Sedan "Nissan Almera" and "Nissan Primera": overview, specifications

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Nissan is a Japanese company that manufactures cars and exports them all over the world. Popular sedan models are Almera, Maxima, Sentra, Altima, Teana and Tiida Sedan. The Nissan Almera sedan has been produced since 2012 by AvtoVAZ and since 1995 by the company itself, Nissan Primera since 1990.

Technical components

"Nissan Almera":

• N15: 1.4 or 1.6 liter petrol engine, 2 liter diesel engine, 2 liter petrol turbo engine.
• N16: 1.5 or 1.8 liter petrol engine. Also a turbo diesel engine with a volume of 2.2 liters, automatic transmission, 1.6 liter engine and automatic transmission.
• B10: N16 Pulsar platform.

"Nissan Primera":

• P10: 4-speed automatic and 5-speed manual, 1.6-litre petrol, 2-litre diesel, also Japanese 1, 8 and 2-litre versions.
• P11: 1.6 liter and 2 liter petrol engine,2-liter diesel engine, 4-speed automatic. The power of the 2-liter diesel engine is 190 horsepower.
• P12: 2-litre petrol in Europe, 2-litre and 2.5-litre in Japan.

Overview

The Nissan Almera sedan has been produced since 1995. The first generation of this model was produced until 2000. From the very beginning, this generation was equipped with a 1.4 and 1.6 liter gasoline engine, as well as a two-liter diesel engine.

Absolutely all cars with basic equipment and above were equipped with power steering, airbags and electronically adjustable mirrors.

The second generation of the Nissan Almera sedan has been produced since 2000. This generation was restyled in 2003, thanks to which the headlights, bumper were replaced and a new engine with a volume of 1.5 liters was added. On the updated cars, a 1.5 and 1.8-liter engine and a 2.2-liter turbodiesel engine were installed. Automatic transmission was present only on versions with an engine capacity of 1.8 liters.

In 2002, a car called "Renault Samsung SM3" was released. But in 2006, production was moved to Russia, and the model became known as "Almera Classic".

The first generation of the Nissan Primera sedan began production in 1990. The car was equipped with a manual 5-speed transmission and a 4-speed automatic; had front-wheel drive, 1.6-liter engines (injection), as well as two-liter injectionand diesel engines. In Japan, there were two versions of the engine: 1, 8 and 2 liters. In Europe, 1.6-liter engines were popular.

Sedan "Nissan Primera" of the second generation began its journey in 1995. He entered Europe in 1996. For the European market, models with 1, 6 and 2-liter gasoline engines and a 2-liter diesel engine were offered. Some modifications had all-wheel drive. For the US market, the car was redesigned to include new grilles and headlights. The top versions have cruise control, new headlights, heated leather seats.

In 2001, the third generation was released, which was produced in Japan. But then production was moved to the UK. In Europe there were cars with only 2-litre engines, in Japan - with both 2- and 2.5-litre engines. The sedan body was produced until 2002. In 2005, production of the third generation was discontinued. And the final stage was that, due to the decline in popularity in the UK, they also stopped producing Nissan Primera sedans.

Reviews

People's opinion about this body line "Nissan" common. But more owners of this car agree that this is a good choice at a reasonable price.

Pros:

• roomy interior;
• elastic suspension;
• big trunk;
• big glasses;
• dynamics and controllability;
• cheap car maintenance.

Cons:

• expensefuel;
• noise isolation;
• multimedia.

Conclusion

Thanks to the transfer of production of these models of Nissan sedans, they have become more accessible to residents of Russia. But even the Japanese-made versions meet the needs of many car owners.