30 - Friday, Octover 21, 1988 - North Shore News

TWO BRAND-NEW cars, two new engines and numerous
items of new technology get star billing as Nissan raises the

curtain on its 1989 lineup.

Nissan’s two totally-new models
are the Maxima executive-sports
sedan and the sporty 240SX, of-
fered as both a coupe and a
fastback.

The new Maxima is longer,
roomier and sleeker than any
previous luxury sedan bearing this
name. It shares nothing in com-
mon with its predecessors, other
than its smooth, three-litre V6
engine. However, this has been
further refined to yield 160 horse-
power.

Although the aerodynamically
sleek 240SX replaces the 200SX as
Nissan’s medium-priced sports
coupe, it is entirely new from the
ground up.

It is also the first production
Nissan to incorporate a new
multi-link rear suspension first us-
ed in experimental cars like Mid-4
and Arc-X. It makes 240SX excep-
tionally nimble, manoeuvrable and
“forgiving’’, even under difficult

driving conditions.

The interior of the 240SX is
ultra-modern. Despite this, its
wraparound layout and body-
hugging seats are thoroughly prac-
tical, comfortable and convenient
for drivers and passengers alike.

Nissan was the world’s first
automaker to offer a production
version of Head Up dashboard
display in Japan this past spring.
Now, it brings this proven safety
feature to North America as an
option on certain models of 240SX
and Maxima.

Head up display was first used
in jet-fighters. In Nissan’s new
cars, it projects the speedometer
readout onto a specially treated
patch of windshield. this lets the
driver check his or her speed
without glancing away from the
road ahead.

Two new 12-valve, four-cylinder
engines also make their debut in
the 1989 Nissan lineup.

Photo submitted

THE 1989 Nissan 240SX optional intrumentation with head-up display.

A big but lively and smooth-
running 2.4-litre engine powers the
_240SX — hence the car’s name. It
generates plenty of torque and an
estimated 140 horsepower.

The base-model Pulsar XE
sports coupe, plus all Sentras —
sedan, coupe and wagon — are

powered by a new 12-valve 1.6-litre
engine. It’s rated at 90 horse-

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power, up a healthy 20 horsepower
from its eight-valve predecessor.

Other noteworthy Nissan
features for 1989 include:

® Viscous coupled full-time
four-wheel-drive, optional on the
compact Sentra wagon.

© Precise electro-hydraulic steer-
ing in the Maxima.

¢ This is combined with ‘road
reading’’, bump-smoothing Sonar
Suspension in those Maxima
GXEs fitted with the optional
Electronics Package.

_* Smooth-shifting, high-effi-
ciency, computer-controlled
automatic transmissions, optional
on 240SX and Maxima. (They
were introduced on Nissan’s
Pathfinder and Pickup last year.)

¢ Anti-lock brakes on Maxima
SE. They will also be phased in as
part of a new 240SX option
package, within the next few mon-
ths.

* Electronic ‘‘Spatial Instrument
Display’. This is an instrument

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