Nissan Lucino

Nissan Lucino
Nissan 200SX coupé (US)
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan 200SX
Production	1994–1999 (coupé) 1995–1999 (3-door) 1995–2000 (5-door)
Assembly	Japan: Oppama United States: Smyrna, Tennessee
Body and chassis
Class	Sport compact (coupe) Compact (hatchback)
Body style	2-door coupé 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform	Nissan B platform
Related	Nissan Sunny (B14; coupé) Nissan Pulsar (N15; hatchback)
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L GA16DE I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L SR16VE I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L SR20DE I4 (gasoline)
Transmission	5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,535 mm (99.8 in)
Length	4,321 mm (170.1 in)
Width	1,692 mm (66.6 in)
Height	1,377 mm (54.2 in)
Curb weight	1,072 kg (2,363 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Nissan NX Nissan Sunny/Sentra (B13; 2-door sedan)

The Nissan Lucino is a small automobile nameplate used by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan between 1994 and 2000. The Lucino name applied simultaneously to a pair of entirely different vehicles—a two-door coupé version of the Sunny/Sentra (B14)—and badge engineered versions of the Nissan Pulsar (N15) three- and five-door hatchbacks. For Japan, coupés arrived first in 1994, followed by hatchbacks in 1995. Production in Japan ended in 1999, except for the five-door that lingered on until 2000.

Outside Japan, the coupé retailed in Mexico under its original name. North American customers were offered the coupé as the Nissan 200SX between 1995 and 1998, for model years of the same.

Based on the Nissan Sunny (B14) four-door sedan, the B14 series Lucino two-door coupé launched in 1994 to Japan, replacing the Sunny (B13) two-door sedan. The Lucino shared its basic styling, including front-end appearance, front-wheel-drive chassis, interior dashboard, and many dimensions with the Sunny. With the B14, Nissan decided to differentiate the two-door model from the four-door in Japan through means of a different name. This was to appeal to a new market of buyers who were very familiar with the Sunny, and augment the two-door coupé with badge engineered Nissan Pulsar (N15) hatchbacks, while still offering the Sunny as a four-door sedan. The affordable and traditionally practical two-door model was renamed Lucino, which was derived from the word "lucina", a character in Greek and Roman mythology for the goddess of birth.

All versions of the Lucino were exclusive to Nissan dealerships in Japan called Nissan Satio Store, just as the previous Sunny two-door had been. In 1999, when Nissan consolidated Nissan Satio Store locations into Nissan Red Stage, the Lucino coupé was cancelled.