Mitsuoka Galue History
Mitsuoka's retro luxury sedan — Bentley/Rolls-Royce styling layered onto successive Nissan Crew, Cedric, and Teana platforms since 1996.
Photo: “MITSUOKA GALUE SECOND GENERATION HONG KONG” by Dinkun Chen / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
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Introduced in 1996, the Galue applies round headlights, a chrome square grille, and formal coachbuilt body panels to mainstream Nissan large-car platforms, producing a neo-classic luxury look in the spirit of Bentley and Rolls-Royce of the 1950s and 1960s. The first Galue (Galue I, 1996–2001) was based on the Nissan Crew and its RB20E 2-litre engine.
Successive generations tracked Nissan's flagship sedan lineup: Galue II (1999–2005) used the Nissan Cedric/Gloria Y34 hardtop with 2.5 and 3-litre VQ V6s; Galue III (2005 onwards, formally from 2008) moved to the Nissan Fuga Y50. A fourth generation on the Nissan Teana J32 arrived in 2010, and the current fifth generation (2015–present) uses the Teana L33 — also offered in left-hand drive based on the Altima 3.5 SL for certain export markets.
Generations
Galue I (Nissan Crew) · Galue I
Original Galue on the Nissan Crew; RB20E 2-litre engine, formal retro sedan.
1996 Photo: “1996 Mitsuoka Galue” by NZ Car Freak / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
1997 Photo: “Mitsuoka Galue Deluxe '97 (1)” by Oq10pass / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Galue II (Nissan Cedric/Gloria Y34) · Galue II
Photo: “MITSUOKA GALUE SECOND GENERATION HONG KONG” by Dinkun Chen / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Cedric Y34/Gloria Y34 platform; 2.5L and 3.0L VQ V6 engines.
Galue III (Nissan Fuga Y50) · Galue III
Photo: “MITSUOKA GALUE THIRD GENERATION HONG KONG” by Dinkun Chen / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Nissan Fuga Y50 underpinnings; 2.5L and 3.5L VQ V6 options.
Fourth generation (Nissan Teana J32) · Galue IV
Photo: “Mitsuoka Galue IV front” by Tokumeigakarinoaoshima / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Teana J32 platform; continued classic chrome-heavy styling.
2011 Photo: “2011 Mitsuoka Galoue” by Reedhawk / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Fifth generation (Nissan Teana L33) · Galue V
Current Teana L33-based Galue; LHD version available for export based on the North American Altima 3.5 SL.
Body styles
- Sedan
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