It won the British Touring Car Championship manufacturers' title in 1998 and 1999, and Nissan UK sold 400 green GTSE editions to celebrate.
Lead trim: 2.0 SR20DE (148 hp)
Nissan PrimeraP11 · 1996–2002
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FactIt won the British Touring Car Championship manufacturers' title in 1998 and 1999, and Nissan UK sold 400 green GTSE editions to celebrate.
The second-generation Primera was launched in Japan at the end of 1995 and in Europe in autumn 1996, with multi-link front and multi-link beam rear suspension unique in its class. It was built in Japan, at Sunderland in the UK and in South Africa and New Zealand, as a saloon, hatchback and estate, and was sold in the United States as the Infiniti G20 from 1998 to 2002. Japan had a narrower body and offered a CVT, including a six-speed manual-mode version with the SR20VE. An August 1999 facelift added a lean-burn 1.8-litre engine; production ended in June 2002, and the Primera won the British Touring Car Championship manufacturers' title in 1998 and 1999.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 GA16DE / QG16DE | 1996–2002 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 QG18DE lean burn | 1999–2002 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 SR18DE (Japan) | 1996–2002 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 CD20T diesel | 1996–2002 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 SR20DE (148 hp) | 1996–2002 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 SR20VE Neo VVL (Japan) | 1996–2002 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
In 2010, twelve brand-new Primeras surfaced for sale in Ireland, apparently stored since 2006; the last nine were registered in 2011.
It won the British Touring Car Championship manufacturers' title in 1998 and 1999, and Nissan UK sold 400 green GTSE editions to celebrate.
The Primera made automotive history backwards: British-built, right-hand-drive cars were shipped BACK to Japan as the 'Primera UK GT', the first British-built Japanese car ever reverse-exported home.
Rivals
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