page_title: Nissan Cima
section_title: Y51 : April 2012–
hierarchical_section_title: Nissan Cima / Y51 : April 2012–
caption_attribution_description: Nissan Cima
context_page_description: The Nissan Cima is a large full-size luxury sedan produced by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. for the Japanese market. The car's name is derived from Spanish for "summit". The hood ornament uses an image of an acanthus leaf. The acanthus leaf was commonly used by classical Greeks to make a wreath for use as a crown.
  In Japan, the Cima has traditionally been Nissan's rival to the Toyota Crown Royal Saloon G and later Majesta. The Cima in the first two generations was a more luxurious and larger version of the Cedric and Gloria, with the Cima sharing the V8 engine from the earlier flagship Nissan President, Nissan's alternative to the Toyota Century. The Nissan Cima was introduced in 1988 and was based on an elongated Cedric/Gloria chassis. With its phenomenal sales—about 64,000 units sold the first year and 120,000 in four years—the car became a symbol of the "bubble economy".
  The Cedric Cima was sold at Nissan Motor Stores, while the Gloria Cima was sold at Nissan Prince Store. Later generations of the Cima shared the same platform as the President, with the Cima being a shorter version, thereby allowing Nissan to continue offering the Cima at Nissan Prince Store locations.
context_section_description: Nissan revived the Cima nameplate as the long wheelbase version of the Nissan Fuga Hybrid. Instead of a V8 engine, the new Cima is now a hybrid sedan equipped with the 3.5L V6 hybrid VQ engine with maximum power of 225 kW (302 hp; 306 PS) at 6800 rpm and maximum torque of 350 N⋅m (258 lbf⋅ft) at 5000 rpm) with an advanced ‘HM34’ electric motor with maximum power output of 50 kW (67 hp; 68 PS) and maximum torque of 270 N⋅m (199 lbf⋅ft) and high-output lithium-ion battery with a quick charge/discharge function. It also comes with Nissan's "Intelligent Dual Clutch Control", a one-motor two-clutch parallel hybrid system, that offers direct response, superb driving feel and low fuel consumption. Sales of this flagship hybrid sedan in Japan began May 21, 2012. It is a resurrection of a 1960s and 1970s styling trend called "coke bottle styling".
  The reintroduction of the Cima to Japanese customers was done to offer an alternative to Toyota's limousines called the Century and the Crown Majesta which the Cima is now the direct alternative.
  On April 16, 2014, it was announced that the current Cima will be offered in North America as the Infiniti Q70L beginning with the 2015 model year.
caption: Nissan Cima VIP (HGY51) in Japan
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