Nissan Presage

The Nissan Presage was a minivan that Nissan produced from 1998 to 2009 and sold officially only in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Its name is the French word for omen. The first generation, the U30 launched in June 1998, was a seven or nine seat rival to the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Estima, sharing most of its components with the Nissan R'nessa, and was sold through Nissan Bluebird Store dealers as a larger companion to the Prairie. It offered a 3.0-litre V6 or a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel four, later joined by a 2.5-litre petrol four. The second generation, the U31 of June 2003, moved to sliding rear doors and a transformable seven or eight seat interior on the platform of the Teana and the Murano. A sporty Highway Star trim was offered on both, and production ended in 2009 because of poor sales.