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Nissan Pintara
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| Nissan Pintara | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nissan |
| Production | 1986–1993 |
| Class | Compact |
| Body style(s) | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 5-door superhatch |
The Nissan Pintara was a mid-sized family of vehicles manufactured by Nissan Australia from 1986 until 1993.
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[edit] R31 Pintara
| R31 | |
|---|---|
| Image:Nissan pintara.jpg | |
| Production | 1986–1990 |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine(s) | 2.0 L CA20E I4 |
The first generation R31 Nissan Pintara was a mid-sized family car built by Nissan Australia at it's Clayton assembly plant in Melbourne. Replacing the Nissan Bluebird, it was a four-cylinder version of the R31 Nissan Skyline, entirely built and sold in Australia to challenge the Mitsubishi Magna. Like the Skyline, it was offered in sedan and station wagon form.
A TRX bodykit package was offered for the R31 GX and GXE Pintara Sedans, featuring a front and rear air dam, rear spoiler, side skirts, grille cover, alloy wheels and low profile tyres. Unlike the later U12 TRX it did not feature any mechanical upgrades, merely an additional bodykit.
RWD CA20E, 2 litre 4 cylinder SOHC MPI fuel injected with electronic concentrated control system (ECCS) including electronic ignition. It featured 2 spark plugs per cylinder to help meet emission requirements.
bore and stroke: 84.5 x 88mm
displacement: 1974 cc
compression ratio: 8.5:1
max power: 78 kW (105 hp) @ 5200 rpm (din)
max torque: 
@ 3200 rpm (din)
[edit] U12 Pintara
| U12 | |
|---|---|
| Image:1989 Nissan Pintara (U12) Ti sedan 01.jpg | |
| Production | 1989–1993 |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | 2.0 L CA20E I4 2.4 L KA24E I4 |
The R31 Pintara was replaced in 1989 by a car initially hyped by the media as 'Project Matilda', which turned out to be a locally produced front-wheel drive version of the U12 Nissan Bluebird, rather than a model uniquely designed for Australia as initial stories had indicated. In Australia, this was sold as the U12 Nissan Pintara, and was also available as a locally designed five-door 'Sportshatch' (exported back to Japan, and to New Zealand as a Bluebird). The model was discontinued in mid-1992 when Nissan Australia ceased local production.
Under the Button Plan, in which local manufacturers shared models, Ford Australia marketed a rebadged version of the U12 Pintara sedan and hatchback as the Ford Corsair.
A FWD version of the R31's CA20.
bore and stroke: 85 x 88mm
displacement: 1974cc
compression ratio: 8.5:1
max power: 83 kW (111 hp) @ 5200 rpm (din)
max torque: @ 4000rpm (din)
KA24E, 2.4 litre 4 cylinder engine with electronic concentrated control system (ECCS) for precise MPI fuel injection and ignition timing control with a SOHC and 3 valves per cylinder (2 intake, 1 exhaust). Pintara T,Ti and TRX; and Ford Corsair Ghia featured this 2.4 litre 12 valve engine, which was later modified to the twin-cam 16 valve KA24DE engine later used in the U13 Nissan Bluebird in the Australian market.
bore and stroke: 89 x 96mm
displacement: 2389 cc
compression ratio: 8.6:1
max power: 96 kW (129 hp) @ 5600 rpm (din)
max torque: @ 2800 rpm (din)
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| Preceded by: Nissan Bluebird | Succeeded by: Nissan Bluebird |
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