NISSAN LAUREL

The 'Nissan Laurel' was introduced by Nissan in 1968 as the new model to slot between the 1968 Bluebird 510 & the Nissan Cedric.
The first Laurel was developed by the Prince Motor Company, consisting of both 2-door and 4-door variants. It was released as a Nissan after Prince merged with Nissan. Laurels for years shared many components and architectures with the Skyline range.




Since 1968, ten generations of Laurel have been produced in Japan. Nissan listed the Laurel for sale in only selected Asian and European markets (it was also sold in Chile, as Datsun Laurel, starting in the late seventies), and then discontinued the export of this model from 1989. The C31 model, introduced in 1981, was the first model that was only available in a four-door form, either as a sedan or hardtop. The C32 was the last model to be sold outside Japan. The domestic-only C33 hardtop proved to be popular as a Japanese import however.
The Laurel is one of the few Nissan vehicles which still uses the rear wheel drive layout, making it popular as a car to modify, particularly the C33 model.
Some of the later models featured sophistications such as Nissan's proprietary 4-wheel steering (HICAS) and 4-wheel drive (ATTESA) systems, which were based on the Skyline models. The last of the Nissan Laurel evolution was the C35 model. Today, the Laurel is no longer being sold.

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