Test Drive Nissan Serena 1992 - 2001 Minivan

Nissan Serena Car Overview

Overall impression
Partially upgraded model of Nissan Serena was on sale. This car, as you remember, after it was transferred to the front-wheel drive, it happened in June 1999, led a stubborn struggle with the Honda StepWGN car in the class of minivans of the fifth size (according to the inner Japanese classification). But in the second half of last year, the STEPWGN model has changed completely. In addition, Voxy and Noah released his new cars to Toyota. The Serena's catching position was simply obliged to answer something. In general, if you judge the publications in the press, the Serena model was prepared by the role of a second plan car, permanently eclipsed by the Honda StepWGN car. But, acquiring its modern appearance, Serena for 2 years has been selling a slightly more than 5,000 units for 2 years, becoming a very popular machine.
The content of current partial upgrades has been reduced to small changes in the details of external and internal design, the complete replacement of the power unit, setting the sliding doors controlled at a distance, and replacing equipment, starting with a modern navigation system with a built-in DVD player. Although the external and internal design in common features remained the same, it can be said that in fact partial modernization was conceived with a scope. Also, by the way, as before that, and partial upgrades of Nissan Wingroad. And what is surprising here, these cars are among the most popular Nissan models, therefore it makes sense in their large-scale improvements.
 
Salon became even more convenient
Changes in appearance touched the front bumper, front facing, rear lights, rear doors and bumper. They wear diverse character, but are made stylish. Before that, Serena carried a lot of all sorts of small details, which were a little tired of the eye, but now they all disappeared. Instead, a course is taken to create an image of a high-quality car. Take, for example, the back. Whether because there was a desire to make it elegant, whether it was preferred to clean design, but only the current changes are confident, many will like to taste. No, the main silhouette of the machine remained the same. Nevertheless, looking at the already converted sample, so I want to say: Well, who could expect (here I ask for a passion) from them that Serena will look like this.
On the front panel of the salon, the dashboard is decorated. And worked over it is pretty. At the top of the free space is added to install the monitor. The audio system 2din remained, however, in place. On the air conditioner control panel there are three light disk handles of the same type as in the PRIMERA car. In addition, it became more volumetric boxes for storing any small things in the center section of the panel. Explicit care and attention was paid by the developers and such an important one for the One Box class minivan part, such as adjusting the position of the chairs. As before, there are 8 seating sites in the cabin. However, a new version was developed, in which the semicircles of a separate type are put in the second row. Then the total number of places is reduced to seven. For those who are going to transport the elongated items inside the cabin, developers are offered to establish detachable chairs in the third row, the same as in StepWGN or VOXY / Noah machines. In short, choose that your heart is! The parking brake lever is converted under the pedal. There remains passage between the front and rear rows of seats, which is estimated as a positive innovation.
 
Thanks to the unique engine, the course without comments!
The former Serena had a 2-liter gasoline engine type SR or 2.5-liter diesel engine with direct fuel injection. After partial modernization, only one type of QR gasoline engine remained, already familiar to us according to the Nissan Primera model, in two versions: 2 liter and 2.5-liter. The engine has a category of three stars in the content of harmful impurities in exhaust gases, that is, recognized as an object of a preferential tax system. The diesel engine of the newest development of the newest development, which was raised before, also in this sense is estimated high. Perhaps he will continue to be in demand in Europe, this diesel empire. But in Japan, circumstances fold so that from the diesel version, it seems, refused.
I made a trial trip by car the highest category 25x with a 2.5-liter engine. As I have repeatedly noted, such soft 4-cylinder engines, as QR, to which Nissan made a bet on the eve of the 21st century, in the world just two and two and did it. Therefore, what comments can we talk about?! In particular, if you are with a 2.5-liter motor. At any moment and in any situation, he asks him to give him the opportunity to rush into overclocking. So only give will!
The body dimensions are ordinary for the 5th size machines, and the price of it is quite low - 2 million 390 thousand yen (~ $ 21700). This, of course, will be a big plus in the dispute with Toyota or Honda. True, it is necessary to think about how to achieve an instantaneous reaction of the wheels to the unexpected team of the accelerator. Looks like there is still a reason to tinker with automatic transmission.
Handling and comfort at the level, I would notice, so myself. If you have a comparison with the Honda Stepwgn or Toyota Voxy / Noah machine, you just forget about their high growth, then here, I don't know, it is bad or good, always remember: you are in the minivan of the carriage layout. In other words, among the cars of this category, the development of which is not occurring not by day, but by the hour, Serena continues to grow to the old basic installations of ordinary universal. Well, because at the same time the car does nothing unusual so that it can be doubted in her handling, then this, it seems to me quite enough. However, what am I getting up for trifles? After all, the main thing is that as a result of this partial modernization, the vehicles of the machine are improved, the classification of the machine in the eyes of buyers has grown, and, apparently, the model as such got sufficiently hurt to hold out for another 2 years (two?), Leading a tireless struggle with their competitors.
 

A source: Carview.co.jp.