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The Nissan Almera is a small family car built by Nissan, launched in 1995. It competes with the Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, Ford Focus, VW Golf, Hyundai Elantra and Honda Civic. A Ford Focus, classed as a small family car. ...
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The Almera name is essentially the European export-market name for the Nissan Pulsar / Nissan Sentra / Nissan Bluebird. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ...
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The Nissan Almera was designed to offer best-in-class equipment and technology and was always considered a very road capable car offering sharp, precise handling, minimal bodyroll and awesome tyre grip. Especially in the GTI and post 2003 versions. Within its class the Almera was considered the "driver's car".
Nissan Almera Mk I N15 (1995–2000)
 Subtly modified N15 Phase 1 (Bodykit) GTi The first Nissan Almera rolled off the production line late in 1995, as replacement for the Nissan Sunny, a nameplate which had been in use for nearly 30 years. The Nissan Sunny is a small car manufactured by Nissan of Japan. ...
Power came from 1.4 GA14DE and 1.6 GA16DE petrol and 2.0 CD20 diesel engines initially in 1995, but a year into production a 2.0 SR20DE engined GTi was added to the range. The GTi had uprated suspension, front and rear strut braces and a quicker steering rack. The Nissan Almera was ungainly in appearance but beneath its bland exterior lay an excellent chassis which gave perhaps the best ride and handling of any small medium car on sale in Europe. GA16DE is very popular engine from Nissan. ...
Almost all Almeras sold in the UK were hatchbacks with three or five doors - this is quite different to some other regions such as Ireland, where the saloon version is substantially more commonplace. Specification was good, with all models getting power steering, driver airbag and stereo as standard. Most of the range had antilock brakes, air-conditioning, electric windows and CD player as at least an option. Just the 'E' specification missed out on air con, CD and allround electric windows. As with all Nissans, build quality and reliability were first rate, except perhaps, the timing chain inside the engine. This was a known problem, but was costly to put right. Today you can expect to pay £800 - £1000at a Nissan dealer. Phase 2 GTi's with low mileage are rather more sought after, and one can expect to pay up to £2500 for a good example.
The top-of the range models on the N15 chassis were:
Phase 1 (1995-1998)
1.4 Si
1.6 SRi
2.0 GTi (1996 onwards, sold in bodykit and non-bodykit form)
The above all included high-spec bumpers with foglights, alloy wheels from 1996 onwards (Different size and design between Si/SRi 14" and GTi 15"), and rear roof lip spoilers (GTi models sported an integrated brakelight).
Phase 2 (1998-2000)
1.4 Si
1.6 SRi
2.0 GTi
For the phase 2, the front bumpers were re-designed, front splitters were added on the Si/SRi, and the GTi had all-round bodykit standard, including front/rear splitters and sideskirts, and now all of the lip spoilers had integrated brakelights.
Si and SRi models were sold in 3 and 5 Door versions, whereas the GTi was 3 Door only, differing from the Almera's main competitior, the VW Golf, which was sold in both versions. VW Golf Mk. ...
Nissan Almera Mk II N16 (2000–2006)  2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera  2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera  2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera  2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera 3-door version  2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera  The 2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera interior with basic monochrome screen  The 2003 face-lifted Nissan Almera cabin Launched early in 2000, the second generation Nissan Almera looked better than its predecessor with classic, smooth, curved lines. Some still thought it was bland in comparison with its rivals although the Almera was selling strong worldwide.
The N16 Almera was based on Nissan's global MS-Platform which is Nissan's first new platform to be developed after the partnership with Renault. The MS Platform is also the base for the new Primera and Almera Tino. The Nissan Primera is a mid-sized range of automobiles manufactured in the United Kingdom and Japan. ...
The N16 Almera offered great improvements over the previous generation Almera in terms of handling, tyre-grip and drive dynamics. The N16 Almera felt much more sure-footed on the road and was exceptionally nimble for a plain family car. Even today the Almera is considered to be one of the best handling small family cars on the market while still maintaining its predecessor hallmarks for rock solid build quality and cast iron reliability.
