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Bedford Nissan, a Nissan dealership near Solon, OH, is proud to announce that the 2016 Nissan Murano midsize sport utility vehicle has been selected as the Best Midsize SUV of 2016 by Cars.com and MotorWeek. The editor of Cars.com called the 2016 Nissan Murano “the closest option to a luxury SUV in this group with a level of cabin materials and styling flair that’s largely missing among others.” He says that the 2016 Nissan Murano vehicle’s high points extend beyond its quality interior to its technology and family-friendly features and V6 engine power. more Our dealers at Bedford Nissan invite customers to our showroom to see our entire inventory of new Nissan cars including the 2016 Nissan Murano and learn why it was selected for this award. The 2016 Nissan Murano features a V-Motion front end, boomerang lights, floating roof treatment, and efficient aerodynamics. Bedford, OH families will enjoy the engaging social lounge feel of the 2016 Nissan Murano with its refined lower-height instrument panel, wide center console, advanced Zero Gravity seating, and its airy atmosphere created by the large windows and oversized Power Panoramic Moonroof. Northeast Ohio families are always attracted to vehicles with the latest technology. The 2016 Nissan Murano features NissanConnect with Navigation, eight-inch color display with multi-touch control, Around View Monitor, eight-way power driver's seat with power lumbar support, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and Travel Link, Nissan Intelligent Key with Push Button Ignition, iPod interface, 11-speaker Bose (including dual subwoofers) premium audio system, and Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System. Safety is always an important vehicle component for families, and our experts at Bedford Nissan would be pleased to provide a test drive to demonstrate the 2016 Nissan Murano vehicle’s Moving Object Detection (MOD), Blind Spot Warning (BSW), Predictive Forward Collision Warning (PFCW), Forward Emergency Braking (FEB) and Driver Attention Alert (DAA)2. The Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)3 system utilizes radar to detect a moving vehicle behind the Nissan Murano approaching from either side. If you're interested in learning more about why the Nissan Murano was named the Best Midsize SUV of 2016 by Cars.com, come by and see for yourself today!

The world is quickly becoming more connected than ever, and that means even in every-day driving. Your new Nissan vehicle is becoming increasingly connected, intelligent, and personal. At this moment, connectivity technologies and features are being developed to launch vehicles with autonomous driving technology and help drivers better maximize their newly-found in-car free time. Bedford Nissan is pleased to see that its parent company, Renault-Nissan, has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to design new services to improve customer experience via advanced navigation, predictive maintenance- and vehicle-centric services, remote monitoring of car features, external mobile experiences, and over-the-air updates. more Bedford Nissan customers can expect out-of-this-world services such as: The ability to personalize and protect their settings Customers will be able to customize their settings and have the ability to transfer the settings from one car to another, or lock them and disable transfer. Productivity Just imagine transforming your daily commute into a productive experience by seamlessly integrating the digital experiences present at work and life into the car. Give access to over-the-air updates Nissan customers will be able to download over-the-air updates to, for example, have the latest autonomous drive software and collision-avoidance applications. Stay in touch Customers will be able to easily check in and communicate their estimated time of arrival, or alert friends to a change of plans. Monitor the car from a distance Car owners will be able to monitor their new Nissan vehicles from anywhere through their mobile phone or laptop. They could transfer control to a friend or relative who needs their car – without transferring physical keys. Protect the vehicle Tracking software locates a stolen car and disables it at the next practical opportunity. "Geofencing" technology creates invisible fences around the car that will enable notifications when the car enters or exits a predefined area or route. Improve the vehicle experience Nissan customers will be able to have access to advance vehicle diagnostic services, allowing the car manufacturer to deliver unique features.

As a devoted Nissan brand fan, you deserve to drive around Solon and Cleveland, OH in pure luxury. You deserve unrivaled performance and handsome styling, as well as the latest and greatest in technology and safety features that will give you peace of mind on every ride. At Bedford Nissan, we’re thrilled to offer the best of the best from the Nissan brand: the all-new 2017 Nissan Maxima. more The all-new 2017 Nissan Maxima steps up to the plate with all the comfort and styling that you would expect out of a luxury Nissan vehicle. After a major overhaul sometime last year, the 2017 Nissan Maxima makes a statement with noteworthy styling and an edgy look. On the inside, you’ll enjoy firm, comfortable seating along with soft upper trim and rich textures from premium materials. At the base level, you have the Nissan Maxima S, which comes powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that delivers 300 horsepower and 261 lb-ft of torque and is paired with a continuously variable transmission. A list of standard entertainment features that you will love include an eight-inch touchscreen with navigation, a rearview camera, two USB ports, power adjustable driver and passenger seating, and Bluetooth audio streaming so you can listen to your favorite road trip playlists. When you take a look at safety, the new Nissan Maxima has standard features like a full suite of airbags and stability control. If you are looking for top of the line active safety features, take a look at the e SL, SR, and the Platinum trim levels. You’ll enjoy features like blind spot warning, forward collision warning, rear cross traffic alert, and much more! If you want to learn more about the Nissan Maxima for 2017, we encourage you to stop by Bedford Nissan to ask any and all questions you have or to take a test drive. We hope to see you soon!

