Nissan Exec Hints At More Nismo For Europe, Australian Launch No Closer

Nissan’s list of sports and performance models is about to heat up, if new reports out of the UK are any indication of what’s to come.

It was early last year that Nissan first confirmed plans to expand Nismo’s influence, but only a handful of models and ‘concepts’ have appeared since.

Now, a new interview with outspoken Nissan VP Andy Palmer suggests we’ll soon see a hotted-up Pulsar Nismo in Europe, with more to come.

Speaking with Britain’s Autocar, Palmer hinted at the potential for a GTI-rivalling model in Europe’s new Pulsar range.

“It’s not something I’d like to confirm now, but would a C-segment hatch be the great place to have a Nismo? You might say so,” Palmer said.

The company won’t be stopping at the Pulsar in adding new Nismo models to the line-up, however, with Palmer suggesting an assault in other segments could be on the cards.

“Wherever you could imagine an S or GT grade in a passenger car line-up, we’ll have a Nismo,” he said.  

That could mean that buyers might see new Nismo-enhanced versions of the Note hatch and even the Qashqai and X-Trail SUVs.