On Nissan Primera

The Nissan Primera will return in the form of a large electric sedan. Nissan Primera has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Russia.

Key facts

• The Nissan Primera will return in the form of a large electric sedan.
• Judging from the shared footprint, we don’t expect any styling changes compared to the Nissan N7 besides a new Primera script on the tailgate.
• The Nissan Primera debuted in 1990 as a mid-size sedan for Japan and Europe, spanning three generations until its discontinuation in 2007.
• A government filing in the Philippines just revealed Nissan's plan to revive a dead nameplate with borrowed hardware.
• Nearly two decades after the last one rolled off the line, the Nissan Primera looks set for another act.

What we know

Going deeper, Judging from the shared footprint, we don’t expect any styling changes compared to the Nissan N7 besides a new Primera script on the tailgate.

On the substance, the Nissan Primera debuted in 1990 as a mid-size sedan for Japan and Europe, spanning three generations until its discontinuation in 2007.

Beyond the headlines, a government filing in the Philippines just revealed Nissan's plan to revive a dead nameplate with borrowed hardware.

More precisely, Nearly two decades after the last one rolled off the line, the Nissan Primera looks set for another act.

It is worth noting that the technical specifications confirm it will be a rebadged Nissan N7.

By the numbers

At this stage, those numbers tally with months of speculation that the car would be a rebadged Dongfeng Nissan N7 from China.

On a related note, According to Top Gear Philippines, working from the DOE-certified specs, the Primera will use a single electric motor good for 215 hp (160 kW / 218 PS) and 305 Nm (225 lb-ft) of torque.

Going deeper, Nissan is staying quiet on dates, but the company has already confirmed that the N7 is bound for export markets.

On the substance, the model is produced at the Dongfeng Nissan Huadu plant in Guangzhou, alongside the smaller N6 and the NX8 SUV.

The wider context

On a related note, more: Nissan’s New Terrano Is Coming For The Land Cruiser, And This Time It Has 429 HP And A Plug.

Going deeper, while primarily a Japanese and European affair, the first two generations of the Primera were also sold in North America as the Infiniti G20 until 2002.

On the substance, the DOE paperwork suggests the new Primera will run purely on electrons.

Beyond the headlines, more: Nissan’s New Electric Sedan Is As Big As A Maxima, Cheap As A Versa.

More precisely, more: Nissan’s New Sedan Drives Like An EV But Runs On Gas.

The bottom line

• The Nissan Primera debuted in 1990 as a mid-size sedan for Japan and Europe, spanning three generations until its discontinuation in 2007.
• A government filing in the Philippines just revealed Nissan's plan to revive a dead nameplate with borrowed hardware.
• The technical specifications confirm it will be a rebadged Nissan N7.