Nissan with its Chinese joint-venture partner Dongfeng has presented the new 2009 Nissan Teana and the more luxurious Teana XV at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show recently. The car is based on the Nissan Intima Concept that was revealed October last year at the Tokyo Motor Show.The luxurious front-wheel-drive Teana sedan is powered by Nissan’s award-winning VQ35DE
3.5 liter V6 engine which is mated to the CVT transmission for the Chinese market. When the car goes on sale in late summer, a VQ25DE 2.5 liter 4-cylinder and MR20DE 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engines will be available.Power will come courtesy of Nissan’s V6 Engine(VQ25DE and VQ35DE versions) and XTRONIC CVT(continuously variable transmission) and especially for China - a two-liter four-cylinder engine(MR20DE) will also be made available.
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eana shares the same platform as the Nissan Altima, Maxima and Murano while the Teana XV version will come with a BOSE 5.1-channel surround sound system and Nissan’s panoramic sunroof.
