Nissan Primera
Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Infiniti G20
Production	1989—present
Class	Large family car
Body style(s)	4-door saloon 5-door liftback 5-door estate

The Nissan Primera is a large family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the domestic and European markets.

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The Nissan Primera P10 and P11(also the Infiniti G20 P10 and P11) are also known for their exceptional handling compared to other cars in it's class. Infact the P11 (and P10 to a certain extent) has in many cases sucessfully outmanouvered many high profile sports cars like the Porsche 911 in touge battles and racing on small and cornery circuits. The G20 was Infinitis entry-level luxury car during most of the 1990s and into the 2000s. ... Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...

Nissan Primera P10

Nissan Primera P10

Since 1986, Nissan had been building Bluebirds—it was essentially a rebadged home-market Auster/Stanza – for the European market at its factory in Sunderland, England. The G20 was Infinitis entry-level luxury car during most of the 1990s and into the 2000s. ... 1963 Datsun Bluebird. ... The Nissan Stanza was a compact car introduced by Nissan in 1977 and was a badge-engineered brother to the Nissan Auster and Nissan Violet. ... For other uses, see Sunderland (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

In the autumn of 1990, Nissan replaced the UK Bluebird with the Primera. It had a conventional front-wheel drive chassis and five-speed manual gearbox, with some versions getting the option of a four-speed automatic. Power came from 1.6-liter carburetor and 1.8-liter and 2.0-liter injection gasoline engines; a 2.0-liter diesel followed from 1992 onwards. The 1.8-liter version was never sold in Europe. Bodystyles were four- and five-door saloons and five-door estate (the last of which was imported from Japan). For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...

Nissan had deliberately targeted the car at the European market. The Primera saw Nissan's multi-link front suspension applied to front-wheel drive for the first time. The 2.0-liter gasoline engine received a power upgrade in 1992 which gave the then eZX, (later renamed the eGT) 150 bhp from the standard 2.0-liter engine and a top speed of around 219 km/h (or 137 mph). Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...

Some five-door UK Primeras were exported back to Japan, as well as to New Zealand, Russia and Ireland. In the United States, the Japanese-built version of the Primera was rebadged as the Infiniti G20, part of Nissan's upper-scale Infiniti brand. This version sold well in the Canadian market.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Infinity (disambiguation). ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ...

Unlike its predecessor, the Bluebird - the P10 Primera has garnered a reputation for body corrosion, much worse in comparison to contemporaries such as the Ford Mondeo, Opel Vectra and Peugeot 405 models of similar age. The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. ... The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced by Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. ... 1990 Peugeot 405 Mi16 1990 Peugeot 405 Mi16 1994 Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under license outside France. ...

Trim levels

The Primera range came in four trim levels at launch: LS, LSX, GS and ZX. The LS and LSX models were available with a 1.6-liter engine, whilst the GS and ZX models had a 2.0-liter 123 bhp engine. From 1992 onwards, the range was facelifted and new L, LX, SLX, SGX and eGT trim levels replaced the original naming scheme. A 2.0-liter diesel version was available from 1992. L cars were basic, and had the 1.6-liter gasoline or 2.0 diesel engines only. LX was slightly plusher, but a 2.0-liter version was also available, which the L version did not have. SLX was the mid-range model, but this had a choice of 1.6 and 2.0 gasoline, or 2.0 diesel engines. The SGX trim level was the luxury specification version; powered by the 2.0-liter 123 bhp engine. The eGT was the sporting version, with a 2.0-liter 150 bhp engine. This article is about the fuel. ...

From 1994, the range received another facelift, and the trim levels were (almost the same); although Equation replaced the basic L as the entry-level trim; like its predecessor, it had a 1.6 gasoline engine, but there was no diesel option.
SE replaced SGX, and this was about £2,000 more than the model it replaced. A new "hot hatch" version, the SRi joined the line-up from 1995, and this had a choice of 1.6- or 2.0-liter gasoline engines. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Sport compact. ...

