Nissan Rasheen

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Nissan Rasheen
Curb weight
1,310 kg (2,890 lb)
Chronology
SuccessorNissan X-Trail

The Nissan Rasheen (

inline-four engines: from the original 1.5-liter GA15DE, to a larger 1.8-liter SR18DE, and finally a 2.0-liter SR20DE in the Rasheen Forza. The car has five seats and a rugged, quirky and angularly styled body. It is a very small and short four-wheel drive that is often compared to Eastern European cars in design, particularly the Wartburg 353, but is also reminiscent of Nissan's "Pike" cars (Be-1, Pao, Figaro, and S-Cargo). As for the Be-1 and Figaro, Rasheen production was carried out by contract manufacturer Takada Kogyo. It was exclusive to Nissan Japanese dealership network called Nissan Red Stage
.

The Rasheen shared its platform with the Nissan Sunny (B14), including adopting the chassis NB14. Rasheen also used powertrain components from the Nissan Pulsar (N14) with four-wheel drive.

It had full-time four wheel drive, Nissan's

1997 Tokyo Motor Show, the even bigger SR20DE-engined Rasheen Forza was added in July 1998. This produced 145 PS (107 kW). By August 2000 production had come to a halt, amidst the restructuring following Carlos Ghosn's "Nissan Revival Plan" and Nissan Rasheen was replaced by Nissan X-Trail
.

  • Nissan Rasheen, rear view
    Nissan Rasheen, rear view
  • Nissan Rasheen Forza
    Nissan Rasheen Forza
  • Nissan Rasheen Forza, rear view
    Nissan Rasheen Forza, rear view

References

  1. ^ "Takada-kogyo.jp" 髙田工業株式会社: 会社紹介: 沿革: 1990~1999 [Takada Kogyo – About Us: History: 1990–99] (in Japanese). Takada Kogyo. 2009.
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