Driving in the open road, the Nissan Murano 2012 comes with a sleek aerodynamic exterior and a platinum interior that brings style, comfort, class, and a driving experience that you will definitely remember. This past week was a busy time of deadlines, meetings, and social events and the Murano was the destination agent in charge.

What’s good in the Hood?

When it comes to a crossover vehicle such as the Murano, it’s all about what’s underneath the hood because that determines the power and stability of your car. The 3.5 liter V6 engine has 260 horsepower with 240 lbs. of torque. With a full tank of gas, it can take you 475 miles at 24 mpg on the highway. Most Polynesians have last minute road trips to funerals or family functions that they need to attend so the Murano is perfect because you’ve got an engineered crossover vehicle ready to go. Having an all-wheel-drive whip that can adjust to weather and road conditions is important to the urban island consumer.

Interior

Sometimes when you have a busy schedule, you don’t realize what your interior features of your vehicle have to offer. The Nissan Murano leather interior design with cherry wood accents make you feel like you’re in a 4-star hotel. The platinum package comes fully loaded with LCD DVD monitors built in to the head rests with wireless headsets. You’ve got an infotainment screen system that satisfies all of your entertainment and car information needs. The Murano simply has it all from navigation to satellite radio, climate control adjustments to keep you warm or cool, and Bluetooth capabilities that you can sync your iPhone or Android to, play music, or answer your incoming calls.

Attending a family birthday party this past weekend, the 60/40 rear seat split allowed drinks, desserts, and two boxes of taro to load in the extra cargo space. Upon arrival to the party, the power liftgate of the trunk made it very easy to unload and keep the Murano clean from relatives with greasy barbecue hands. Once the party was done, I opened the dual moonroof cover so that the full moon can shine through the nice interior.

Exterior

The 2012 exterior of the Murano is nice from the top to the bottom. You have all season tires with aluminum alloy wheels and HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights shining on the open road making it clear for any driver to see what’s in front of them. The aerodynamic style of the Murano is great because it’s not big and bulky like previous models which makes it easier to drive on a windy day. What the average urban island consumer doesn’t recognize is that because of the body style, the Murano cuts through the wind creating a less bumpy ride, which doesn’t suck up a lot of gas and power, making it a perfectly engineered crossover vehicle.

Starting at just $29,540, you can enjoy a 5-star vehicle that understands and is in tuned to the driver’s comfort needs and the road ahead of them. Polynesians in ancient times where known for their astronomical navigation out at sea. Their canoes were engineered in a way where it was sleek and fast on water and can glide on top of the coral reefs to pick up speed. Today, you’ve got the Nissan automotive engineers carefully crafting and creating a crossover vehicle with a dual moonroof to see the sunrise and sunset that can cut the winds and adjust to the road and weather conditions. Nothing feels better than to know that the Murano can navigate you safely to your destination, and that’s WhatItDo!

For more information on the Nissan Murano, you can visit their official website.

Review by: Elizabeth Lavulo

Urban Island Song Choice for the Nissan Murano – Mary Mac ft. Pound Game Rock Wit Me

2011 Nissan Altima
Fast, sleek and most definitely furious!

Are you always running late and need to zip through traffic, but you keep getting stuck behind the senior citizens and slow pokes on the road? Well, then you probably need to be introduced to the 2011 Nissan Altima Coupe so you can get your speed on!

The Altima Coupe is fast, sleek and most definitely furious. This speed racer comes equipped a VQ 3.5-liter V6 engine that puts out 270 horsepower to get you where you need to be instantaneously. The Altima will have you sitting comfortable with perfectly placed controls, sleek finish and convenient features at hand.  And forget about your girl complaining about being cold, she’ll be kept right by the heated front seats and Automatic Temperature Control will make sure she won’t complain again.

Good news for those pizza delivery guys out there, or anyone who needs to get somewhere in a hurry. With the Nissan Navigation System, you’ll be sure to get your tip because you’ll know exactly where you’re going. And with the XM NavTraffic you can get out of that 5 o’clock traffic jam. The XM NavWeather lets you check the weather anywhere in the US. Even the Rear View Monitor has got you, homeboy! You are now able to see directly behind you on the screen right in front of your face.

You’ll be turning heads when you are bumping all those bad beats on the Music Box, and with a 9.3 GB hard drive you can listen to the jams for days. It adds over 130 channels of entertainment from XM Satellite Radio and has an in-dash DVD player so you’re able to watch whatever you like on that bad boy! And you’ll be spoiled rotten with the 9-speaker Bose audio system. You’ll might feel the need to make your friends pay to sit in your car with a system like that!  You got all the controls you need to handle your business right at your fingertips. And in the wise words of Mr. Wiz Khalifa himself, “No keys, push to start” it is with the Nissan Intelligent Key. Just push, start, and roll on out.

Ladies, you might be on the run with all these guys checking you and your new rear end out. If you aren’t feeling the gawkers then Altima will help you be out quick; and thankfully the Nissan Safety Shield is committed to keeping you safe as you make your exit! There are over 50 safety features specifically designed to make sure you stay in tip-top shape, with six standard airbags and front seat Active Head Restraints that move up and forward in rear-end collisions. And even if you are on top of the family game, there’s no need to hide the kids. You can bring ‘em on in because the Latch System makes it a breeze to install the child’s seat. From your baby boo to your actual baby, that’s WHAT IT DO!

2010 Nissan Maxima
the four door sports car is back

The Nissan Maxima was originally born into that gray area between a performance car and a sedan, or as they called it, the four-door sports car. It was originally in a class of its own but in more recent years that class has started to get bit crowded. Rather than being drowned out by the noise, Nissan went back to the drawing board and brought back with them a whole new Maxima to put it back at the top of its class.

