Nissan Fuga
| Nissan Fuga | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Nissan Motors |
| Also called | Infiniti M/Q70 (model years 2006-present) |
| Production | 2004–present |
| Assembly | |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Related |
Nissan Skyline Nissan Cedric Nissan Gloria |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Nissan Cedric Nissan Gloria Nissan Cima (F50) Nissan President Nissan Leopard |
| Nissan Fuga Y50 | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Infiniti M35/45 |
| Production | 2004 - 2009 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout/AWD |
| Platform | FR-L "enhanced FM" |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 L V6 VQ25DE 2.5 L V6 VQ25HR 3.5 L V6 VQ35DE 3.5 L V6 VQ35HR 4.5 L V8 VK45DE |
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,900 mm (114.2 in) |
| Length | 4,900 mm (192.9 in) |
| Width | 1,805 mm (71.1 in) |
| Height | 1,510 mm (59.4 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,780 kg (3,920 lb) |
| Nissan Fuga Y51 | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Infiniti M/Q70 Nissan Cima (for LWB) Mitsubishi Proudia Mitsubishi Dignity (for LWB) |
| Production | November 12 2009–present |
| Designer | Hideo Komuro (2007) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout/AWD |
| Platform | FR-L "enhanced FM" |
| Related |
Infiniti M Infiniti FX Infiniti G Infiniti EX Nissan 370Z Nissan Skyline |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 L V6 VQ25HR 3.7 L V6 VQ37VHR 3.5 L V6 (Hybrid) VQ35HR |
| Transmission | 7 speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,900 mm (114.2 in) |
| Length | 4,945 mm (194.7 in) |
| Width | 1,845 mm (72.6 in) |
| Height | 1,500 mm (59.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,720 kg (3,790 lb) |
The Nissan Fuga (Japanese: 日産・フーガ Nissan Fūga) is a full-size luxury sedan produced by Japanese automaker Nissan since October 2004. It is built on a wider, stretched wheelbase version of the Nissan FM platform. After the Nissan Cima and Nissan President were discontinued in August 2010, the Fuga became Nissan's flagship vehicle. In North America and Europe, the Fuga is sold as the second and third-generation Infiniti M (Q70 from 2014), where it has been the flagship of the Infiniti luxury division of Nissan since 2006.
First shown as the Fuga Concept at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show, the Fuga is a replacement for the long running Nissan Cedric and Nissan Gloria series of cars and later succeeded the Nissan Cima along with the Nissan President. The name of the vehicle is the Italian word for the fugue, a composition musical form. The name Fuga was chosen to suggest that the long, storied histories of the Cedric, Gloria, Cima, and President are being combined into a new vehicle.
When the Prince (Nissan) Gloria was first introduced in 1959, it was based on a stretched version of the original Prince (Nissan) Skyline, which was first introduced in 1957. Nissan used this approach again for the Fuga, using the Skyline platform again. The Fuga was available at Japanese Nissan dealerships called Nissan Red Stage and Nissan Blue Stage until Blue Stage and Red Stage dealerships were combined into one Japanese Nissan dealership network utilized internationally in 2005.
Nissan wanted to create a fresh approach started by the Cedric/Gloria and focus its efforts to compete with European executive mid-sized sports sedans, such as the BMW 5 series, Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Jaguar S-Type. The Fuga's primary competitor from Toyota is the Toyota Crown Athlete Series, but also competes with the Lexus GS.
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