Nissan Liberty Overview
Nissan Liberty is a seven-seater minivan from the Japanese automaker Nissan Motors. The first copy of the car came on the line in 1998. The Nissan Liberty car is equipped with seven seats arranged in three rows. In the second generation came sliding side door. The Liberty supplied with a two-liter petrol engine with four-speed automatic transmission. There was also a version with four-wheel drive for better maneuverability. The car is not produced since 2004, but is available on the secondary market at a price of between 150 000 and 350 000.
Nissan Liberty is Impressive and Sleek Interior
The Nissan Liberty minivan middle class with a transverse engine is front -wheel drive or permanent. In the autumn of 1998 represented a new generation of cars of this model. Nissan Liberty last lineup was impressive, sleek exterior design, good basic equipment. Salon Nissan Liberty has excellent capacity. Traveling long distances in Nissan Liberty does not tire, thanks to the soft suspension and separate climate control. At Nissan Liberty set 4 -cylinder fuel-injected engine with electronic fuel injection 2.0-liter capacity of 140 liters. It has four-speed automatic gearbox. The maximum speed of this modification is 165 km / h. There was also charged version of the Nissan Liberty which is GT4. Model had permanent four-wheel drive. Nissan Liberty GT4 engine is producing 230 hp and a top speed of 200 km / h.
The Honda Stream is Introduced in 2001 as a Compact MPV
The mid-1990s began the wedding of a family-friendly and flexible for seating estimated MPVs, which also could provide the usual sedan comfort plenty of space. The Japanese manufacturer Honda put on a van series. The product line was marketed in the United States and Canada under the name Honda Odyssey, while the models in Europe under the already qualified for the Honda Civic were introduced series name Honda Shuttle on the market. In North America, the Honda Odyssey has been since the introduction of an enlarged version from the late 1990s, an important part of the Honda vehicle program, and finally produces even there. Unlike the development of Honda Vans in Europe: Here sat the manufacturer, after expiry of the Honda Shuttle, which was created at the beginning on the basis of Honda Accord, a compact van. Under the name of Honda Stream MPV that came from the year 2001 in the trade.
Nissan Liberty History
This Japanese minivan has two front seats with folding armrest on the drivers seat and a solid back sofa with split folding 50/50 and two external folding armrests. Since the customer from previous designs did not like it, Nissan had to come up with new, so they named it - "Liberty". In 1998, to replace the minivan Nissan Prairie second generation model came Prairie Liberty, later became known as simply Libery. Seven-seater, intended only for the Japanese market, equipped with two-liter engine capacity of 140 liters. The front-wheel version of the machine was completed CVT and all-wheel drive - four-stage "automatic". Turbocharged version of the engine developed 230 2.0 liter. These cars were all-wheel drive only. In 2001, Nissan Libery been upgraded. Aspirated engine was a bit more powerful (147 hp.).
Dynamic Look for the Compact Van Honda Stream
Since the Honda Stream should be smaller in size, the Japanese decided to use the platform of Honda Civic for the construction of the Honda Stream, whose retreaded seventh generation was also introduced in 2001 in the markets. In the body design of the compact MPV, the Japanese relied on proven design world. Here, the Honda Stream was quite generously with a length of 4.55 meters and a width of just 1.70 meters by European standards. And after all, there was plenty of space for a third rear seat available in Honda Stream. However, a special feature distinguished the Honda Stream from other models in its class of vehicle: the Japanese MPV coincided with a height of only about 1.60 meters from unusually flat. In line with the slanted high windshield, this resulted in a dynamic, sporty performance of the Honda Stream.