 the nissan pintara is a mid-sized automobile that was manufactured by nissan australia from 1986 until 1992.   == first generation (r31; 1986â1990) ==  the first generation r31 nissan pintara is a mid-sized family car which was built by nissan australia at its clayton, victoria assembly plant in melbourne from mid-1986. replacing the locally produced nissan bluebird (910), it was based on the nissan skylineangas mackenzie, second guessing nissan pintara, car australia, july 1986, pages 48-52 with a single fuel-injected 2.0&nbsp;litre four-cylinder engine, entirely built and sold in australia to compete with the mitsubishi magna. like the australian built six cylinder r31 skyline, it was offered in sedan and station wagon form. four specification levels of the r31 pintara were offered: gli, executive, gx, and gxe. a trx bodykit package was offered for the gx and gxe sedans, featuring a front and rear air dam, rear spoiler, side skirts, grille cover, alloy wheels and low profile tyres. unlike the later u12 trx, this did not feature any mechanical upgrades. the sole engine choice was a 2.0&nbsp;litre ca20e inline-four, producing  (din) at 5,200&nbsp;rpm and  (din) at 3,200&nbsp;rpm. this unit was sohc, multi-point fuel injected featuring electronic concentrated control system (eccs) including electronic ignition. it featured two spark plugs per cylinder to help meet emission requirements. thumb|left|1989â1990 pintara (r31) executive station wagon  == second generation (u12; 1989â1992) ==  the first generation pintara was replaced in 1989 by a model initially dubbed by the media as "project m
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