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Nissan Cedric/YLN 802/YLN 902 (230). 1971–6 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon, 2-door coupé, 4-door hardtop sedan. F/R, 1982 cm³ petrol, 1991, 2164 cm³ diesel (I4 OHV), 1998, 2393, 2565 cm³ (I6 OHC). Boxy, more substantial third-generation Cedric, usually exported as Datsun 200C, 220C, 240C or 260C, depending on the engine, and now twinned with the Gloria, though positioned slightly downmarket from it. Popular for taxi usage. Front-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension, with rigid leaf springs at rear. Sedan, wagon and coupé initially. Mid-term changes 1972. Hardtop sedan added later in 1972, designed to counter the Toyota Crown two-door coupé. With its Gloria twin, the 230 saw off the Crown, thanks to its more conservative styling, but it proved to be the only time Nissan was successful against its larger competitor. Japanese production to 1975; Taiwanese production at YLN for one more year thereafter.
Manufacturing locations: Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan; Miaoli, Taiwan, Rep. of China
Marque: Nissan | Model: Nissan Cedric | Predecessor: Nissan Cedric (130) | Successor: Nissan Cedric (330)
q.v. Nissan Gloria (230)
Honda CR-V (RW1/RW2/RT5/RT6). 2016 to date (prod. n/a). 5-door SUV. F/F, F/A, 1496, 1993, 2354 cm³ petrol, 1598 cm³ diesel, 1993 cm³ petrol–electric hybrid (I4 DOHC). Fifth-generation CR-V, first made in Ohio in 2016 for US market, with Japanese sales ..→
Mitsubishi Colt 600. 1962–5 (prod. n/a). 2-door sedan. R/R, 594 cm³ (I2 OHV). First appearance of Colt name from Shin Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a forerunner of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Developed from 500, but with considerably more style; engine, ..→
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