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The Nissan Serena started life as a very small people carrier, but grew larger with each generation over the years. Earlier versions were FR layout with a ... Autopedia Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community RecentBlogPosts Browsewiki ListofMakes Makes ArabAmericanVehicles HotchkissetCie Auverland Mahindra&MahindraLimited ParsKhodro AutomotiveIndustries Ebrotrucks Discontinued Rex-Simplex Herreshoff BakerMotorVehicle McFarlan Lexington Paige Muntz Automobiles Vehiclesbybrand Koenigseggvehicles Porschevehicles Chevroletvehicles AstonMartinvehicles Bentleyvehicles Chryslervehicles Holdenvehicles ImageGallery FANDOM Games Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: PageswiththeFirstAnniversaryInfoboxUpgrade,Nissanvehicles,Minivans, and 3more EuroNCAPlargeMPVs Vehicleswithfourwheelsteering Vehiclesintroducedin1991 NissanSerena Viewsource History Talk(0) NissanSerena NissanSerena Nissan aka Typeakahere,notupthere Production 1991-present Class MPV BodyStyle 5-door,8-seatMinivan Length length-typehere Width Width-typehere Height Height-typehere Wheelbase wheelbase-typehere Weight Weight-yougetthepoint Transmission transmission+drive Engine engine Power N/Ahp@N/ArpmN/Alb-ftoftorque@N/Arpm Similar similar(competition) Designer Designer(leaddesignerifitwasateameffort) TheNissanSerenastartedlifeasaverysmallpeoplecarrier,butgrewlargerwitheachgenerationovertheyears.EarlierversionswereFRlayoutwithaliveaxlemountedonleafsprings.Laterversionshadamultilinkindependentrearsuspension,andwereFFlayoutor4WD.Themostpopularversionwasthe2.3dieselengineversionanditwasunusualinthatithad8seatsinsteadoftheusual7. SeeAutopedia'scomprehensiveNissanSerenaReview. Contents 1RecentChanges 2StylesandMajorOptions 3Pricing 4GasMileage 5EngineandTransmission 6Performance 7Reliability 8Safety 9Photos 10Colors 11MainCompetitors 12HybridModels 13UniqueAttributes 14Interior 15ResaleValues 16Criticisms 17Generations 18CurrentGeneration:(2011–presentC26Series) 18.1Thirdgeneration(2005-2010C25Series) 18.2Secondgeneration(2001–2005C24Series) 18.3FirstGeneration/Origins(1991–2001C23Series) 18.3.1Europe 18.3.2Reputation 19Worldwide 20Designquirksandoddities 21Awards 22SeeAlso 23ExternalLinks RecentChanges Atthe2011TokyoAutoSalon,NissanunveiledtheSerenaRider.Thecustomcaradoptspunchyaeroformcoatingandanemblematicfrontgrilledesign,whicharefeaturesoftheRiderSeriesofcustomcars.Black-themedspecialseatmaterialsandsilvercarbon-styleinstrumentshiftfinisherenhanceitssportiness.Withthefrontprotectorinstalledinthedisplaymodel,itsuniquestylingisemphasized.[1] StylesandMajorOptions Certainvehiclescomeindifferenttrimlevelsorbodystyles.Featuresandmajoroptionsshouldbementionedhere. Pricing Addmorefieldsasnecessary. MODELTrims Trim1 Trim2 Trim3 Trim4 MSRP $Price1 $Price2 $Price3 $Price4 Invoice $Price1 $Price2 $Price3 $Price4 GasMileage Addmorefieldsasnecessary. AsseenontheFuelEconomy.govwebsite,theCity/HighwayMPGaveragesareasfollows: Trim Trim1 Trim2 Trim3 Trim4 MPG c/h c/h c/h c/h EngineandTransmission Specifications,details,graphs,picturesandotherinformationregardingthepowertrainisplacedinthissection. Performance Pleasemakesuretowriteinformationofthevehicle'sperformanceinathird-personpointofview.Thissectionshouldincludeinformationaboutthecar'saccelerationfigures,handling,braking,etc. IfusinginformationgatheredfromRoadTestarticlesfromareputableautomotivesource,thenpleasemakesuretocitethequote. Reliability Warrantyoptionsandscheduledmaintenanceinformationshouldbementionedhere. Safety Thissectionshouldreferencepointsonsafetyratingsandfeaturesofthevehicle. Photos AddPhotosofthevehiclehere. Pleasemakesurenottousecopyrightedphotos. Colors Listthecolorsthattheparticularisofferedin. MainCompetitors Createlinkstootherpagesinthissection. HybridModels