Nissan Primera P11

Nissan Primera SRi hatchback

The second-generation Nissan Primera was launched in late 1995 in Japan and in the autumn of 1996 in Europe. Unique in its class, new Primera featured multi-link beam rear suspension with multi-link front suspension. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 233 KB) Summary Photo taken by Andy Macdonald, Aberdeen, Scotland in October 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 233 KB) Summary Photo taken by Andy Macdonald, Aberdeen, Scotland in October 2005. ... The G20 was Infinitis entry-level luxury car during most of the 1990s and into the 2000s. ...

As before, in the UK and Europe the Primera was sold with 1.6 L and 2.0 L gasoline engines and a 2.0 L diesel, with liftback, saloon and estate bodystyles. While the estate was now based on the Primera's platform, it was assigned a model code of WP11.

In Japan the Primera was initially offered with the SR18DE and SR20DE engines, and initially only as a sedan. The UK assembled liftback was available only with the SR20DE engine and automatic transmission and began production from November 1997. Estate began production from September 1997.

Alongside the original Primera, the Nissan Primera Camino was launched as a badge-engineered model for different dealer networks. The Japanese models also introduced a CVT automatic transmission during the P11 series, including a six speed tiptronic version in the M6 wagon.

Nissan continued selling the Primera in the United States as the Infiniti G20, using the same grille and rear lamp alterations from the Primera Camino.

In 1998 Nissan New Zealand released a limited edition Primera SMX with association with Steve Millen (Stillen Sports Parts). Features include cross drilled brakes, eibach springs and a more aggressive body kit. There were a total of 24 made in 4 colour choices. This was due to the fact that until 1998 (due to lifting of import tariffs on cars) Nissan New Zealand had an automotive assembly operation, and for a short time between 1997 and 1998 the P11 Primera was assembled there. Nissan Motor Co. ...

The 1999 BTCC winning Primera

The Primera won the British Touring Car Championship manufacturers and team titles thanks to RML in 1998 and, in 1999 won manufacturer and team titles plus first and second place in the championship with Laurent Aïello and David Leslie at the wheel of the factory-sponsored team. Privateer Matt Neal with backing from the factory took the Independents Cup in 1999 and 2000. The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... Ray Mallock Ltd. ... The 1998 British Touring Car Championship season had the largest number of rule changes from one season to the next in the BTCCs history. ... Laurent Aïello (born May 23, 1969 in Fontenay, France) is a retired race car driver. ... For other uses, see David Leslie. ... Matt Neal (born December 20, 1966 in Birmingham) is a British motor racing driver. ...

To celebrate the two victories in 1998, Nissan UK released a limited edition of 400 'GTSE' Models, with 16" AZEV alloy wheels, two-tone 'flip' ChromaFlair "Mystic" green paint, following the special theme to the interior which featured full leather seating with green piping seats, steering wheel and a Momo gearknob. To celebrate the 1999 "clean sweep" they released a limited edition 'GTLE' model with 16" multi-spoke Enkei alloy wheels, full leather interior with silver piping, Momo gearknob and a colour choice of flame red, kuro black, starburst silver, and Nordic blue.
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Nissan Primera P11-144 (Mk II Facelift, 1999-2002)

Nissan Primera P11-144

In the autumn of 1999, Nissan gave the Primera a facelift, giving it a more modern, front end with clear style headlamps featuring projector units—instead of the traditional fresnel lens type. Nissan also introduced their "corporate identity" front, with the "flying wing" grille. The new code-name for this model was "P11-144". Augustin Fresnel Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced fray-NELL) (May 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827), was a French physicist who contributed significantly to the establishment of the wave theory of light and optics. ...

Along with the exterior changes, improved specification levels were present; with the entry level models such as the "S" featuring automatic climate control, driver, passenger, and side airbags. Further up the model range, other features were seen such as Xenon headlamps. General Name, Symbol, Number xenon, Xe, 54 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 5, p Appearance colorless Standard atomic weight 131. ...

