Nissan NV200

The Nissan NV200 is a Japanese light commercial vehicle manufactured by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. since 2009. The car is produced in the form of a 7-seater minivan and a 2-seater van. In Europe and India, a special 5-seater version, the Nissan Evalia, is produced and sold. In Japan, the car is known under the designation Nissan NV200 Vanette. Since 2013, General Motors has been producing the Chevrolet City Express van based on the NV200. Cars are assembled in Japan, Spain, China and some other countries.

Engine HR16DE/H4M

The Renault-Nissan HR16DE / H4M engine is a logical continuation of the Renault K4M internal combustion engine. The motor was modernized, mainly the gas distribution mechanism and electronic control were changed. Also, the engine was equipped with a timing chain drive, new camshafts and two fuel injectors per cylinder. Hydraulic lifters were removed from the engine (adjustment by selecting pushers every 100 thousand km). The variable valve timing system is retained on the intake shaft. The engine has become more economical than its predecessor, more powerful and more environmentally friendly.
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Engine VQ40DE

The 4-liter VQ40DE engine has become not only one of the most reliable in the line of Nissan VQ gasoline units, but also the most voluminous in it. This is an enlarged version of the VQ35DE, which received an expansion of volume due to the size of the cylinders and the piston stroke. The power unit appeared in 2005 in the USA, was developed for SUVs, since that time it has been equipped with the largest Nissan cars, as well as the Suzuki Equator until 2013. ICE VQ40DE experts recommend, like other motors in the series. It has a gorgeous resource, which is unusual with modern disposability, the absence of problems and a huge potential for tuning.
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Engine MR20DE/M4R

The start of engine production according to various sources dates back to 2004 or 2005 and is produced to this day. First, it was installed on the Nissan Lafesta and Nissan Serena minivans, as well as on the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy sedan (in Russia, Nissan Almera, produced at AvtoVAZ facilities). Since 2006, it has been installed on the Nissan Qashqai (Dualis in Japan, in America – Rogue), and since 2007 on the Nissan X-trail. This engine is installed not only on Nissan cars, but also on Renault cars such as: Renault Clio, Renault Laguna, Renault Mégane and others. Now on the new Qashqai and X-trail their slightly modernized version is put with 144 hp versus 141 in previous generations and 135-138 hp produced by Renault.
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Engine VK56DE

The parent of the VK56DE engine was the VK45DE. Unlike its older relative, this engine acquired a larger cylinder block with a height of 232 mm, due to which the connecting rods were extended to 154.5 mm. The cylinders themselves began to be produced wider by 5 mm, they became 98 mm wide, and a new crankshaft was also installed, which made it possible to increase the piston stroke to 92.8 mm. All the changes led to the fact that the engine began to have a lower Compression ratio and a larger displacement, which was 5.6 liters. The cylinder head is aluminum, the valve timing system on the CVTCS outlet camshafts has become stepless. A chain is used to drive the timing. The result is a motor perfect for pickups and SUVs, taking traction from low revs.
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