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Finding Nismo; NISSAN'S FACTORY PERFORMANCE PARTS WERE WELL WORTH THE LONG WAIT.(News)

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Byline: MARK VAUGHN

In the vast pantheon of automotive offerings being thrust upon the American automotive consumer, from tiny econoslugs to beastly SUVs, how many are actually fun to drive? Could you count them all on one hand? Two hands? Two hands and a foot? Well, take off another sock, because NISMO has arrived.

NISMO, Nissan's in-house performance division, was born in Japan in 1984, offering all kinds of parts to make all kinds of Nissans go faster and feel more fun (AW, Nov. 17, 2003). But while NISMO has been a hit in Japan, we here in America got none of it, not officially at least. A large number of Nissan enthusiasts have been ordering NISMO ...

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