It’s autumn and one of the most pleasant seasons of the year. The leaves are changing color, football season is in full swing, the mosquitoes are gone, and the temperature is cool enough for enjoyable walks through the woods. But enjoy it while it’s here -- soon enough, the first snowflakes of the year will appear along with blistering cold and icy roads. Bedford Nissan advises that now is the time to prepare your Nissan vehicle for winter. more Taking a proactive approach with these five preventive maintenance tips will ensure that your Nissan vehicle is operating at top performance and is less likely to develop unexpected repairs when severe winter strikes. Car battery: Winter’s cold weather can be harsh on batteries; check to ensure that the battery connection is clean, tight, and corrosion-free. If the battery is more than three years old, replace it. Tires: Look closely at your tire pressure and tread depth for uneven wear as well as bulges and bald spots, as it might be time for a wheel alignment or new tires. Ask the professionals at our Nissan service department about special tires that perform well in Ohio’s harsh winters. As the temperature goes down, continue to check for low tire pressure. Brakes: When driving on icy or snow-covered roads, drivers need to depend on brakes. During the fall, have the service department at Bedford Nissan check on the brake system including brake linings, rotors, and drums. Wiper blades, air filters, heaters and defrosting system: Once the cold winds of winter arrive, Nissan drivers depend on a warm and comfortable cabin while driving. Check to ensure that the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are working optimally to warm the interior and defrost windows. Don’t wait till wiper blades are torn or cracked; replace them in the fall and check the fluid level of your windshield wiper fluid. Fall car care reminder: If you need help to remember when and what to do for your car this fall, take advantage of the Car Care Council’s free schedule and email reminder service at carecare.org or visit your trained technicians at Bedford Nissan.

Are you a buyer who wants all the attributes of a traditional compact sedan but also desires some serious turbo performance? Then the new 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo is the vehicle for you. Introduced at the 46 th annual Miami International Auto Show in September, Bedford Nissan is excited about the entry of this new Nissan model to its line-up. more For those in the Bedford Nissan vicinity seeking to improve acceleration and enhance their ride comfort, the new 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo is the vehicle for them. The Nissan Sentra is manufacturer's third best-selling vehicle in the United States with sales up 11.2 percent this year through August. The team at Bedford Nissan expects the new Sentra SR Turbo to help keep the sales momentum going by expanding its market reach. The new turbo vehicle will be joining the popular Sentra sedan lineup later this fall at Bedford Nissan’s showroom. The 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo offers an exciting combination for buyers who want a traditional compact sedan with fast turbo performance. It adds 50 percent more horsepower and more than 40 percent more torque. Nissan engineers have given it improved acceleration from standing starts and highway passing, improved handling, and enhanced ride comfort. At the heart of the 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo is its new 1.6-liter Direct Injection Gasoline (DIG TM) turbocharged engine that delivers a 50 percent horsepower increase from the normally aspirated 1.8-liter Sentra SR powerplant. Rated at 188 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque, the new SR Turbo engine offers 64 more horsepower and 52 more lb-ft of torque than non-turbo 2017 Sentra grades. To help handle the increased power and torque, the new 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo is designed with an enhanced body structure, revised steering system, larger front disc brakes, new six-speed manual or Xtronic transmission with manual mode and unique suspension tuning. If you're interested in learning more about this new Nissan model and all the power under the hood, make sure to stop by our Nissan dealership and speak with one of our experts today! We hope to see you soon!

It’s that time of year again! College football has kicked off for another season and the Nissan brand is announcing its updated Nissan Diehard Fan app for the 2016 season. It’s time for fans to unleash their inner fanatic. Bedford Nissan is pleased to see that the app includes Ohio State University and Xavier University representing the dealership’s region as part of the app. more The Nissan Diehard Fan app invites college sports fans to virtually paint their game face using a smartphone or tablet (iOS and select Android devices). The face paint app offers new designs, 3-D animated cheers, and a public "Fan Gallery" and now includes Michigan State, Notre Dame, San Diego State, and University of Hawaii. In addition, there is a sweepstakes opportunity for a chance to win a customized Nissan TITAN wrapped in a fan’s favorite team colors. The augmented reality app combines a time-tested fan tradition of face painting in team colors with innovative technology to deliver an immersive digital experience sure to excite sports fans. Each face paint was hand painted on human models by a world-champion face painter, and then digitally re-mastered to produce the most realistic look possible. The app allows fans to engage with Nissan and its College 100 Sponsorship of men’s and women’s college sports programs throughout the U.S. Fans can browse team-specific cheers by swiping up or down, selecting one, and watching it appear. Besides sharing via social media, users can also upload their Diehard Fan pictures and videos to a public "Fan Gallery" housed within the app. This new features allows fans to browse other photos and support their favorite team with like-spirited fans from across the country. The Nissan brand is also launching a new sweepstakes to kick-off to college football season. Take a turn at virtually customizing a Nissan TITAN for a chance to win that custom-wrapped truck in your team's colors!

