 1.6 liter turbocharged engine there is no doubt that this little crossover is not for the faint at heart.

With a car that is capable of ripping up the streets you would think that Nissan would want to try and keep it a little more stealth. For 2013 that is exactly what the motor company will be offering with the Midnight Edition.

What makes the Midnight Edition different?

The package will add:

• 17-inch black wheels…

Auto brand Nissan certainly does understand how to successfully combine cultures! Recently, the Japanese automaker celebrated its newest manufacturing plant in Aguasalientes, Mexico, the second of its kind and the third total plant in the country, by setting down the first stone of the building in a ceremony that beautifully combined Japanese and Mexican cultures.

Bill Kreueger, Vice Chairman of Nissan Americas, explains the importance of the new plant, stating, "The new Aguascalientes complex underscores the objectives set forth by Nissan´s global strategy, Nissan Power 88, including a target global market share of 8 percent. The increase of manufacturing…

If you are not familiar with the Nissan LEAF it was one of the first fully electric vehicles to hit dealers around the world. Then it became the first all electric vehicle to be available in all 50 states. Today, the Nissan LEAF will also be known as the fastest car in reverse.

That's right - stunt driver Terry Grant piloted the Nissan LEAF up the 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb course in England in just one minute and thirty seven seconds - and he did it in reverse. To put this in perspective, when the LEAF completed the course in…

The Nissan Frontier has pulled in another award, underscoring those already garnered from the likes of Auto Pacific, J.D. Power and Associates, Insure.com, KKB, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Specifically, it's earned a place ahead of all USAA Preferred vehicles, on the firm's "2012 Best Value List".

Readers not familiar with USAA's annual "Best Value List", can think of it as a stamp of approval for new car buyers - or in the case of the Nissan Frontier, new truck buyers - looking for something that's not only extremely safe, but won't require…

With Nissan's recent global brand campaign featuring Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world we at Jim Johnson Nissan can't help but wonder if Nissan is hinting at something.

A couple things that we do know if that this is the first worldwide advertising campaign that Nissan has ever done and it is called "WHAT_IF." For about a year the campaign is set to run and consumers should expect to see it…