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The Nissan Teana is a luxury mid-size car produced by Nissan of Japan, introduced in 2003. It is exported as the Nissan Maxima and Nissan Cefiro to certain markets, not to be confused with the Nissan Maxima sold in North America with which it shares a platform (featured also in the Nissan Altima and Japanese market Presage).

J31 (2003—2008) [edit]

J31

Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan Maxima Nissan Cefiro
Production	2003—2008 2004-2009 (Thailand)
Assembly	Kyushu, Japan Xiangfan, China[1] Taiwan Samut Prakan, Thailand[2] South Korea
Predecessor	Nissan Cefiro Nissan Laurel Nissan Bluebird
Class	Mid-size
Body style	4-door sedan
Platform	Nissan 4WD, FF-L platform
Engine	2.0L-QR20DE 2.5L-QR25DE 3.5L-VQ35DE
Length	4,770–4,845 mm (188–191 in)
Related	Renault Samsung SM5 Renault Samsung SM7 Renault Safrane Nissan Altima Nissan Maxima Nissan Murano Nissan Quest Nissan Cefiro

Facelift Nissan Maxima ST-L (Australia)

Facelift Nissan Teana 200JK (Japan)

The Teana was first introduced in late 2003 to the Japanese Domestic Market. It was introduced a month later to other Asian markets like Singapore. In 2004, the car arrived on European shores.

Powering the Teana was either a 1998cc, 2349 cc or 3498 cc engine which matched to the automatic transmission. Trim levels were 200JK, 230JK, 230JM and 350JM. The car was based on the Nissan FF-L platform. In mid-2005, the Teana received new headlights and taillights, chrome trimming on the bumpers, enlarged foglights, front legrests and newly-designed gauges. The car was also shortened slightly, and the clear rear turn signals were replaced by amber ones. XTronic CVT was also mated to all the engines.

In the People's Republic of China, the Teana was manufactured by the Dongfeng Motor Company, a joint venture with Nissan. In the neighbouring country of Pakistan, the Teana was known as the Cefiro and was assembled in Karachi. In Taiwan it is manufactured by Yulon Motor. Additionally, it is sold in India, Russia, Ukraine as well as in New Zealand and Australia where it competes with the locally produced Mitsubishi 380 and Toyota Aurion under the Maxima badge. The first generation Teana was also assembled in Thailand for sale in the ASEAN market, competing with similar D-segment cars such as the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry.

The Renault Samsung SM7 of South Korea is built on the Teana platform. In January 2005, Renault Samsung announced a lower-specification version of the Teana which it is sold as the second generation (A34R) Renault Samsung SM5 and, from 2008, as the Renault Safrane.

In some countries, the 200JK was not sold. Instead, the 230JK, basically a 230JM without the VQ23DE engine was sold. In Australia, the car was sold in ST-L, Ti and Ti-L guises, but the Ti-L model was dropped after the facelift in 2005.

Dongfeng released 1/43 and 1/18 scale models on the market to promote the car during its launch in China.

In 2008, Nissan discontinued production of the J31.

Engines and specifications [edit]

The first generation Teana utilized a number of engines, namely the QR20DE, QR25DE, VQ23DE and a slightly detuned version of the VQ35DE.

J32 (2009-present) [edit]

Nissan Teana J32

Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan Maxima (Australia and New Zealand)
Production	2008-present (J32) 2009-Present (Thailand)
Assembly	Kyushu, Japan Xiangfan, China[4] Taiwan Thailand (For ASEAN (except Malaysia and Singapore), Australian and New Zealand markets) Tehran, Iran (Pars Khodro) Angola Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Russia (Summer 2009 - present) Wuhan Chennai, India(2011 - present)
Predecessor	Nissan Teana J31
Class	Mid-size
Body style	4-door sedan
Platform	Nissan D platform
Length	4,850 mm (191 in)
Related	Nissan Teana J31 Nissan Altima (L32) Nissan Maxima (A35) Nissan Murano (Z51) Renault Laguna III Renault Latitude Renault Samsung SM5 (L43)

Nissan revealed the new, redesigned Teana at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show.

The new Teana is based on the Nissan D platform also used by the new North American Nissan Maxima and Nissan Altima. Engine choices include a 3498 cc V6, a 2495 cc V6, a 2488 cc in-line four and 1997 cc in-line four, all with a continuously variable transmission. The car's design was based on the Intima concept car shown in October 2007.

Thus far, the car has been launched in Japan, Taiwan, India, Iran, Mauritius, Russia, China, Brunei, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. In China, Dongfeng also released 1/18 scale models to promote the car.

Badging [edit]

Nissan Teana 250 XL (China)

The first-generation Teana was sold under the name of Nissan Cefiro in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mauritius, Brunei, Latin America & Caribbean while it was sold under the name of Teana in Japan, Thailand, Philippines, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia & China. The car is known as the Maxima in Australia & New Zealand, and Altima in North America. The J32 has been sold in Australia as a Maxima since June 2009 with model designations of 250 ST-L, 350 ST-S and 350 Ti. These models have features unique to Australia & New Zealand including alloy wheel design, rear spoiler and interior upholstery fittings. In late 2011, all three Australian models received an equipment upgrade, with prices remaining unchanged. The Cefiro name has been discontinued on the second-generation line. Currently, it is unknown if the new Teana will continue to be sold as the Nissan Maxima in the other markets outside of North America, excluding Australia & New Zealand.

Engines and specifications [edit]

The second generation Teana utilized different engines, namely the MR20DE (successor of the QR series), VQ25DE and the VQ35DE, which was tweaked to produce 20 more PS. Also Japan Domestic Model "FOUR" (AWD) used QR25DE engine.

See also [edit]

• Nissan Motors
• Nissan Maxima
• Nissan Cefiro
• Nissan Cedric
• Nissan Gloria
• Nissan Leopard
• Nissan Laurel
• Nissan Altima

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nissan Teana

• (Japanese) Official Japanese site
• (Twi) Taiwan site