Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the fully redesigned Presage minivan will be released in the domestic market on July 24.
One of the most prominent features of the all-new Presage is its simple and easy-to-use seating arrangements. The third-row seat stows under the floor in a simple one-touch operation to create a large luggage area. The second-row seat on the passenger side incorporates a remote-control walk-in feature that makes it easier to get in and out of the third-row seat. This second-row seat also slides sideways, reconfiguring it as a captain’s seat or a bench seat, according to seating needs. With these and other versatile seating arrangements that can be conveniently reconfigured, this new minivan will enable families to enjoy a wide variety of enriching activities together.
On the inside, the interior has been rendered in a stylish, modern design befitting active lifestyles. In addition, the Presage is based on the same FF-L (Front engine, Front drive, Large) platform that is featured on the Teana. This gives the Presage solid underpinnings for delivering sedan-like dynamic performance and superb ride comfort.
The Presage comes with a host of highly practical equipment and attributes, including a glass hatch in the back door, a side blind spot monitor, and outstanding ease of ingress and egress thanks to its low, flat floor and sliding doors on both sides. The Presage also provides high-level safety performance, featuring Japan’s first SRS side curtain airbag systems that extend protection even to third-row seat occupants.
The principal unique features of the Presage include:
– simple and easy-to-use seating arrangements;
– comfortable long-distance touring performance; and
– functions that offer convenience and useful features that will appeal to female drivers.
Sales target:
5,000 units/month
Presage Overview
1. Design
Exterior
The exterior design has been executed around the theme of intelligent dynamism. By making effective use of the low floor height, a dynamic, active-looking form has been created that combines a flowing silhouette with a large, spacious interior.
Interior
The interior design concentrates the control functions in the center cluster for outstanding visibility and easy of use and imparts an open look to the instrument panel and door trim. This combination produces a contemporary interior that is highly functional, yet has the cozy comfort of one’s living room.
2. Vehicle packaging and seating arrangements
The Presage provides greater interior roominess for all members of the family to travel in spacious comfort, together with substantially improved utility and easy of use, attributes that are essential in a minivan. — Ford's all-new full-size crossover.
Interior livability has been enhanced by keeping the overall height to a low 1,685 mm, thereby lowering the car’s center of gravity, and by increasing the interior height to 1,250 mm.
At 2,995 mm, the interior’s overall length is one of the longest in this class, while the car’s overall length has been kept to 4,840 mm.
Open space overhead and legroom have been increased to create a roomy interior that provides comfortable seating for six adults while still securing sufficient luggage-carrying space.
By sliding the passenger-side second-row seat sideways, it can be reconfigured in a captain’s seat mode or in a three-passenger bench seat mode to accommodate different seating requirements.
A variety of measures have been taken to provide superior ease of vehicle ingress and egress. For instance, the floor is designed low and flat with no height difference between it and the step. The seat cushion height has been lowered, making it easier to get in and out of the seats. The sliding doors open wide to create a larger opening for easier access.
The passenger-side second-row seat incorporates a remote-control walk-in feature that allows the driver to slide the seat ahead and simultaneously tilt the seatback forward at the push of a dashboard switch, thereby supporting easier ingress/egress to and from the third-row seat.
Simply pulling a ring handle once on the left-hand side of the luggage bay stows the third-row seat under the floor to create a large luggage area. — Honda's all-new Airwave compact station wagon.
3. Mechanisms
The QR25DE engine achieves a significant improvement in low-end torque for enhanced ease of use in the speed range of everyday driving, including passing acceleration. Its ample output with power in reserve ensures enjoyable driving.
The VQ35DE engine delivers smooth, powerful dynamic performance in the practical speed range of ordinary driving. Additionally, this engine is teamed with the XTRONIC CVT continuously variable transmission, a newly developed large-capacity CVT capable of handling the high torque of a 3.5-liter engine, to provide smooth driving performance combined with low fuel consumption.
Ripple-control shock absorbers are adopted in the front suspension to improve tire-road contact by isolating the transmission of minute vibrations from the road surface, and a multi-link suspension is used at the rear. This suspension hardware delivers a comfortable ride together with superb handling and stability.
The FF-L platform secures a wide track and a long wheelbase and also facilitates the use of the new multi-link rear suspension and large-diameter tires.
Models fitted with the 2.5-liter engine come with the Auto Control 4WD system that delivers outstanding traction performance as well as improved fuel economy due to its smaller and lighter design.
Models equipped with the 3.5-liter engine feature the All-Mode 4×4 System that provides stable start-off acceleration even on snow-covered or other slippery road surfaces.
4. Practicality
The Presage is the first in its class to adopt a glass hatch in the back door. — evolution of successful compact vehicles.
Available on the left rear side is a remote-control automatic sliding door that opens and closes at the touch of a switch, either from the driver’s seat, the second-row seat or the remote-control key fob.
The seat fabric incorporates a deodorizing function that adsorbs and dissolves unpleasant odors in the interior.
The interior abounds in convenient storage places.
The center control switch incorporates an eight-way independent push-switch controller for simple and easy-to-understand operation of the navigation system, audio system and other functions.
One of the optional features available on all models is Nissan’s CARWINGS telematics service for both “enjoyable connectivity” and “peace-of-mind connectivity.”
The Presage adopts a card-type Intelligent Key system that enables users to lock/unlock all the doors, unlock the glass hatch and start/stop the engine, simply by carrying the key fob with them. The card has a built-in emergency key and also incorporates an engine immobilizer function.
5. Safety and environmental performance
All models are available with optional SRS side curtain airbag systems that are the first such safety equipment in Japan to extend protection to third-row seat occupants. In addition, Nissan’s front-seat Active Head Restraints are standard on all models.
All Presage models are certified as ultra-low emission vehicles (U-LEVs)*1 because they emit 75% fewer exhaust emissions than the levels mandated under Japan’s 2000 exhaust emission regulations. With their excellent fuel economy, they also qualify for tax reductions under the Green Tax program.