Iftherearehybridversionsofthisvehiclemanufactured,thenpleaseelaboratealittlebitonithere. UniqueAttributes Ifthereareanyfeaturesofthisvehiclethatsetsitapartfromothervehiclesinitsclass,thenmentionthoseuniqueattributeshere. Interior Thissectionshouldincludeinformationontheinterior'sdesign,buildquality,ergonomics,space(headandlegroom,frontandrear),features,stowagecompartmentsandoverallcomfortandlivability.Addpictureswhereverapplicableandkeepinformationinathird-personpointofview. ResaleValues Addmorefieldsasnecessary. Year YearX YearX-2 YearX-3 YearX-4 ResaleValue $ $ $ $ Criticisms Pleasemakesuretokeepcritiquesinathird-personpointofview.Ifusingcriticismsfromareputableautomotivesource,thenpleasemakesuretocitethequote. Generations Fillinasmanyasappropriate.Addmoreifnecessaryandpictureswhereverapplicable. PleasemakesureNOTtousecopyrightedpictures. CurrentGeneration:(2011–presentC26Series) The2011NissanSerenawasreleasedinlateNovember2010totheJapanesemarket. Thirdgeneration(2005-2010C25Series) In2007,2008and2009,SerenaC25isthebestsellingminivaninJapan. ThismodelisalsosoldastheSuzukiLandyinJapan. Secondgeneration(2001–2005C24Series) Theseversionshadafaceliftwithawidervarietyofenginesandcolours.InthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theSerenaMk.IIgotthenameDongfengYumsunandisproducedbyZhengzhouNissanAutomobileCo.,Ltd.[1]sinceSeptember2007.InTaiwantheSerenaC24ismanufacturedbyYulonunderNissanlabel.TheNissanC24wasalsomanufacturedbyEdaranTanChongMotorSdnBhdinKualaLumpur,Malaysia.[2] Nonfacelift:2.0Lengine Facelifted:2.5Lengine FirstGeneration/Origins(1991–2001C23Series) Theseversionshad1.6and2.0petrolor2.3dieselengines.TrimlevelswereLX,SLX,SGXandSGXi. Untilaround2002,thestandardpetrolenginewasanSR20DE.Intheearlynineties,NissanproducedaversionwiththeturbochargedSR20DETtocarrypeopleveryrapidly.[3]From2002onwardstheSerenausedtheQR20DEandQR25DE.Avarietyofotherengineswereusedovertheyears,includingdieselsspecificallytheCD20(forthecommercialvanversion),CD20T1973 ccDieselTurboandCD20ET. ModelsweremanufacturedinJapanfrom1991onwards,andmanywereimportedintoAustralasiaandtheUnitedKingdom.Nissanproducedmanydifferenttrimlevels-FX,SXetc.Full-Auto(fulltime)4WDversionswerealsoproducedprovidinggreaterstabilityandbetterhandling.The2.3nonturbodieselwasnevermanufacturedfortheJapanesemarketanditsseatingarrangementandinteriorfittingsarenotthesameasthe2.0petrol(SR20DE),2.0DieselCD20andTurboDieselCD20TmodelsmanufacturedinJapanforthelocalmarket. AutoExpressoncenamedtheSerenaastheslowestpassengercarinthebenchmark0-60 mph(now62 mph)test,withthe2.3dieselversion(addedinthemid1990s)taking27.8secondstoreachthatspeed. HadtheNissanQuest/MercuryVillagerneverbeendevelopedfortheNorthAmericanmarket,thiswouldmostlikelyhavebeentheMPVsoldintheNorthAmericanmarket,whereitwouldhavenotonlycompetedwithitsmostformidableandprinciplecompetitorinthehomeJDMmarket,theToyotaEstima/Previa,butalsotheChryslerCorporationminivanshaditeverbeensoldthere.TheenginesthatwouldhavebeenmostlikelysoldintheMPVinthatmarketwouldhavebeeneithertheSR20DE,andtheSR20DETtocompetewiththeEstima/Previa'ssupercharged2TZ-FZE,inadditiontocompetitiveV6poweredminivans/MPVsbytheDomesticBigThreeAmericanautomanufacturers. ThroughoutitsproductiontheC23modelunderwentseveralfaceliftsalthoughtheinteriordesignandbodylargelyremainedunchanged,forexample,additionofairbagsandbenchseatsforthesecondandthirdrows.Eachfaceliftmodelcanbeidentifiedbyfrontgrilldesignwhichwasupdatedin1994and1997. Europe TheNissanQuestwasaseriesofsmallvansmanufacturedinSpainbyNissanMotors.Thevanwasproducedintwoversions,theVanetteE,whichsharedthebasicbodyshellwiththeNissanSerenapeoplecarrier,differingonlyinnothavingrearwindowsandpassengerseats,andtheQuestCargo,whichwaslongerandhadahigherrooflinefrombehindthefrontseats.TheBritishvanmanufacturerLDVLimitedenteredintoanagreementwithNissantosellare-brandedversionoftheQuestCargo,thiswassoldinBritainastheLDVCub. Themodelwasdiscontinuedin2001andreplacedbyare-badgedversionoftheOpelVivaro/RenaultTraficcalledtheNissanPrimastar,whichisproducedinLuton,EnglandandBarcelona,Spain. Reputation