Nissan Quest
The Nissan Quest is a van that is produced by the car manufacturer Nissan since 1993. The first two generations of the Quest created through a joint venture with Ford Motor Company, which marketed its own version as Mercury Villager. In 2003, the joint production with Ford ended as his successor brought Ford Mercury Monterey on the market, while Nissan manufactures the Quest since 2004 on its own.
Nissan Quest V40 (1993-1998 )
Nissan Quest (1993-1995)
The first generation Quest was used in North America as the successor to the Axxess M11 - known in Germany as Prairie - which was sold in the U.S. only in 1990 and in Canada from 1990 to 1995. He also replaced the Vanette C22, its sales in North America was also set in 1990. Due to problems in the production Nissan met an agreement with Ford, the quest in their plant in Avon Lake, Ohio to manufacture. In turn, it was the U.S. company allowed to sell under its own brand as Van Mercury Villager. Both vehicles debuted at the 1992 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Quest differs from the Villager only by visual details, such as a different grill and different designed bumpers and taillights.
As trim levels were available for the Quest XE and GXE models to choose from. Many of the interior parts were taken over by Ford and are also found in the Ford Aerostar. These include, for example, the radio, the switches for the electric windows or the front panel for ventilation. The Quest offered seven seats and a removable second row of seats. The three-seat third row of seats could then be pushed for more storage space in the whole forward and folded. A driver's airbag was introduced in 1994 and completed two years later as part of a facelift by a passenger airbag. It also changes to the exterior and the equipment was made.
Both the Quest and the Villager received a V6 petrol engine with 3.0 liters of displacement, a native of the engine range of Nissan and a power output of 113 kW ( 154 hp) and a maximum torque of 247 Nm unfolded. Before Ford agreed to the use of this engine in the two models, however, some changes were requested. So the engine was redesigned as a freewheeling engine, to prevent mechanical damage in a crack of the belt. In addition, an engine oil level sensor was installed and the oil filter repositioned to make this more accessible. The VG30E called SOHC engine was a four-speed automatic transmission, which was also developed by Nissan. The first versions of this engine appear to have a design flaw of the crankshaft, as they can break. In 1995, the diameter of which was thus increased from 25 to 27 mm.
Nissan Quest V41 (1999-2002 )
Nissan Quest (1999-2000)
In 1999, the second generation of the Quest was put on the market. The body was now more aerodynamic shape and was supplemented by a second sliding door on the driver's side.
The well-known from the previous variant XE was canceled and offered the model GXE as the new base facilities. Was complemented by the sporty SE version and the top model GLE. A facelift occurred in 2001, when the quest has been visually refreshed and all models received new alloy wheels. The base model now had additionally a stabilizer at the rear axle and the chassis of the sports variant has also been improved. The interior has been revised with new instruments and seat covers, and optional or standard a stronger sound system, a CD changer and entertainment systems were available now. The front seat belts with pre-tensioners were also added. With the facelift, the length of Quest rose slightly, giving the loading volume zugutekam.
When driving a SOHC V6 engine with 3.3 liter displacement and an output of 128 kW ( 174 hp) and 270 Nm of torque was used. This engine has been developed by Nissan and named VG33E.
Nissan Quest V42 (2004-2009)
Nissan Quest (2004-2006)
Following the cessation of production of the Mercury Villager in 2002, Nissan has developed a stand-alone van, which came on the market in 2004. The third generation of the Quest is based on the FF -L platform, which was also used by the former Altima and Maxima. The production was the quest in the newly opened Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi.
The interior concept is characterized by the rear seat that folded a flat cargo yields. The middle two seats can be folded almost flat. Optional or standard equipment details include a glass roof, two flat screens to the car roof, front side airbags, head airbags for all rows of seats, ESP, traction control, electrically operated sliding doors and tailgate, Bose audio system, dual-zone air conditioning and parking aid. During 2007 a minor facelift with optical changes at the front and in the interior.
As the engine used in many other models V6 engine VQ35DE is used with 3.5 liters of displacement. In Quest makes this 179 kW ( 243 hp ) and maximum torque of 328 Nm.
In 2010, the Quest was not offered as, according to Nissan 's production capacity was needed at the plant in Canton for the production of the van Nissan NV.
The built in 2004 models of the Quest suffered from many quality problems. Most had been resolved by the end of the year by a specially sent from Japan engineering team. Already sold vehicles have been reworked as part of recall by the merchants. Also affected by the quality problems in the first year of operation of the new plant were the Nissan Titan and the Infiniti QX, which also went there at that time from the tape.
Nissan Quest RE52 ( since 2011 )
Nissan Quest ( since 2011 )
The current generation of the Quest was unveiled at the Auto Show 2010 Los Angeles. The production takes place in the Japanese Shonan plant the car manufacturer Nissan Shatai. There, also built on the same platform sister model Nissan Elgrand comes off the line. As engine known from the previous 3.5-liter V6, which was, however, revised to an output of 194 kW ( 264 hp) delivers to the front wheels is. The Quest was designed by a few inches wider than the specific for the Asian market Elgrand. The sale of the Quest began in North America in spring 2011.