The Maxima’s sports/luxury collab gives great performance without giving up a smooth ride. The Sports Edition Package comes fully equipped under the hood with a 3.5 liter DOHC 24-Valve V6 Engine paired with a Continue Variable Transmission with DS Mode and manual mode. Not to mention the paddle shifters on the steering wheel for total control when you’re cutting a path through that morning traffic.

The exterior body style brings some street cred; it’s half-sedan, half-amazing. The new wider, more agressive stance will definitely be turning some heads. Especially with the 18” alloy wheels, automatic sunroof, side mirrors with the turn indicators. The interior is no different. Wrapped in black leather upholstery as well as a voice-activated navigation system, you definitely won’t be disappointed. Your backseat drivers will stay cool with their own AC controls, and if they wanna grab something outta the trunk, all they do is reach through the Rear-seat trunk pass-through.

If you’re like T.I. and just want to let your beats pound, you’ll be glad they didn’t sleep on the sound system. The Maxima gives a real surround sound experience. Nine speakers, including three 3.5″ Twiddler® neodymium front speakers, two 6″ x 9″ front door woofers, two 6.5″ wide-range neodymium rear door speakers and two 6″ x 9″ rear neodymium woofers. XM® Satellite Radio – includes activation and 3 months of service MP3/WMA CD playback USB connectivity (iPod® compatible) Auxiliary audio/video input jacks. And of course there’s the DVD playback. Yep that’s what ya heard, nothing is left out in this beast.

And last but definitely not least, you can’t forget about safety. Nissan’s Advanced Air Bag System with dual-stage supplemental front air bags with seat belt and occupant-classification sensors will be there for you before you even know anything happened. Along with driver and front-passenger seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags and Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bags for front and rear-seat outboard occupant head protection? Nissan definitely has your back, and the rest of your body. Now that’s WHAT IT DO!

2010 Nissan Armada
Nissan’s flagship SUV.

The new 2010 Platinum Edition Nissan Armada is more than livin’ large in the SUV rat race. “Rollin’ eight deep on 20 inch Blades, cuttin’ through those urban city streets“, might be a more fitting title. This SUV comes in right up top like fun on a party bus; just add that pinch of swag.

This edition of the Armada comes fully loaded with a Hard Drive Navigation System, DVD Entertainment System, Front Sonar System, and a Power sliding glass moon-roof just to enjoy some rays. And that’s all before the premium completely wrapped interior. Don’t wait to hear, “How YOU doin’? “, when its plain to see this ride is WHAT IT DO!

This Platinum Edition Armada is massive on the inside, and keeps you on high alert with that Hard Drive Navigation System and the onboard Entertainment System that includes, an ear encompassing, Bose Digital Audio System fixed with AM/FM & Satellite Radio. Together with a single disc CD Player can only be had in the Platinum. These Bose speakers will slap you with sound from 12 different directions satisfying every music craving urge you could ever have. And you can’t forget about the hand-free Bluetooth capabilities: the sound system helps out in more ways than one.

And when it’s time to act like a Desperate Housewife or the All-American Dad, the Platinum Edition still has you covered. The back seat is equipped with a DVD player that acts a good babysitter when all you can hear from the back seat is, “Are we there yet?”. And again this Armada has your back. Cause you ain’t Ice Cube by any stretch, so just throw back the two pairs of wireless headsets to solve the issue. Just when you think this Platinum Edition has no more to offer, you best check up on it.

Just in case the city streets get too suffocating, and you need some fresh air, you can head to anywhere you please with the optional limited slip 4-wheel drive. Just get at all the 317 horses to get where you need to be, and quick if needs be.

Is there much left to cover? You can get at all the other details if you please, if you feel the need. You may be drippin’ in bling, and lined up nice and clean, don’t get caught reppin’ that hoopty. Just trust….. The 2010 Nissan Armada Platinum Edition is WHAT IT DO!

2009 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4X4
Get more tow with the Pathfinder. Click to watch the video.

When you have big toys, you’re gonna need a way to pull ‘em. A truck will do the job, as long as you only have 3 friends. If you know more people than that, you’re gonna need this Nissan.

The V6 4.0 Liter engine has 266 horsepower, and can tow a massive 6,000 pounds. That’ll easily tow your boat to the lake, or your friend’s “SUV” after he tried to tow something. Everything about this car was built to put in work, from the extra-wide side running boards down low to the heavy-duty roof racks up top.

And while this ride is all about business, it still keeps it plush on the inside. The third row seating lets you take up to seven people along for the ride. The leather seats, Bose sound system with subwoofers and the IntelliKey really set it apart. They even put in a back-up camera so hooking up a trailer is a breeze. Make sure you check out the video review to see this Nissan work.

2009 Nissan Sentra SL 2.0
This new Sentra gets some class. Click to watch the video.

The Sentra has always been a dependable ride, but it hasn’t always been this nice. Nissan took the old reliable formula and bumped it up a notch, making everything about it a bit more plush.

On the exterior the wheels are an inch bigger, the base is a little wider, the body style is a little sleeker and all that makes the ride a lot smoother. The 2.0 liter 140 horsepower engine has some kick, so now you can pass people instead of being passed.

Interior? Forget that old-school beige look. Check out this all black leather interior; even the wheel is wrapped in leather. Nissan even put in the heated seats to keep you toasty in the winter. Heated seats on a Sentra, people. They also bumped up the keyless entry to the smart key so you can just jump in and you’re ready to ride. With the extra-wide sunroof keeping you cool in the summer time and the fog lights keeping you safe in bad weather, this car has you riding nice all year round. Check out all the upgrades with KMAX in the video.