Nissan Pulsar

Nissan Pulsar
1998–2000 Nissan Pulsar (N15)
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Production	1978–2005 2013–present
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact car (1978–1995) Compact car (1995–2005, 2013–present)
Chronology
Successor	Nissan Bluebird Sylphy

N10, N11
Datsun Pulsar 5-door hatchback (New Zealand)
Overview
Also called	Datsun 100A/120A/130A/140A/150A Datsun 310 (US) Datsun Cherry (Europe) Datsun Pulsar Nissan Langley
Production	May 1978 – April 1982
Assembly	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan New Zealand: Wiri
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 3-door liftback coupé 3-door panel van 4-door fastback sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	988 cc A10 I4 (BN10) 988 cc E10 I4 (SN10) 1171 cc A12 I4 (N10/N11) 1237 cc A12A I4 (YN10) 1270 cc E13 I4 (UN10) 1397 cc A14 I4 (HN10/HN11) 1488 cc A15 I4 (Datsun 310) 1488 cc E15 I4 (MN10)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,395 mm (94 in)
Length	3,890–3,940 mm (153–155 in)
Width	1,620 mm (64 in)
Height	1,360 mm (54 in)
Curb weight	840 kg (1,852 lb)

N12
Nissan Cherry 3-door (Europe)
Overview
Also called	Nissan Cherry (Europe) Nissan Langley Nissan Liberta Villa Alfa Romeo Arna (Europe) Holden Astra (LB/LC)
Production	1982–1986 1983–1987 (Australia)
Assembly	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Australia: Clayton South, Victoria New Zealand: Wiri
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupé (Nissan Pulsar EXA) 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Related	Nissan Pulsar EXA (N12)
Powertrain
Engine	988 cc E10 I4 1270 cc E13 I4 1488 cc E15 I4 1488 cc E15ET turbo I4 1597 cc E16 I4 1680 cc CD17 diesel I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,415 mm (95 in)
Length	3,960 mm (156 in)
Width	1,620 mm (64 in)
Height	1,390 mm (55 in)
Curb weight	820 kg (1,808 lb)

N13
Pulsar sedan (Japan)
Overview
Also called	Nissan Cherry (Greece) Nissan Langley Nissan Liberta Villa Nissan Sentra (Malaysia, New Zealand) Nissan Sunny (Europe) Holden Astra (LD)
Production	1986–1990 July 1987 – 1991 (Australia)
Assembly	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Australia: Clayton South, Victoria New Zealand: Wiri
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive Transverse front-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Nissan EXA (N13)
Powertrain
Engine	988 cc E10 I4 1270 cc E13 I4 1392 cc GA14S/DS I4 1487 cc E15 I4 1497 cc GA15 I4 1597 cc E16 I4 1597 cc GA16 I4 1598 cc 16LF (GM) I4 (Australia) 1598 cc CA16DE DOHC I4 1796 cc 18LE (GM) I4 (Australia) 1809 cc CA18DE DOHC I4 1680 cc CD17 diesel I4
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,431 mm (95.7 in)
Length	4,229 mm (166.5 in)
Width	1,679 mm (66.1 in)
Height	1,295 mm (51.0 in)

N14

Overview
Also called	Nissan Sentra (New Zealand; South Africa for sedan) Nissan Sabre (South Africa for 5-door hatchback) Nissan Sunny (Europe) Arex Pulsar (Taiwan)
Production	1990–1995 1991–1992 (Australia)
Assembly	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Australia: Clayton South, Victoria New Zealand: Wiri South Auckland Greece: Volos Taiwan: Miáolì Xiàn
Designer	Yoshio Maezawa
Body and chassis
Body style	3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive Transverse front-engine, all-wheel drive
Platform	Nissan B platform
Related	Nissan AD Nissan Sentra (B13) Nissan Sunny (B13) Nissan NX
Powertrain
Engine	1.3 L GA13DS I4 1.4 L GA14DS/DE I4 1.5 L GA15DS I4 1.6 L GA16DS/DE/DNE I4 1.8 L SR18DE I4 2.0 L SR20DE I4 2.0 L SR20DET turbo I4 1.7 L CD17 diesel I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,430 mm (96 in)
Length	3,975 mm (156 in)
Width	1,690 mm (67 in)
Height	1,400 mm (55 in)
Curb weight	930 kg (2,050 lb) 1,220 kg (2,690 lb) (GTI-R)

N15

Overview
Also called	Nissan Sentra (New Zealand) Nissan Almera (Europe) Nissan Lucino (Japan) Arex Pulsar (Taiwan) Infiniti G20
Production	1995–2000
Assembly	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Taiwan: Miáolì Xiàn
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive Transverse front-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Nissan Primera (P11) Nissan Sentra (B14)
Powertrain
Engine	1.5 L GA15DE I4 1.6 L GA16DE I4 1.6 L SR16VE I4 1.8 L SR18DE I4 2.0 L SR20DE I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,535 mm (100 in)
Length	4,120 mm (162 in)
Width	1,690 mm (67 in)
Height	1,385 mm (55 in)
Curb weight	1,040 kg (2,293 lb)

C13

Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan Tiida (Russia)
Production	2014–present
Assembly	Russia: Izhevsk Spain: Barcelona
Body and chassis
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform	Nissan CMF platform

The Nissan Pulsar is a subcompact and compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in the Japanese market. Between 2000 and 2005, and then since 2012, the name "Pulsar" has been used in Australia and select Asian countries on rebadged versions of the Sylphy and similar Tiida model. In 2014, a European-only replacement for the Tiida was introduced using the Pulsar nameplate.

The original Pulsar was a hatchback to be sold exclusively at a different Nissan Japan dealership network called Nissan Cherry Store as a larger five-door hatchback alternative to the Nissan Cherry. Although Pulsar models were front-wheel drive from introduction, Nissan did offer four-wheel drive as an option on select models internationally.

The Pulsar sold in Japan originally served as the intermediate model offered at Nissan dealerships Nissan Cherry Store between the Nissan Violet and the Cherry, while different versions of the Pulsar sold at other Japanese networks served as the base model, with other larger Nissan products. Various Pulsar-based models were exported as international market conditions dictated, sometimes labeled as "Sunny", "Cherry" or "Sentra", while the internationally labeled product was actually a Pulsar and not a Japanese market Sunny or Cherry.

A pulsar (portmanteau of pulsating star) is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star, as the Nissan Pulsar was built from the Sunny sedan.

The N10 model Pulsar, introduced in May 1978, replaced the earlier Cherry F-II internationally, and benefited from the engineering efforts of the Prince Motor Company which developed the Nissan Cherry before the company merged with Nissan in 1966. It retained the rack-and-pinion steering of the Cherry, as well as the independent suspension with coilover struts in front and coil sprung trailing arms at the rear. It retained the Cherry name in Europe and many other export markets, even being sold as the "Cherry Europe" in some markets such as Belgium to separate it from the Cherry F-II which remained on sale for a while. The "Cherry"-badged version was first introduced at the Dutch AutoRAI show in February 1979 and went on sale shortly thereafter. The Pulsar was a subcompact car to augment the Sunny sedan. An unusual styling feature for the car was its long nose, which was due to Nissan envisaging that the car would also be built a with longitudinal rear-wheel-drive layout for developing markets; however, only front-wheel-drive models were actually built. At the time of introduction, the Pulsar only had a four-door fastback-styled sedan bodywork, and either a 1.2- or a 1.4-liter engine. The two-door and the coupé arrived in September 1978. Many export markets also offered a 1.0-liter option, with 45 PS (33 kW) while the 1.2 offered 52 PS (38 kW).

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