Nissan Cherry Europe
| Nissan Cherry | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Nissan |
| Production | 1970–1986 |
| Assembly | Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Successor |
Nissan Pulsar (Europe) Nissan March/Micra (Japan) |
| First generation (E10) | |
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Datsun 100A Cherry 2-door 1972 (European contemporary nomenclature)
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Datsun 1000 Datsun 100A Datsun 120A |
| Production | 1970–1977 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 3-door hatchback 2-door coupé |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 988cc A10 I4 1.2L A12 I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual all-synchromesh |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,337 mm (92 in) |
| Length | 3,607 mm (142 in) |
| Width | 1,473 mm (58 in) |
| Height | 1,380 mm (54 in) |
| Curb weight | 670 kg (1,477 lb) |
| Second generation (F10) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Datsun F-II Datsun F10 Datsun 100A F-II Datsun 120A F-II |
| Production | 1974–1978 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 3-door station wagon 2-door coupé |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,395 mm (94 in) |
| Length | 3,825 mm (151 in) |
| Width | 1,500 mm (59 in) |
| Height | 1,375 mm (54 in) |
| Curb weight | 755 kg (1,664 lb) |
| Third generation (N10) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1978–1982 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Related |
Nissan Sunny Nissan Vanette |
| Fourth generation (N12) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Nissan Cherry Europe Nissan Pulsar Milano Nissan Langley Nissan Liberta Villa Alfa Romeo Arna Holden Astra (LB/LC) |
| Production | 1982–1986 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 988cc I4 1270cc I4 1488cc I4 1186cc Flat-4 1350cc Flat-4 1490cc Flat-4 |
The Datsun Cherry (チェリー), known later as the Nissan Cherry, was a series of small cars which formed Nissan's first front-wheel drive supermini model line.
The Cherry featured the front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. The Cherry line includes the E10 and F10. Nissan's direct successor was the Nissan March/Micra. Although the third generation of this platform was renamed March/Micra, the "Cherry" name proved popular in Europe, so it was transferred to the larger Nissan Pulsar line for Europe.
In Japan, the Cherry was exclusive to Nissan Cherry store locations.
On the UK market, it debuted just before the company's surge in sales, which saw it sell just over 6,000 cars in 1971 and more than 30,000 the following year. Although its successor was launched in 1974, such was the original model's popularity on the UK market that it was not replaced there until 1976.
Originally, before combining with Nissan Motors, the Prince Motor Company plan of development was to mass-produce a front-engine, front-wheel drive car, but after the Prince and Nissan merger of 1966, the Cherry was released in 1970 as Nissan's first front-wheel drive car. In Asian markets there was also a "Cherry Cab" cabover truck model (C20), which was closely related to the Nissan Sunny—it was also marketed as the "Sunny Cab".
The E10 generation featured four-wheel independent suspension.
The E10 was fitted with two types of inline four-cylinder Nissan A-series OHV engines:
The Japanese domestic market Cherry X-1 model featured twin-carburetted A12T engine with dual-sidedraft Hitachi carburettors.
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