 2003 Hatchback Nissan Almera While the previous generation Almera was considered spacious of its class, the N16 Almera was lacking in rear passenger legroom due to a shorter then category average 2.53 meter wheelbase.
The second generation Almera could be had as a three- or five-door hatchback or a four-door sedan, with 1.5 and 1.8 Nissan QG engine series petrol engines as well as a 2.2 direct injection turbodiesel (YD22DDT) or common-rail turbodiesel (YD22DDTi). The QG engine is a 1. ...
Almeras can be also equipped with 1.5 common-rail turbodiesel from the Renault Megane II - Nissan had recently ventured with Renault and the Almera's diesel engine was the first instance of Nissans and Renaults sharing mechanicals. The Renault Mégane is a compact automobile made by Renault. ...
In 2003 the Almera has undergone another update which included a face-lift, re tuned suspension, new engines and an updated interior.
 2003 Nissan Almera interior with in-dash GPS system First, the Almera's Macpherson strut front suspension and award winning multi-link rear suspension (Nissan's name for its double letteral link twist beam suspension) have been re tuned. This results in a quieter ride and a reduction in the amount of rear bump-through experienced when heavily laden, improving high-speed stability, driving dynamics and making the car more controllable after an emergency manoeuvre. The new suspension tunning also proved to produce almost zero body rool on tight turns. Overall, Nissan says, the Almera has slighter firmer damper settings and marginally stiffer spring ratings, though there has been no loss of ride comfort or increase in noise levels in normal motoring. The suspension revisions have been executed in such a way as to only come into play at the upper edge of the dynamic envelope.
The face lift also included new chrome, projector-style headlights that are set in a titanium-coloured surround with separate lights for main and low beams set behind an enlarged translucent cover. The front bumper now has an integrated engine air intake that runs almost the full width of the car while a honeycomb mesh grille adds visual benefits to the frontal image. Some models also get small circular fog lights.
The interior of the face-lifted Almera has also been redesigned with better quality materials and a large color or monochrome center screen which controls all of the car's functions (climate control, CD player and trip computer). Higher trim levels also include Nissan's Bird-eye GPS system. A trip computer is an onboard computer device fitted to cars which can generally record distance travelled, average speed, average fuel consumption, and display real time fuel consumption information. ...
The face-lifted Almera is built in Sunderland, UK and are exported to parts of the Asia-Pacific where they are sold as the Nissan Pulsar. In 2006 the second generation Almera reached its sixth year of production but was still selling strong world wide.
Nissan Almera Classic (Russia and the Americas) The Renault Samsung SM3 is sold in Russia, and different countries of north, central and southamerica as Nissan Almera Classic.
The car is a B15 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy derived model built in South Korea by Renault Samsung Motors. It has 4 versions and two engines available: the 1.5 litre QG15DE and the 1.6 liter with CVTC system QG16DE; both from Nissan. Renault Samsung Motors (Korean: 르노삼성 ìžë™ì°¨) is a South Korean car maker. ...
Nissan Almera Mk III (2007–)
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| An all-new Almera is expected to be released in less than a year. It may be based around the running gear of the Renault Mégane, or perhaps a European version of the Tiida. The new car should maintain its predecessor's hallmarks of quality and refinement but also offer more modern European style. The Renault Mégane is a small family car made by Renault. ...
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The Nissan Tiida is a compact automobile manufactured by Nissan, replacing both the long-running Pulsar and the Sunny models in its home market from September 30, 2004. ...
See also The Nissan Pulsar is a compact car manufactured by Nissan that was originally conceived as a front-wheel drive replacement for the Nissan Cherry (also known as the Datsun 100A/120A). ...
The Nissan Sentra is a compact car made by automaker Nissan, and is generally a rebadged export version of the Japanese Nissan Sunny. ...
The Nissan Sunny is a small car manufactured by Nissan of Japan. ...
External links - Almera Owners Club
- Nissan UK
- NissanForums.com
- B15 Sentra forums
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