The 1992 AD Max was a wagon with a raised cargo bay and actual French doors on the back — an idea so unusual only one other carmaker, Suzuki, ever tried it.
Median 133 hp across 39 similar cars
Lead trim: Wingroad 1.8 SR18DE · up to 123 hp
Nissan AD Van / Wingroad Y10Y10 · 1990–1999
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FactThe 1992 AD Max was a wagon with a raised cargo bay and actual French doors on the back — an idea so unusual only one other carmaker, Suzuki, ever tried it.
The second-generation AD Van (Y10) of October 1990, sold in Europe as the Sunny Wagon, replaced the Sunny B12 wagon; for private use it was marketed as the Sunny California wagon, which Nissan renamed the Wingroad in May 1996 to cash in on Japan's late-1990s RV craze — a winged and despoilered AD Van with more powerful engines (the SR18DE as well as the GA15DE, no 1.3 or diesel), optional four-wheel drive and a larger rear end with a longer overhang; an Autech limited edition with the SR20DE also existed, and the Wingroad name originated as a trim on the Bluebird U11 wagon. The April 1992 AD Max was a "fourgonnette" with a raised cargo bay, French rear doors, a 70 mm longer wheelbase (2,470 mm) and a 1,810 mm cargo-area height (sold in Europe as the Sunny Van until April 1998, mostly with the 55 PS CD17 diesel, and today a collectors' item). In May 1997 the GA13DE and GA15DE replaced the GA13DS and GA15DS for better emissions and the 2.0 CD20 diesel arrived with the ATTESA 4WD system; from April 1994 it was also sold as the Subaru Leone Van and from August 1994 as the Mazda Familia Wagon/Van (which stayed on until June 2018), and abroad as the Nissan AD Resort, the Thai-built Nissan NV pickups and, in Mexico, the Nissan Tsubame.
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Trims & Figures
7 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 GA16DS / GA16DE | 1990–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD Van 1.3 GA13DS / GA13DE | 1990–1999 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD Van 1.5 GA15DS / GA15DE | 1990–1999 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD Van 1.7 CD17 diesel (55 PS) | 1990–1999 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 77 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| AD Van 2.0 CD20 diesel | 1997–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Wingroad 1.8 SR18DE | 1996–1999 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 115 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Wingroad Autech 2.0 SR20DE | 1996–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Your Nissan AD cargo van and a Livina wagon across Asia are closer kin than badges suggest — this Y12 shares body hardpoints, engines and suspension with the Euro/Japan Nissan Note hatchback.
The Y11 Wingroad's top "G Extra" trim packed an odd luxury for a humble Japanese wagon: an optional TV screen that folded down from the ceiling for rear passengers.
The 1992 AD Max was a wagon with a raised cargo bay and actual French doors on the back — an idea so unusual only one other carmaker, Suzuki, ever tried it.
One van did the work of three — within a year of its 1982 debut, this AD Van had replaced Nissan's separate Cedric van, Gloria van, and Sunny van, folding three commercial van lines into one.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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