This North American wagon nameplate arrived for the 1986 model year as the practical five-door companion to Nissan’s compact Stanza line. It was sold as a small, family-oriented wagon with a tall roofline and roomy interior packaging, reflecting the 1980s trend toward versatile passenger cars rather than traditional body-on-frame wagons. Marketed in both two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive forms, it stood out as one of the more unusual Japanese wagons sold in the U.S. because of its compact size and upright, almost minivan-like layout. The nameplate remained in use through the 1989 model year, after which Nissan moved on to newer wagon and multi-purpose vehicles in its lineup. Enthusiasts remember it as an early example of Nissan’s clever, space-efficient packaging and as a quirky survivor from the era before small crossovers became common.
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