15 Facts About Nissan Cedric

Nissan Cedric is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960.

The Nissan Cedric name is still in use, on the Y31 series fleet vehicle traditionally used as a taxi, where it competes with the Toyota Comfort, and is still in production.

In 1985 Honda introduced its rival to Nissan Cedric called Legend, which influence the Japanese car makers that time to update their luxury car line up.

Cedric replaced the Austin A50 Nissan was building under license from Austin Motor Company of England, which was called the Nissan Austin, and benefited from earlier vehicles built by Nissan, called the Datsun DB Series.

The six-seater Cedric introduced Nissan's first monocoque body and a wrap-around windshield.

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The first Nissan Cedric featured two stacked headlights on either side of a large grille .

The Nissan Cedric was updated again in 1964 with a new dashboard, an alternator rather than a generator, and a new starter system.

Nissan Cedric Special was produced between 1963 and 1965 as competition to the Toyota Crown, Isuzu Bellel, Mitsubishi Debonair and Prince Gloria.

Unique to this generation, Nissan produced a police car installed with the Y40 V8 engine, and was the only time Nissan installed a V8 engine in the Cedric.

The Nissan Cedric was now being built at the Tochigi factory location.

The Nissan Cedric name was dropped for most export markets, with the car now called the Datsun 200C, 220C, 240C, or 260C.

The Nissan Cedric was offered in three bodystyles; four-door hardtop, four-door sedan and station wagon.

Y32 Nissan Cedric, only ever available in a Hardtop version aimed at private buyers, was a reskin of the Y31 model.

The Nissan Cedric nameplate remained available on the Y31-series sedans for commercial users until 2015.

Older models of the Nissan Cedric appeared in many various Asian movies and TV dramas on different roles, most prominently as taxis as well as police cars.