{"id":21682,"date":"2026-11-02T08:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerco-auto.it\/?p=21682"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:22:42","slug":"nissan-primera-p10-used-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerco-auto.it\/en\/nissan-primera-p10-used-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Used Nissan Primera P10 in Rome: the Nissan built for Europe (and sold in America as an Infiniti)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Nissan Primera P10 is a sedan built from 1990 to 1996, presented as the first Nissan developed and built for Europe; in the United States it was sold as the Infiniti G20. If you are buying one used, it is worth checking engine smoke, power windows, steering, timing chain, brakes and the safety equipment listed in the registration document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Model<\/td>Nissan Primera P10 (sedan)<\/td><\/tr>
Production<\/td>1990 \u2013 1996; Oppama (Japan), Sunderland (UK), Taiwan<\/td><\/tr>
Debut<\/td>Japan Feb. 1990; UK Sept. 1990; Europe, Paris Motor Show Oct. 1990<\/td><\/tr>
Technology<\/td>Project 901; multi-link front suspension<\/td><\/tr>
Dimensions<\/td>length about 4.40 m; wheelbase 2.55 m; boot 470 l (ADAC test 1991)<\/td><\/tr>
Drive<\/td>front-wheel drive<\/td><\/tr>
Engines<\/td>four-cylinder DOHC petrol with timing chain<\/td><\/tr>
Other name<\/td>Infiniti G20 (USA)<\/td><\/tr>
With us<\/td>1.6 SLX, year 1993, 53,000 km, petrol, manual, dark grey<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you have seen one in the United States, it probably wore a different name: Infiniti G20. Same basic car, narrower body, a luxury badge on the bonnet. The Nissan Primera P10 has a more interesting story than its sober lines suggest. In Rome there is this Primera 1.6 SLX<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why was the Primera P10 designed for Europe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The P10 is built from 1990 to 1996. It debuts in Japan in February 1990, in the United Kingdom in September of the same year (replacing the Bluebird) and reaches Europe at the Paris Motor Show in October 1990. It is built at Oppama in Japan, at Sunderland in England and in Taiwan. For Europe it is presented as the first Nissan developed and built specifically for this market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the debut there is a preview: the Primera X concept, at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, a child of Project 901, the programme with which Nissan was betting on the most advanced technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The preview of the Primera is the Primera X concept, at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four things you may not know about the Primera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Multi-link suspension.<\/strong> At the front, the Primera is the first Nissan to use multi-link suspension on a front-wheel-drive car: a direct result of Project 901.<\/li>\n\n
  2. A Japanese car coming home.<\/strong> The Primera UK GT was the first Japanese car built in the United Kingdom to be re-exported to Japan.<\/li>\n\n
  3. A double American life.<\/strong> In the United States it was sold as the Infiniti G20, with a narrower body to fit the Japanese tax bracket.<\/li>\n\n
  4. On the track too.<\/strong> P10s raced in the BTCC, STW and JTCC. The 1999 win in the British championship, however, belongs to the P11 that followed: credit where it is due.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    A few numbers: about 4.40 metres long, a 2.55 wheelbase and a 470-litre sedan boot in the 1991 ADAC test. That same test even wondered whether it looked too much like the Opel Vectra: the styling was sober, the engineering was not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Does a used Primera P10 still make sense?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Because it is a simple sedan, with Japanese mechanics and not too much electronics to complicate life. The four-cylinder DOHC petrol engines have a timing chain and are described as very robust: in enthusiasts’ accounts 300,000 km is not rare. A car for anyone who wants to drive a sedan from those years without worries, in town and out of it. One reviewer called it one of the most sensible choices for the family, and the first Nissan that was truly pleasant on a road with bends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Looking for other sedans from those years? Take a look at another sedan from the Nineties<\/a> and the used sedans in Rome<\/a> in our catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What to check on a used Nissan Primera P10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    On a Primera P10 you typically check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n