The Nissan Cedric is a large luxurious automobile pproduced by Nissan since 1960. It was originally developed to provide upscale transportation. In later years, the Nissan Gloria was turned into a sporty version of the Cedric, with identical styling but using a different radiator grille and front & rear light clusters. In Japan, the Cedric/Gloria series was popularly called Cedglo. The same body design was used in the Nissan Fuga, which was released in 2003.
The first Cedric was the "30" series, introduced in 1960 and produced through 1961. It used a 1.5 L G-series I4 engine which produced 71 hp. The 1.9 L H-series with 95 hp was optional. A 4-speed manual transmission with the top three gears synchronized was standard. The first Cedric featured two stacked headlights on either side of a large grille.
The President (H150) was introduced in October 1965. It had a choice of H30 six-cylinder and Y40 V8 engines and was very lavish for its time. The second generation (H250) was introduced in 1973 with the Y44 engine (later receiving fuel injection), and continued until 1990. The third generation was introduced in 1990. A shortened version is sold as the Infiniti Q45 in markets outside Japan.
The 2002 Cedric was powered by a 3.0 liter, V6 engine which makes 240bhp at 6,400rpm and 312Nm at 3,600rpm. The engine is a 24 valve DOHC, with 4 valves per cylinder. Despite its underpowered engine, the car is fun to drive. Though it is a fairly capable automobile, this vehicle is not suited to flat American highways.
