The Nissan Quest won't be renewed for the 2018 model year, ending a tumultuous, nearly 25 year run for the brand's most family-oriented model. Nissan's decision to discontinue the Quest doesn't come as a huge surprise, but it's not a solid sign for a market segment that's down more than 18 percent...Read More»
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has finally put some of the most popular minivans through its newest small-overlap crash test--and for a trio of vans, the scores are not good. The small-overlap test simulates the impact of a vehicle with a narrow object, such as a telephone pole...Read More»
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation of the 2007 Nissan Quest minivan. According to a bulletin posted at NHTSA's website, the probe stems from owner complaints about faulty gas gauges. DON'T MISS: The Secret World Of License plat Tracking (Yes, It's As...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, we spied the 2014 BMW i8 supercar and Honda issued a recall. Toyota is targeting Gen Y and one city bans the use of cell phones behind the wheel. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We compared the Honda Odyssey against the Nissan...Read More»
Nissan North America has issued two unrelated recalls -- one for 2011-2012 models of the Nissan Quest, the other for 2003-2005 models of the Infiniti Q45. We'll start with the Nissan Quest recall. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Quest minivans...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media we learn Chrysler is working on both hybrids and diesels while Buick is working on a Verano Hybrid. Maserati is deciding what to name its SUV and Nissan prices the 2012 Quest. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. It seems America still...Read More»
Nissan has released pricing details for its popular Quest minivan for the 2012 model year. The 2012 Quest will roll out in four variations: S, SV, SL, and LE. Each will come with a 260hp, 3.5-liter V6 engine, as well as Nissan's advanced Xtronic CVT transmission. All Quests also come with...Read More»
With the numbers rolling in from major automakers today, it's difficult to not see progress in August 2011's car sales figures versus those posted in July--but still, the overall trend is slow, slow, slow. According to market analysts at J.D. Power, the seasonally adjusted seling rate (SAAR) for...Read More»
If you've been shopping for a new family minivan this year, you're probably confused--and you're forgiven. With changes to every minivan offered in the U.S. this year, shoppers are faced with completely new versions of the 2011 Toyota Sienna and 2011 Honda Odyssey, the highest-rated minivans at...Read More»
It's a year of change in the auto industry--as usual--but in the minivan market, it's as radical as it gets. Every minivan offered to American family car shoppers is new or revamped this year: the 2011 Toyota Sienna and 2011 Honda Odyssey are striking in their reinventions, the Chrysler minivans...Read More»
Toyota and Honda are both launching updated versions of their minivans and now Nissan is following through, with the 2011 Quest. Details are limited at this point, but it appears the Quest will remain front-wheel drive, and it won't change radically under the skin. It should continue to share its...Read More»
The 2011 Nissan Quest isn't quite here -- we're looking toward a first drive early next year -- but today Nissan released these illustrations of the new minivan. This spring, we confirmed that the new minivan won't be radically different under the skin, as it is on the outside. Though Nissan's...Read More»
Large SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession mount daily. Back in January Nissan confirmed in an email to TheCarConnection.com that it would be bringing U.S. production of the Quest minivan to an end later this year...Read More»
The 2011 Nissan Quest is on the move. This week at the 2010 New York Auto Show, the Japanese car company will show this sketch of the new Quest. But whether or not the new vehicle is a direct replacement for its current minivan, or a crossover vehicle more along the lines of the Ford Flex, remains...Read More»
Nissan may be tardy to the recall party, but better late than never. The company has now issued recalls for a number of vehicles, including the Armada, Frontier, Pathfinder, Quest, Titan, Xterra, and the Infiniti QX56, citing problems that range from faulty brake pedals to malfunctioning gas...Read More»
Large SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession mount daily. Nissan today confirmed in an email to TheCarConnection that it would be bringing U.S. production of the Quest minivan to an end later this year, and will not...Read More»
Nissan's days of building cars for the common man may be over--at least in Mississippi. The company has said that it's shutting down production of the Infiniti QX56, Nissan Quest, and Nissan Titan at its Canton plant by the end of next calendar year. Rolling down the assembly line in 2011? Unnamed...Read More»
Basking in the "Tuscan Sun"--the sole new exterior color for the 2009 Nissan Quest--just got a tad pricier. In addition to new automatic door locks and the aforementioned additional color, major changes to the minivan for '09 include an MSRP jump of $750 on the base Quest 3.5 to land at $25,950...Read More»
This weekend's chatter about a new Volkswagen Microbus erupting from the company's new Tennessee plant is fun reading, but don't count on a new minivan from VW anytime soon. A report in an Australian newspaper speculated that a new Microbus for the U.S. market only would be coming from VW's new...Read More»