A new "lean burn" 1.8 L gasoline engine, the QG18DE was added to the range, and the 2.0 SR20VE Neo VVL engine with Variable Valve Lift and Timing could now be had with 6-speed sequential semi automatic CVT transmission in the style of a racing car—this was called the M6. OBD-II was also introduced along with a 32-bit ECU. The QG engine is a 1. ... Nissan Ecology Orientated Varable Valve Lift and Timing (commonly known as VVL) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Nissan. ... CVT may stand for: The Hull classification symbol for a training aircraft carrier, in the United States Navy. ... OBD-II (OnBoard Diagnostics version 2) is a common hardware diagnostics interface that is present on all cars sold in the United States after 1996. ...

This facelift was not generally applied outside Europe, with Nissan "formalized" the fronts of other Primeras and El Caminos instead, bringing them into line with the look of the American Infiniti model.

The later model, which was put on the production line in 2001 (P12) stopped in 2006. In that line there was 1.6p - 109mph 1.8p - 118mph 2.0p - 126mph 1.7d - 104mph 1.9d - 109mph 2.2d - 116mph

Nissan Primera P12 (2002-present)

Nissan Primera SSS

Nissan Primera DCI T-SPEC

In December 2001, Nissan introduced the third-generation Nissan Primera, its first all-new car since the alliance with Renault was formed two years earlier. The new Primera is more radically styled than previous versions. No Infiniti equivalent was released; the Nissan Skyline-based Infiniti G35 replaced the G20 in the United States. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 223 KB) Midds I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 223 KB) Midds I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2013x1307, 364 KB) Nissan Primera DCI at Coalpit Heath Car Show, near Bristol, England. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2013x1307, 364 KB) Nissan Primera DCI at Coalpit Heath Car Show, near Bristol, England. ... The Nissan Skyline is a mid-size car originally produced by the Japanese automaker Prince Motor Company starting in 1957 and later by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1966. ... The Infiniti G35 is a compact executive car produced by Nissans Infiniti division. ...

New Zealand Primeras are all equipped with continuously variable transmission; there is no manual option. The CVT is also available in the European 2.0 L and the Japanese 2.0/2.5 L (an engine not available in Europe). In that market the saloon was the mainstream model, until 2006 when the liftback variant supplanted it. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission in which the ratio of the rotational speeds of two shafts, as the input shaft and output shaft of a vehicle or other machine, can be varied continuously within a given range, providing an infinite number of possible ratios. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Falling sales saw the Primera withdrawn from sale in the UK at the end of 2006, though production will continue for export markets until the launch of its successor before the end of the decade. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ...

The end of Primera sales in the UK coincided with the launch of the controversially-styled Qashqai Crossover SUV as well as the demise of the smaller Almera hatchback. British buyers are currently without a straightforward choice in these two crucial sectors, as Nissan is moving in a new direction to attract buyers to less conventional products. The Nissan Qashqai (Nissan Dualis in Japan, Nissan Rogue in the US, Nissan CCUV in China) is a compact crossover SUV to be released in early 2007 in Europe and Japan by the Japanese automaker Nissan. ... CrossOver (before version 6. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... The Nissan Almera was a small family car built by Nissan from 1995 to 2006. ...

The 2.0 L 6-Speed Manual Nissan Primera 20V has Nissan's SR20VE Neo VVL engine with Variable Valve Lift and Timing. It produces 150 kW (204 PS) of power at 7200 rpm and 206 N·m (21.0 kgf·m) of torque at 5200 rpm. Nissan Ecology Orientated Varable Valve Lift and Timing (commonly known as VVL) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Nissan. ...

Successor

A replacement for the P12 is due in 2008/2009. Speculation in the motoring press has suggested that a tweaked version of the Nissan Altima will replace the Primera in Europe, but this has yet to be confirmed by Nissan. It has also yet to be confirmed whether the P12's replacement will be sold in Britain; when the P12 was withdrawn from sale in Britain, Nissan were considering not offering the successor on this market as sales had slumped so low (by around two thirds in the space of nine years). [1] [2] 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Final Fantasy Tactics character, see Altima (Final Fantasy Tactics). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

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