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Most car buyers may consider the Nissan Stanza as just another vehicle
that Nissan used to manufacture in the past. The name of the car
doesn't sound like any popular vehicle, and its appearance is virtually
unknown to most of us today. And even during its time, the Nissan
Stanza wasn't very popular, with a style that is considered old even
during its time. But despite being unpopular, the Nissan Stanza
surprised the world with a level of performance and ride quality not
expected from it.
The Nissan Stanza was a front-wheel drive, compact car
manufactured and sold by Nissan from the 1970s up to the early 1990s.
It was first introduced in Japan in 1977 as the third of three similar
vehicle models, which also includes the Nissan Auster and Nissan
Violet, although some minor styling differences are evident among the
three. That original Stanza was also sold in the U.S. but as the Datsun
510.
After 1982, Nissan decided to stop using the Datsun brand name
for their vehicles and use the Nissan brand name instead. At that same
period, Nissan also decided to standardize the Stanza nameplate for
their export versions of the car. For the 1982 model year then, the car
was called the Nissan Stanza and with it was sold the Nissan Stanza
wagon, a rebadged version of the Nissan Praire.
Several changes were made to the Nissan Stanza from the period
of 1982 until its demise in 1992. In 1986, the Nissan Stanza featured a
squared-off styling, something different from the then emerging trend
of rounded vehicle body styles. For its last three years, however, the
Nissan Stanza adopted a rounder body style. For its final year, which
is in 1992, the car came standard with a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine
and was available with either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic
transmission.
For a modest vehicle equipped only with a 4-cylinder engine,
the Nissan Stanza surprised the world with its commendable performance,
to be credited mostly to the high quality and high performance Nissan
Stanza parts it is equipped with. The car won't zoom fast from 0 to 60
mph, but once it is running, expect it to overtake any vehicle on its
way. A well designed chassis and suspension also provides it with
superior handling and road holding. People would complain though about
its noise level and its cramped rear-seating area.
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