Small crossover utility vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in the Cleveland, OH area, and when you come into Bedford Nissan to check out the 2016 Nissan Rogue, you’ll understand why. It provides exciting performance and advanced technologies, unrivaled good looks, and reassuring safety features that give you peace of mind along every ride. more The 2016 Nissan Rogue is available in three different trim levels: the S, SV, SL. The Nissan Rogue S features LED daytime running lights, and a RearView Monitor, and a versatile and use-friendly Divide-N-Hide® Cargo System. The Nissan Rogue SV steps up to 17-inch alloy wheels and adds a six-way adjustable driver’s seat and an automotive temperature control system. For extra luxurious and convenient features, the Nissan Rogue SL adds 18-inch alloy wheels, leather trimmed seats, and an advanced and intuitive NissanConnect℠ system with included navigation. All three models are powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 170 horsepower and 175 lb-ft of torque, matched to a standard Xtronic CVT® continuously variable transmission. The 2016 Nissan Rogue highly prioritizes safety, and it’s easy to see with all the available safety features. This Nissan model was rated a 2016 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and scored the IIHS’s top rating of “Good” in all five crashworthiness categories. The 2016 Nissan Rogue offers an available forward emergency braking feature and a blind spot warning system, as well as a moving object detection feature. When you visit our Nissan dealership near Solon, OH, you’ll see why the 2016 Nissan Rogue is such a popular small crossover. It’s athletic and exciting, offers a wide variety of safety and convenience features, and puts safety at the top of its priority list. If you’re interested in learning more about the 2016 Nissan Rogue and taking it on a test drive, come visit us today! We hope to see you soon!

Designing the autonomous vehicle of the future requires an array of the best technical talent available: automobile and software engineers, experts on sensor technology and artificial intelligence, computer scientists, production specialists, and many others. Bedford Nissan shares the passion and thrill of what type of new Nissan vehicles these talented professionals will develop in the future. more The Nissan brand and its team of researchers are focused on the third milestone of its autonomous vehicle program — development of the capability for the vehicle to navigate city driving and intersections without driver intervention. This system is expected to be introduced in 2020, following the release in July 2016 of the first of the brand's autonomous drive technologies, known as ProPILOT, an autonomous drive technology designed for highway use in single-lane traffic, and a "multiple-lane" application that can autonomously negotiate hazards and change lanes during highway driving, due in 2018. To add these systems into new Nissan cars, the research team began documenting not just interactions in the city involving drivers, but also those between vehicles and pedestrians, bicyclists, and road features. It looked for key lessons for what an autonomous vehicle will need to know — what it perceives in the world and then how it can make sense, make judgments, and behave itself to be able to interact effectively in those different systems. The research team is examining potentially problematic situations in order to ensure that the vehicle is a “good citizen” on the road. For example, the next-generation Nissan autonomous vehicles introduced in the next decade might include a light that "acknowledges" the presence of a pedestrian. The research team is also exploring how to communicate the car's intention in situations where "multiple agents" – say numerous pedestrians or bicyclists – are present. The key would be how to communicate what the vehicle is doing – like stopping, waiting, yielding, about to go, going, things like that – in a way that would be interpreted in the same way by everyone. Until we know more about what these incredible autonomous vehicles will do, we encourage you to stop by Bedford Nissan and talk to our dealers about our vast inventory of Nissan vehicles. We'll see you soon!

