JDM Traditional Japanese Car Nissan Cedric/Gloria
The Cedric Gloria is a luxury sedan manufactured by Nissan.
The Cedric is a sedan developed by Nissan as a purely domestic medium-sized passenger car in 1960. The Gloria was developed by Prince Motors as a luxury sedan based on the original Skyline. In 1966, due to the merger of Prince and Nissan, Cedric and Gloria were manufactured and sold as sister cars until 2004.
The name Cedric is derived from the main character of the novel "Little Prince", Cedric, and was named with the meaning of being loved and loved by everyone like this young nobleman. The name Gloria comes from the Latin word meaning "glory".
The 1st Gloria was born in January 1959. The heavy use of plating on the front and rear bumpers, distinctive tail fins, body side plating moldings and window sashes give it a presence unique to a luxury car that evokes the image of American cars of the time. rice field. The 1st generation Cedric was developed in 1960 as a purely domestic medium-sized passenger car. It featured a style that was strongly influenced by American cars, such as a front windshield that wrapped around the side called a wraparound window, a forward-tilted A-pillar, vertical dual headlamps and tail fins.
The 2nd generation Gloria was introduced in 1962. It featured a flat deck style with wide and low proportions. In 1965, the 2nd generation Cedric was introduced. From the American style of the predecessor, it became the European style of design by Pininfarina.
After that, in 1966, Prince Motors and Nissan Motors merged, and in 1967, the 3rd generation Gloria appeared. It was also called the "Royal Look" at the time because the four headlamps arranged vertically on both sides of the front resembled the Nissan Prince Royal, which was developed by Prince and announced after the merger with Nissan.
The 4th generation Gloria, which appeared in 1971, became a sister car with the same basic structure as the 3rd generation Cedric. The difference from Cedric is the bonnet hood, radiator grille, tail lamp, wheel cover, and hood mascot.
The 1979 model was the first in Japan to be equipped with a turbo engine. In 1983, a model equipped with the first domestic mass-produced V-type 6-cylinder OHC engine appeared instead of the in-line 6-cylinder SOHC L-type engine that had been installed for many years.
In 1987, only sedans and hardtops were available, and Gloria's hardtop Gran Turismo series adopted a large air dam bumper to increase sportiness. In 1991, only the hardtop underwent a model change, from a pillarless to a pillared hardtop with a center pillar.
Furthermore, in 1995, front seat dual airbags were standard equipment on all models, making it a model with improved safety. In 1999, the final model appeared.
Developed based on the new-generation LL class platform, both Cedric and Gloria became "one brand, one model", and only a 4-door hardtop was available. In addition, it was a model that represented Nissan, such as the direct injection V-type 6-cylinder DOHC engine and the world's first toroidal continuously variable transmission.
Unfortunately, in 2004, Cedric's 44-year history and Gloria's 45-year history ended with the introduction of the successor Fugue.
The Cedric is a sedan developed by Nissan as a purely domestic medium-sized passenger car in 1960. The Gloria was developed by Prince Motors as a luxury sedan based on the original Skyline. In 1966, due to the merger of Prince and Nissan, Cedric and Gloria were manufactured and sold as sister cars until 2004.
The name Cedric is derived from the main character of the novel "Little Prince", Cedric, and was named with the meaning of being loved and loved by everyone like this young nobleman. The name Gloria comes from the Latin word meaning "glory".
The 1st Gloria was born in January 1959. The heavy use of plating on the front and rear bumpers, distinctive tail fins, body side plating moldings and window sashes give it a presence unique to a luxury car that evokes the image of American cars of the time. rice field. The 1st generation Cedric was developed in 1960 as a purely domestic medium-sized passenger car. It featured a style that was strongly influenced by American cars, such as a front windshield that wrapped around the side called a wraparound window, a forward-tilted A-pillar, vertical dual headlamps and tail fins.
The 2nd generation Gloria was introduced in 1962. It featured a flat deck style with wide and low proportions. In 1965, the 2nd generation Cedric was introduced. From the American style of the predecessor, it became the European style of design by Pininfarina.
After that, in 1966, Prince Motors and Nissan Motors merged, and in 1967, the 3rd generation Gloria appeared. It was also called the "Royal Look" at the time because the four headlamps arranged vertically on both sides of the front resembled the Nissan Prince Royal, which was developed by Prince and announced after the merger with Nissan.
The 4th generation Gloria, which appeared in 1971, became a sister car with the same basic structure as the 3rd generation Cedric. The difference from Cedric is the bonnet hood, radiator grille, tail lamp, wheel cover, and hood mascot.
The 1979 model was the first in Japan to be equipped with a turbo engine. In 1983, a model equipped with the first domestic mass-produced V-type 6-cylinder OHC engine appeared instead of the in-line 6-cylinder SOHC L-type engine that had been installed for many years.
In 1987, only sedans and hardtops were available, and Gloria's hardtop Gran Turismo series adopted a large air dam bumper to increase sportiness. In 1991, only the hardtop underwent a model change, from a pillarless to a pillared hardtop with a center pillar.
Furthermore, in 1995, front seat dual airbags were standard equipment on all models, making it a model with improved safety. In 1999, the final model appeared.
Developed based on the new-generation LL class platform, both Cedric and Gloria became "one brand, one model", and only a 4-door hardtop was available. In addition, it was a model that represented Nissan, such as the direct injection V-type 6-cylinder DOHC engine and the world's first toroidal continuously variable transmission.
Unfortunately, in 2004, Cedric's 44-year history and Gloria's 45-year history ended with the introduction of the successor Fugue.