Nissan Pao ( Nissan Pao ) is a retro-styled three-door hatchback manufactured by Nissan from 1989 to 1991, and originally sold exclusively in Japan through the Nissan Cherry Store chain.
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| Manufacturer | Nissan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of production | 1989 - 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assembly | Yokosuka , Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Body type | 3-dv. hatchback (5 places) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Layout | front-wheel, front-wheel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5-speed manual mechanical 3-speed automatic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 3740 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1570 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1475-1480 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearance | 165 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rear track | 1355 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Front track | 1365 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 720-760 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full mass | 995-1035 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related | Nissan Be-1 Nissan Figaro Nissan March | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Volume of the tank | 40 l | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Yoshiro Kobata, Naoki Sakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1987, Pao was available with or without a textile hatch, and initially appeared on the market not under the Nissan brand name and only by reservation from January 15 to April 14, 1989 [1] .
Due to the fact that Pao, Figaro, Be-1 and S-Cargo cars were built at the Pike factory, they are known as “Pike cars”.
In 2011, journalist Phil Patton, who wrote for the New York Times , called these cars "the height of postmodernism " [2] and "shameless retro, randomly combining elements of the Citroën 2CV , Renault 4 , Mini [and] Fiat 500. " [2]
History
The car became part of the Pike series, it was designed as a retro city car on Be-1 molds. She received external door hinges, similar to the 1960s Austin Mini , which became fashionable in Japan, a removable fabric roof, like the Citroën 2CV , and a two-wing rear door, like on the first British hatchback of the Austin A40 Farina Countryman [3] [4] . Be-1, Pao, Figaro and S-Cargo were attempts to create cars with a design suitable for Panasonic , Sony and other personal electronics products [5] .
The 1.0 liter (987 cc) MA10S engine was mounted from a March / Micra in combination with a three-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The engine produced 52 horsepower. (38 kW) at 6000 rpm and 75 Nm of torque at 3600 rpm [6] .
The chassis received rack and pinion steering, an independent suspension with struts in front and a four-link with springs at the rear. Front disc brakes, rear drum brakes. The tire size is 155 / SR12.
The design of Pike cars (with the exception of Figaro) is usually attributed to Naoki Sakai, who also participated in the creation of Toyota cars, which repeated the Pike series [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 日 産 ： NISSAN MUSEUM (Japanese) (link not available) . Date of treatment November 7, 2016. Archived on September 17, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Phil Patton. Nissan's Cartoon Cars, Once So Hip . The New York Times (March 18, 2011).
- ↑ Lewin, Tony. How to Design Cars Like a Pro / Tony Lewin, Ryan Borroff, Ian Callum. - Motorbooks, 2010 .-- P. 185.
- ↑ Copping, Richard. VW Golf: Five Generations of Fun: The Full Story of the Volkswagen Golf. - Veloce Publishing, 2006 .-- P. 17.
- ↑ 1 2 Phil, Patton. Nissan's Cartoon Cars, Once So Hip // The New York Times : newspaper. - 2011 .-- March 18.
- ↑ 日 産 パ オ （1989 年 01 月 ～ 1989 年 12 月） 1.0 キ ャ ン バ ス ト ッ プ (Nissan Pao (1989.01-1989.12): 1.0 Canvas Top) (Japanese) . Car Sensor Lab Catalog . Recruit Co.
Links
- Car Catalog Pao (Japanese)