It’s that time of year again. Store shelves are lined with notebooks, pens, and folders. Department stores are introducing fall clothes. And the editors of the Kelley Blue Book have announced their 10 Best Back-to-School Cars. Bedford Nissan is proud to offer the Nissan Versa Note, which, for the second consecutive year, has been named to this prestigious list. more What type of cars is named to this “back-to-school” list? Parents say safety is the paramount decision when it comes to back-to-school cars, and practicality and affordability are also high on the list of desirable characteristics. Kids prefer to have a stylish cool car they're happy to be seen in. The editors choose vehicles priced under $20,000 and meet the editors' criteria of being safe and stylish. The 2016 Nissan Versa Note, available at Bedford Nissan, has a starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $14,230. KBB.com, utilizing its Fair Purchase Price (FPP) data, ranked the Nissan Versa Note the second lowest priced vehicle on the 2016 list. The 2016 Nissan Versa Note is offered in a range of five well-equipped trim levels: S, S Plus, SV, SR, and SL. Each is powered by a 1.6-liter DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder engine. The Nissan Versa Note S features a five-speed manual transmission, while the S Plus, SV, SR and SL models are equipped with a next-generation Nissan Xtronic transmission, helping achieve 40 miles per gallon highway fuel economy. Our Bedford, OH Nissan dealership is offering special pricing for the Nissan Versa Note. We are delighted that this vehicle has been recognized by the editors of Kelley Blue Book for the second school year in a row. Our dealers think that this new Nissan vehicle offers a great combination of available safety and security features, all combined with an affordable price. It also has the sporty style and roomy, versatile interior that is perfect for the demands of campus life. If you want to learn more about why this stellar vehicle made KBB's list, stop by and ask our dealers today!

The torch has been lit to open the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro and the athletes are prepared to provide some amazing performances. But sport is not the only platform to seek jaw-dropping action this month. In early August, Bedford Nissan was captivated with the futuristic and working prototype vehicles unveiled by its parent company Nissan Motor Co. in Rio at the Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow). These revolutionary sports car designs might be seen on Bedford Nissan’s lot sometime soon. more What type of car will you be driving in the future? Bedford Nissan believes it may be one of these two high-performance electric vehicles like those seen in Rio. Maybe it will be the Nissan BladeGlider, a 100 percent electric sports car, or the Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered prototype. Both vehicles combine Intelligent Mobility, environmentally friendly impact and sports-car driving capabilities. The two new prototypes include the Nissan BladeGlider, one of the brand's models in the zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) and the world's first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered vehicle that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. The Nissan BladeGlider is an agile and efficient EV with a near-silent performance of its electric powertrain and aerodynamic shape. It features an advanced chassis configuration with a narrow front track and wider rear track for optimum aerodynamic efficiency and handling stability. High-waisted, rear-hinged dihedral doors provide a dramatic entry and exit to the cabin. The open roof of Nissan BladeGlider is reinforced with an integrated roll-over protection structure, providing the exhilaration of an open-topped race car with the safety of a coupe. The e-Bio Fuel-Cell prototype vehicle runs on 100-percent ethanol to charge a 24kWh battery that enables a cruising range of more than 600km. The powertrain is clean, highly efficient, easy to supply, and it runs on 100-percent ethanol or ethanol-blended water. This new Nissan vehicle’s carbon-neutral emissions are as clean as the atmosphere, which will be the part of natural carbon cycle. Also, the e-Bio Fuel-Cell offers the brisk acceleration and silent driving of an EV, along with its low-running costs, while boasting the driving range of a gasoline-engine vehicle. If you're eager to learn more about this vehicle's performance and great feature, visit our Nissan dealers near Solon, OH. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Bedford Nissan is a family-owned business that has happily served the Bedford, OH, Solon, OH, and Cleveland, OH communities for a satisfying 44 years. We stand apart from other dealers thanks to our honest, friendly, "no hassle" approach to the auto business. The car browsing, test-driving, and purchasing experience should be exciting, and we work diligently to keep the process as thorough yet easy as possible. Customers can feel confident knowing that our hardworking staff will show them the vehicle that matches their lifestyle and budget. We value every customer that walks through our doors, and we’re happy to help! The 2016 Nissan Rogue is the compact SUV for those looking for modern style, excellent fuel economy, and a comfortable ride all paired with sharp handling and brute power. The available third-row seat can come in handy when you’re headed out on an adventure with friends or you need extra room for gear and groceries, and the interior offers a pleasantly elegant feel. If you’re leaning toward a spacious, comfortable family sedan with great fuel economy, attractive looks, and easy manners on the road, the Nissan Altima is your perfect match. It received a mid-cycle styling refresh for 2016, and the standard safety features on deck will have you riding comfortably and confidently. The 2016 Nissan Sentra is the perfect companion for the daily commuter and handles brisk acceleration and tight corners seamlessly. Inside, drivers and passengers will enjoy piano-black accents and new driver-assist technologies like forward emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. Whether you're looking to buy a Nissan Rogue, a Nissan Altima, a Nissan Sentra, or any other quality Nissan vehicle, you're sure to find what you're looking for in our impressive inventory of Nissan cars for sale. Once you’ve driven away happily, you can always visit us for your regular service visits and place your vehicle in the hands of the most qualified Nissan mechanics in the entire Cleveland area. We’re located at 18115 Rockside Road, and we hope we'll see you soon!