Japan · founded 1933
Nissan Model History
Japanese automaker founded in 1933 — sold in the US under the Datsun brand until the early 1980s, and maker of the iconic Z sports car, the GT-R, and the Leaf EV.
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Z
Nissan's iconic sports-car lineage — from the 1970 Datsun 240Z through the 300ZX, 350Z, and 370Z to today's Z.
History & detailed yearsGT-R
Nissan's AWD twin-turbo supercar — the first GT-R sold globally as a standalone model, nicknamed 'Godzilla'.
Model historySkyline GT-R
The legendary JDM Skyline GT-R (R32/R33/R34) — never sold new in the US, but a grey-import icon.
Model history240SX
The US-market rear-drive coupe/fastback (S13/S14) — counterpart to the JDM Silvia/180SX and a drifting favorite.
Model historySilvia
The JDM rear-drive sport coupe (S-platform) — never sold in the US under this name; the 240SX was its US sibling.
Model historyAltima
Nissan's mid-size family sedan and one of its US best-sellers, offered for years with an available V6.
Model historyMaxima
Nissan's V6-powered flagship sedan, long marketed as the '4-Door Sports Car'.
Model historySentra
Nissan's long-running compact sedan, including the sporty SE-R performance versions.
Model historyVersa
Nissan's entry-level subcompact, frequently among the lowest-priced new cars in the US.
Model historyCube
A boxy, asymmetric-windowed subcompact with quirky styling, sold in the US for a few years.
Model historyStanza
Nissan's compact-to-mid-size sedan of the 1980s, the predecessor to the Altima.
Model historyPulsar
A small sporty compact of the 1980s, best known in the US for the NX with removable Sportbak roof panels.
Model historyNX
A small front-drive sport coupe of the early 1990s, offered as the NX1600 and the SR20DE-powered NX2000.
Model historyRogue
Nissan's compact crossover and best-selling US model, a Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 rival.
Model historyMurano
Nissan's style-focused two-row mid-size crossover, an early adopter of the CVT.
Model historyPathfinder
Nissan's three-row mid-size SUV — a rugged body-on-frame original, later a unibody family crossover.
Model historyXterra
A rugged, body-on-frame, off-road-focused SUV with a cult following.
Model historyJuke
A polarizing, sporty subcompact crossover, including the wild high-performance Juke NISMO.
Model historyKicks
Nissan's affordable subcompact crossover, successor in spirit to the Juke in the US.
Model historyAriya
Nissan's modern battery-electric crossover, a higher-tech follow-up to the pioneering Leaf.
Model historyFrontier
Nissan's mid-size pickup, successor to the Hardbody, known for an exceptionally long single generation.
Model historyTitan
Nissan's full-size pickup, including the heavy-duty Titan XD, taking on the domestic truck giants.
Model historyArmada
Nissan's full-size, body-on-frame, V8-powered three-row SUV, related to the Titan and global Patrol.
Model historyQuest
Nissan's minivan, sold across several generations — early ones co-developed with Ford (the Mercury Villager).
Model historyLeaf
One of the first mass-market electric cars — the world's best-selling EV for much of the 2010s.
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