Nissan Civilian - Wikipedia

The Nissan Civilian (kana: 日産・シビリアン, Shibirian) is a single-decker minibus built by Japanese automaker Nissan since 1971. It is primarily available ... NissanCivilian FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "NissanCivilian" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November2018)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Motorvehicle NissanCivilianNissanCivilianSV(DHW41,Japan)OverviewManufacturerNissanShataiIsuzuAlso calledDongfengGreenLotusIsuzuJourneyProduction1971–2021BodyandchassisClassMinibusBody styleSingle-deckerbus(SWB&LWB)RelatedIsuzuJourneyNissanC80PowertrainEngineNissanMitsubishiTransmissionNissan(manual)Getrag(automatic)DimensionsWheelbase3,310 mm(130.3 in)(SWB)3,690 mm(145.3 in)(LWB)Length6,270 mm(246.9 in)(SWB)6,990 mm(275.2 in)(LWB)Width2,065 mm(81.3 in)(TD42engine)2,255 mm(88.8 in)(TB45Eengine)Height2,650 mm(104.3 in)(LWB)[1]ChronologyPredecessorNissanEchoSuccessorNissanNB500 TheNissanCivilian(kana:日産・シビリアン,Shibirian)isasingle-deckerminibusbuiltbyJapaneseautomakerNissansince1971.Itisprimarilyavailableasapublicbusandanintercitybus.InJapan,itwasexclusivetoNissanStorelocations,andreplacedtheNissanEcho,whichwasintroducedin1958.TheEcho'schassiscode(GC140,GC240)continuedtobeusedontheCivilian(GC340),reflectingtheirsharedunderpinningswiththeNissanCaball(C140/240/340).[2] IntheJapan,Asia-Pacific,MiddleEast,AfricaandSouthAmericamarkets,itsprincipalcompetitorsaretheMitsubishiFusoRosa,IsuzuJourney,MazdaParkwayandToyotaCoaster.InChina,theCivilianismarketedbyDongfengastheDongfengGreenLotus,buthasNissanlogos. Contents 1Design 1.1Generalinformation 1.2Engines 2Chassiscodes 2.1Earliermodels 2.2GC240:Echo/Civilian,1966-1976 2.3GC340:1976-1982 2.4W40:1982-1999 2.5W41:1999-2021 3Famoususers 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks Design[edit] Generalinformation[edit] TheNissanCivilianissoldundertheCivilianandW41orW41names.ItissoldastheCivilianinJapanandseveralCentralandSouthAmericancountries.Itsnormalseatingcapacityis26passengers.ItsmaincompetitorsaretheMitsubishiFusoRosa,ToyotaCoaster,andIsuzuJourney,whichsignificantlyoutnumberitinsomecountries. Engines[edit] TB45E:4.5LGasoline TD42:4.2LDiesel TD42T:4.2LDieselTurbo RD28T:2.8LDieselTurbo ED33:3.3Diesel ED33T3.3DieselTurbo ED35:3.5LD ZD30DDTi:3.0lDieselTurbodirectinjection MitsubishiFuso4M50:4.9lDieselTurbo Chassiscodes[edit] Earliermodels[edit] NissanEcho(GC140),front Originallyintroducedin1958,theKC42wasaspecial-ordervehiclebuiltusingB40(Junior)andC40(Caball)truckunderpinnings.TheyweresoldastheNissanJuniorMicrobusandCaballMicrobusrespectively.InJune1960,reflectingmodelchangesfortheJuniorandCaball(nowB140andC140),theCaballandJuniorMicrobuseswerealsoupdatedandtheGC140CaballMicrobusbecamearegularlyavailablemodel.In1961theGC140wasrenamedCaballEcho;theJunior-basedbusesseemtohavebeendiscontinuedaroundthistime.In1962theenginewaschangedtothe1.9-literHengineandthenameshortenedtojust"Echo."ThechassisnumberwaschangedtoGC141.In1963therewasalightfacelift,withhighermountedheadlightsandroundratherthanrectangularindicators.Alongwheelbasemodel(GHC141)wasalsointroduced.InJanuary1964theSD22dieselengine(GQC/GHQC141)joinedthelineup.InNovember1964andOctober1965therewereanothertwolightfacelifts;thesecondonealsobroughtchangestothecoolingsystemandthechassiscodeswitchedto142. GC240:Echo/Civilian,1966-1976[edit] 1968-1970NissanEchoG4LWB(GHC241) InAugust1966theall-newGC240replacedtheearliermodels,withmoremoderndesignwithlargerglassareas.SomevisiblepartsweresharedwiththeCaball,suchastheheadlightbezels.InOctober1968thereweremodificationsinsideandout,includingapaddeddashboardandlargecombinationtaillights.InApril1969atwinrear-tiremodelwasadded,anda1970faceliftbroughtheadlightsintegratedwiththegrilleandheadrestsforallseats.Afteraseriesofhighpublicityaccidentsinvolvingfailingpropshafts,followedbyahearingintheDiet,Nissandevelopedatwo-piecepropshaft.Nonetheless,the"Echo"namehadreceivedbadconnotationsandinSeptember1971theC240Echowasrenamed"Civilian."Enginesremainedthe2-literH20petrolunitandtheSD22diesel.InJanuary1973the3-litreED30dieselenginebecameavailable,inordertobetterhandletheaddedpowerneedsofairconditioning. GC340:1976-1982[edit] 1979-1982NissanCivilian(GC341)usedasabookmobile ThistookoverfromtheGC240NissanCivilianinMay1976.ThePrinceLightCoachmodel(acompetinglinewhichhadbeensoldthroughPrinceretailstores)wasdiscontinuedandfoldedintotheCivilianline.TheGC340'schassisiscloselyrelatedtotheC340Caball.InAugust1978theemissionscontrolswereupdatedtomeetnewregulations;thechassiscodeswereaccordinglychangedto"341."InJune1980amorepowerfulyetdieseloptionwasintroduced,the3.3-literED33with96 PS(71 kW). W40:1982-1999[edit] M-UW40:1982-1988[3] N-MGW40/MW40:1982-1990[3] P-FGW40/FW40/VUSW40:1984-1988[3] U-RGW40/RYW40:1988-[3] U-BGW40/BW40:1990-[3] U-RAW40:1993-[3] ModelsvaryfromRoofStyle,A/COption,andWheelbase[3] NissanCivilian(W40;firstfacelift,Japan) NissanCivilian(W40,Japan) W41:1999-2021[edit] KK-BCW41/BHW41/BJW41/BVW41:1999-2004[3] PA-ACW41/AHW41/AJW41/AVW41:2004-2007[3] PA-DCW41/DHW41/DJW41/DVW41:2004-[3] ModelsvaryfromSuspension,Engine,andWheelbase[3] NissanCivilianSV(DHW41;secondfacelift,Japan) Interior NissanCivilianSV(DHW41,Thailand) Famoususers[edit] OustedPanamadictatorManuelNoriega,inhisreign,hadatleastoneNissanCivilianashispersonaltransport.Itwasaluxury,fullyfurnishedversionwithamenitiessuchasTV,restroomandkitchenette.ThisCivilianisnowsaidtobeownedbyaPanamaniannationalwhoobtaineditinverybadconditionandrestoredit.[citationneeded] Seealso[edit] Busesportal Listofbuses References[edit] ^http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/buses/various-buses/20759/view/nissan_civilian_long_body_30_persons ^DataFile1987,Tokyo,Japan:NissanMotorCo.,Ltd.,April1987,p. 8 ^abcdefghijk"NissanCivilianpartscatalog".EPCData.Retrieved19October2013. 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