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Nissan Australia / U12

Nissan U12 Pintara

The U12 Pintara represented Nissan's late local passenger-car push, with Australian production tied into the broader Project Matilda program and the brand's final years as a local volume manufacturer.

1989-1992Foundational pagefamily iconnissan
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Variants covered
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Body styles
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Bathurst entries noted

Gallery: 1/2 live images or illustrations

Highlights

Why this series matters

  • One of the clearest representations of Nissan's final Australian passenger-car manufacturing phase.
  • Important for covering the national archive beyond Holden, Ford, Toyota, and Mitsubishi.
  • Useful anchor page for the Clayton-era manufacturing story.

Body styles

Factory spread

SedanHatchback

Variants

Trim and body branches

1989-1992Mainstream entry point into the locally built Pintara range.

GLi

Body styles: Sedan, Hatchback

Engines: Inline-four

  • Core value grade
  • Fleet and family role
  • Representative base Pintara
1989-1992Better-equipped mainstream trim for private buyers.

Executive

Body styles: Sedan

Engines: Inline-four

  • Comfort-led branch
  • Broader retail appeal
  • Typical mid-spec family variant
1989-1992Sporting upper-end Pintara trim.

TRX

Body styles: Sedan, Hatchback

Engines: Inline-four

  • More style-led positioning
  • Enthusiast interest
  • Useful halo within the range

Gallery

Photos and artwork

1 live images or illustrations | 2 tracked assets

In-house artwork
Cinematic ShowcaseIn-house artwork

AI-generated illustrative artwork inspired by the Nissan U12 Pintara.

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In-house AI illustrative artwork
Cars Zone AU
Research lead
Historical gallery leadResearch lead

Candidate historical image lead for the locally built Nissan U12 Pintara program.

Permission required1989-1992
Wheels archive reference lead
WhichCar / Wheels
Useful as a sourcing lead while a licensable period image is being tracked down.