TheNissanSerenaMk1issaidtohaveanimageproblembymany,inparticularFifthGearpresenterQuentinWillson,whoremarkedin1997TopGearepisodethat"...theNissanSerenawasaboutasseductiveasaskipandasdesirableasanoldshoe." AlthoughtheNissanSerenahandlesbetterthanmostpeopleperceiveitto(duetoitsmidengine),itspowertoweightratioisparticularlypoorasshownbythe0–100 km/haverageslistedbelow.TheonlymodelswithmarginallyacceptableaccelerationarepoweredbytheSR20DEengine. NissanSerena1.6i16v1597cc 0–100 km/h 18s NissanSerena2.3DJ-VPack 0–100 km/h 27.8s NissanSerenaC231998ccSR20DE 0–100 km/h 12.5s Worldwide Ifthevehicleissoldinothermarketsworldwide,thenthisisthesectiontomentionthatinformation.Also,mentionifthegoesbyanothernameintheseothermarkets. Designquirksandoddities Refertoanypop-culturetidbitsaboutthevehicleinthissection. Awards Listoutnotableawardsthatthemodelhasreceivedwhileinproduction.Boldfacethecompanyororganizationthatgivesouttheaward,andItalicizethenameoftheaward. SeeAlso NISSAN Renault-NissanAlliance Renault|Nissan|Infiniti|Dacia|Samsung|Alpine Current:Altima·Sentra·Versa·Maxima·370Z·Murano·Pathfinder·Armada·Frontier·Titan·Rogue·GT-R·LEAFEV·NV Current(Europe):Micra·Note·Qashqai·X-Trail·Primera·Teana·Urvan/Homy·370Z·Patrol·NV200Vanette·Navara·Juke Current(Japan):Cube·Caravan·Cedric·Gloria·Cefiro·Cima·Elgrand·Fairlady/FairladyZ·Fuga·Patrol·Wingroad·President·Serena·Stagea·Tiida·KIX·Navara·Roox Current(Elsewhere):Platina·Serena·Rasheen·Livina·Sunny Historic:Almera·Mistral·TerranoII·300ZX·Skyline·Avenir·Bluebird·BluebirdSylphy·Figaro·Gazelle·HardbodyTruck·Laurel·Leopard·Liberty·Multi·NX·Pao·Pintara·Prairie·Presea·Pulsar·240SX·R'nessa·SaurusJr·Silvia·Stanza·Terrano·100NX·1200·B210·210·240Z·280ZX·510·R390GT1·Presage-JuniorPickup·Xterra·Quest Racing:GT500GT-R·R89C·R90C·GT-RFIA-GT1·MOTULAutechGT-R Concept:Foria·Bevel·SportConcept·Urge·Azeal·Actic·Serenity·Effis·Dunehawk·Evalia·mm.e·Crossbow·Nails·Kino·Ideo·AlphaTruck·Fusion·AXY·Cypact·ZConcept·KYXX·Trailrunner·StylishVI·Hypermini·AL-X·CQ-X·AA-X·FEV-II·AP-X·FEV·Duad·TRI-X·NEO-X·GT-RProto·BluebirdSylphyConcept·FugaConcept·NoteAdidasEdition·Amenio·Terranaut·Yanya·Zaroot·NV200Van·ARC-X·Primera-X·MiximConcept·MicraColour+Concept·Pivo2Concept·RoundBoxConcept·IntimaConcept·OneOneConcept·FORUMConcept·DenkiCubeEVConcept·NuvuConcept·NV2500Concept·QazanaConcept·TiidaEV-11·LandGliderConcept·NV200EVConcept·V2GConcept·MID4Concept·TownpodConcept·iVConcept·EllureConcept·LEAFAeroStyleConcept·ElgrandRiderPremiumConcept Datsun·NISMO·NissanConnect·RB26DETT·VQ·QG·RB30·Carwings edit KenjiroDen,RokuroAoyamaandMeitaroTakeuchi Corporatewebsite asubsidiaryoftheRenaultGroup ExternalLinks Pleaseincludeanyexternalsitesthatwereusedincollaboratingthisdata,includingmanufacturersites,inthissection. NewsandReferences NissanplansninedebutsatTokyoAutoSalonincludingLeafAeroStyleconcept EnthusiastSitesandDiscussionForums ↑"officialDongfengYumsunwebsite".Zznissan-yumsun.com.cn.http://www.zznissan-yumsun.com.cn/english/.Retrieved2010-09-26.  ↑"Nissan.NissanInMalaysia".Car-cat.com.http://car-cat.com/firm-797.html.Retrieved2010-07-25.  ↑Shields,Jeremyetal.(2006).HighPerformanceImports67.ExpressMotoringPublications.p. 106.  Categories PageswiththeFirstAnniversaryInfoboxUpgrade Nissanvehicles Minivans EuroNCAPlargeMPVs Vehicleswithfourwheelsteering Vehiclesintroducedin1991 CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. Advertisement FanFeed 1 SmokeyNagata 2 TopSecret(Company) 3 ToyotaSupra UniversalConquestWiki Let'sGoLuna!Wiki Club57Wiki FollowonIG Newsletter JoinFanLab