Nissan FF-L platform
Encyclopedia
The Nissan FF-L is an automobile platform
for front wheel drive automobiles. It has been a huge success for the company, along with the rear wheel drive Nissan FM platform
. FF-L cars are built at Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee
factory, and the Murano is built in Japan
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Automobile platform
An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques...
for front wheel drive automobiles. It has been a huge success for the company, along with the rear wheel drive Nissan FM platform
Nissan FM platform
The Nissan FM platform is a modern FR automobile layout. The name is derived from the "front midships" location of the engine, referring to the engine's center of mass being located behind the front axle centerline, shifting weight to the middle of the car, leaving the front suspension less...
. FF-L cars are built at Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
factory, and the Murano is built in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Models
- 2002-2006 Nissan AltimaNissan AltimaThe Nissan Altima is a mid-size automobile manufactured by Nissan, and is arguably a continuation of the Nissan Bluebird line, which began in 1957. It has historically been larger, more powerful, and more luxurious than the Nissan Sentra but less so than the Nissan Maxima. The Altima is available...
- 2003-2007 Nissan MuranoNissan MuranoThe first generation Nissan Murano was powered by a 3.5 litre 245 bhp V6 engine, also used in several other Nissan models like the Altima, Maxima, and Nissan 350Z, but specifically tuned for use in the Murano. Available with standard front-wheel-drive and optional all-wheel-drive , the Nissan...
- 2003-2008 Nissan TeanaNissan TeanaThe Nissan Teana is a luxury mid-size car produced by Nissan of Japan, introduced in 2003. It is exported as the Nissan Maxima and Nissan Cefiro to certain markets, not to be confused with the Nissan Maxima sold in North America with which it shares a platform .It is also exported to Mauritius as...
- 2004-2008 Nissan MaximaNissan MaximaThe first car to wear the Maxima name was introduced in 1981. It was essentially a Japanese-market Bluebird 910 with a longer nose. The car was offered as the 810 Deluxe or 810 Maxima that first year, and all 810s became Maximas for 1982...
- 2004-2009 Nissan QuestNissan QuestThe Nissan Quest is a minivan manufactured since 1993 by Nissan, and is now in its fourth generation. The first two generations of the Quest were a joint venture with Ford, which marketed a rebadged variant as the Mercury Villager...
- 2003- Nissan PresageNissan presageThe first generation Presage was launched by Nissan in June 1998 as a competitor to the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Estima. It was available with either seven or nine seats...
- 2005-present Renault Samsung SM7Samsung SM7The Samsung SM7 is a mid-size luxury sedan produced by the Korean manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors.-First generation:The SM7 is based on the Nissan J31 platform, which also shares underpinnings with the Nissan Teana and the sixth-generation Nissan Maxima...