12 Facts About Nissan Cefiro

Nissan Cefiro is a front-engine, five passenger, mid-size passenger car manufactured and marketed by Nissan Motors over three generations.

Almost all Nissan Cefiro's were marketed as four-door sedans, though a five-door wagon body style was briefly available .

In most cases, the Cefiro used Nissan's VQ six-cylinder engines, named Ward's 10 Best Engines more than ten years running.

The platform and front suspension were shared with the Laurel with the exception of the 4WD Nissan Cefiro, which used the Skyline GTS4's multiple-link front suspension and front drive train.

Cefiro rivaled the Toyota Cresta and Toyota Chaser triplets, with Nissan offering the Cefiro as a comparable fourth alternative to the Skyline and Laurel models, selling each vehicle at a separate Nissan dealership .

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The Nissan Cefiro received a very light facelift in January 1997, including new multi-reflector head- and taillights.

The JDM Nissan Cefiro was offered as a wagon beginning in June 1997, as an alternative to the Toyota Mark II Qualis.

The Nissan Cefiro Wagon continued to be produced after the sedan's discontinuation, only being eliminated in August 2000.

In January 2001 the Nissan Cefiro received a facelift, incorporating the larger bumpers used on export models and the Infiniti I30.

In Europe, Nissan Cefiro continued to market the A33 as the Nissan Cefiro Maxima QX with the 2.

Nissan Cefiro updated the I30 for model year 2002 as the I35 for its Infiniti luxury division, launching the model with an estimated $40 million advertising campaign beginning in September 2001.

Nissan discontinued the Cefiro in 2003, later using the nameplate on the Nissan Teana, exported to Hong Kong, Nepal, Bangladesh, Singapore, Brunei, Latin America and the Caribbean.