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  Nissan 350Z (2003 - 2009) (Classics Reviews)
  Nissan’s Z cars have formed an important part of the company’s history. There have been some great ones like the 240Z, some good ones like the 300ZX, and some very bad ones… 280ZX we’re looking at you.
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  Nissan Patrol (1997 - 2013) (Classics Reviews)
  The fifth generation Nissan Patrol was the biggest and the best. Up there with the Toyota Land Cruiser in terms of its go anywhere ability, it was used by the United Nations and various army forces across the globe. Initially available with a 2.8-litre six-cylinder turbodiesel engine that was neither quick nor refined, things improved considerably in 2001 with the introduction of a 3.0-litre V6 diesel, which was no less economical but performed better and more quietly.
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  Nissan Almera (1995 - 2000) (Classics Reviews)
  Replacing the Sunny wasn’t an easy task, but Nissan was up to the job – nailing the brief of creating a dull but worthy family car with the Nissan Almera. Power came from a choice of two petrols at launch, a 1.4- and 1.6-litre with a 2.0-litre GTI joining the range later.
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  Nissan 100NX (1992 - 1995) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan 100NX is something of an underachiever. Based on a Sunny, it’s a tough and reliable car that won’t let you down. Examples are also few and far between, so the rarity factor is high. But somehow, support for the 100NX has never really gained a foothold.
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  Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) (Classics Reviews)
  Quite how rounded sheets of metal can convey a sense of personality is something for the philosophers amongst you to debate, but the result was the bubble-styled and rather cute K11. The fact that Nissan asked European buyers for their thoughts on the new model speaks volumes. Literally – Nissan targeted the K11 squarely at European drivers. They’d even committed to building it in the UK, alongside the new Primera.
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  Nissan Figaro (1991 - 1991) (Classics Reviews)
  'Back to the Future', exclaimed Nissan at the launch of the Figaro concept at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show. The Nissan Micra K10-based car was styled with a deliberate nod to the company's classic cars, such as the Fairlady, and was available in four colours were: Topaz Mist, Emerald Green, Pale Aqua and Lapis Grey.
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  Nissan 300ZX (1990 - 1996) (Classics Reviews)
  The 1990 Nissan 300ZX was a woderful return to for after years of increasing girth. This next generation Z-car (known as the Z32) made a clean break stylistically from its predecessors, and was all the better for the organic new look.
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  Nissan 200SX (1989 - 1998) (Classics Reviews)
  When the new Nissan 200SX arrived on the scene in 1989, it seemed that its maker had finally rediscovered some of the magic that was present during the creation of the 240Z during the late 1960s. The 200SX (or 180SX in its home market) was a parallel development from the long-running Silvia range, which never came to Europe in S13 form, despite the previous S12 being so successful.
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  Nissan Bluebird (1986 - 1990) (Classics Reviews)
  And that's because the Bluebird T12/T72 was actually the second-generation T11-generation Stanza (as we knew it) or Auster. Viewed in that way, the evolution of the first UK-built Nissan becomes a whole lot simpler. It was also the first car that Nissan built at its greenfield factory in Washington in the North East. Being a UK-built product, the Bluebird range was devised very much with fleet car managers in mind.
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  Nissan 300ZX (1984 - 1989) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan 300ZX was a logical expansion and update of the already portly 280ZX. Although the Z31 featured sharp new look, and could be bought in relatively quick turbo form, it failed to add any excitement to the Z-car line - mainly because it had travelled even further away from the original 240Z's pleasing rortiness.
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  Nissan Micra (1982 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan Micra first appeared in concept form in 1981. Nissan unveiled the NX-01 at the Tokyo motor show. It was designed as a new 1.0-litre supermini, intended to slot in the range below the Cherry. The concept was praised at the time for its clean styling - a move towards European design, which alongside the Prairie had pundits speculating as to whether the cars were styled by Ital Design - but Nissan always denied this.
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  Nissan Prairie (1982 - 1988) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan Prairie emerged from one of its maker's particularly fertile periods. Nissan underwent a modernistic and Europe-inspired transformation during the early 1980s in which it produced some of its most groundbreaking - if not memorable - cars.
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  Nissan S-Cargo (1989 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan S-Cargo was a wonderfully styled (and named!) small van that was based on the K10 Micra and built by the Pike Factory. It was inspired by the Citroën 2CV van, and even featured a single spoke steering wheel.
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  Nissan Datsun 280ZX (1978 - 1983) (Classics Reviews)
  Roomy and reliable, muscular, effortless performance
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  Nissan Datsun 240K (1977 - 1981) (Classics Reviews)
  Japanese reliability, roomy interior, great retro looks, rear wash/wipe on a booted car!
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  Nissan Datsun 260Z (1974 - 1978) (Classics Reviews)
  More power and seating options than the 240Z
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  Nissan Datsun Cherry (1970 - 1974) (Classics Reviews)
  The E10-generation Datsun Cherry (or 100A as it was officially known as in the UK) was a breakthrough car for Nissan in Britain. It was small, available as two- and four-saloons, a weird-looking coupe and a small estate, called the Van. The Cherry continued its bigger brothers' tendancy for reliability and high equipment levels, which made these cars so irresistable to buyers during the early 1970s.
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  Nissan Datsun 240Z (1969 - 1975) (Classics Reviews)
  The Datsun 240Z wasn't Japan's first sports car. It wasn't even Nissan's, as that honour goes to the open-topped Fairlady. But it was the first sports car from the Pacific Rim that achieved huge international success, especially in the USA. And Nissan's formula for sales success with this car was simple: was to imitate the British sports car such as the MGC and Triumph GT6, by accentuating their good points and eliminating the legions of faults.
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  Nissan Datsun Fairlady (1962 - 1969) (Classics Reviews)
  The Japanese motor industry was effectively still in its infancy in the 1960s, but that didn’t stop Nissan having a go at developing its own rival for the all-conquering MGA and TR3, and aiming it at the American market. For a first attempt at building a sports car, it was pretty good – and although similar in layout and style to the MGB it appeared on the market two years before the British roadster.
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  Nissan Skyline GT-R (1989 - 1994) (Classics Reviews)
  The Nissan Skyline GT-R raised expectations of what a large four-wheel drive coupe was capable of when it was launched in 1989. When Nissan test driver Hiroyoshi Katoh smashed the previous fastest lap for a production car set by a Porsche 944, the perforance car world was left in a state of in shock.