Nissan Bluebird - the compact car of Japanese concern Nissan

Nissan Bluebird Sylphy - compact car of Japanese concern Nissan. The model is built on the MS platform and is available with front or all wheel drive. The Bluebird sedan is the flagship of the Nissan range for the domestic market in Japan.

History of creation

It should start with the fact that one day the Nissan Bluebird was removed from production. The resulting gap in the automotive market was decided to fill with a new model, based on Nissan Sunny. After minor changes in 2000, Nissan Bluebird Sylphy appeared and was immediately put into mass production. The concern did not even hope for what happened. At that time, the firm experienced difficult times of change and was in a difficult situation, and the new car suddenly began to enjoy a stunning success. And it was more than ever.

Such an unexpected excitement around the car, not far from the base Sunny, put the developers of the model in a difficult position, as it obliged them to much in the future. From the first day of the appearance of Bluebird Sylphy in the market, buyers began to think about what the next generation model would be, if the first Nissan Bluebird turned out so successful. Reviews only increased its popularity.

And this time has come. Recently there has been a tendency to reduce the time to develop new products, so car designers can always justify their mistakes by its lack. But with the Nissan Bluebird it would not work, as there was plenty of time.

The creation of a car that would have liked the women drivers at the age of forty and older is the main task of the engineers of Nissan Bluebird Sylphy with the words of an ordinary car enthusiast.

Exterior

Designers tried to make the car in the style of other famous models, for example, Nissan Teana. The developers sought in this way to show the relationship of these models. This involved not only the appearance, but also the interior features. Its length compared to its predecessor increased by 115 millimeters and was 4610 millimeters. The width remained unchanged - 1659 millimeters. The wheelbase of the car has increased to 2700 millimeters. This feature Nissan Bluebird allowed to increase the length of the cabin, which put the car next to this indicator with the model Cima.

Interior

Inside the car is quite spacious. For passengers of the second row, the legroom is short. The chairs themselves are large enough and comfortable. In recent years, Nissan has thoroughly taken up the quality of interior decoration of its cars. But you can not say about Bluebird Sylphy. As the finishing materials used panels for wood. In reality, they do not remind him much. Also there are polyurethane panels, the texture of which does not allow to attribute them to high-quality materials. In other words, the attempt to imitate modern design is not good, unfortunately, did not turn around.

Driving performance

As you know, the Bluebird platform is similar to the March and Tiida models. But the control circuit has some differences, since there is an electric power steering. The result is easier and more convenient management. This concerns the stability of the car on the road. On 15-inch tires the body shakes even with small roughness of the road surface. The inclusion of tires in this package is a little strange, but the only reason for this decision is that the manufacturer wanted to get a lower fuel consumption to indicate it in the passport data later. Another explanation is difficult to find. In the model line there are cars, for example, with 16-inch tires, but in them the shaking is not much less. If we already deal with this problem, then in other ways, in particular, by changing the design of the suspension or using well-proven shock absorbers. And so it seems that the option with large tires - this is just one way to diversify the model range.

It should be noted motor Nissan Bluebird. The engine capacity of two liters demonstrates a decent thrust, largely due to a well-matched stepless gearbox. One minus of this unit is a strong noise. It works quite loud.

Changes

Modifications touched both the appearance and the interior of the car. The driver's seat has a lifting device, with which the seat is adjustable to a height of up to sixty millimeters. The luggage compartment lid is now connected to the rear wall and opens with a simple movement. This design gives access to the most remote parts of the trunk. Minus - the lack of a handle on the lid, so, lowering it, you can get dirty. There are a lot of such small but important details. The air conditioner regulates the air quality automatically, increasing or decreasing the level of its supply from the outside. To remove the Nissan Bluebird from the parking brake, you can use the foot pedal, but for this you should strongly bend the leg in the knee. Target audience, namely female drivers, this procedure is unlikely to appeal. Draw conclusions!