Beijing 2008: Nissan unveils new Teana and Teana XV
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/" rel="tag">Nissan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764170/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/01_nissanteana_opt.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764140/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/10_nissanteana_opt.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click above for high-res gallery of the Nissan Teana and Teana XV</em><br /><br />Back in October of last year, Nissan unveiled the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/25/tokyo-motor-show-getting-intimate-with-the-intima/">Intima concept</a> at the 2007 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Tokyo-Motor-Show/">Tokyo Motor Show</a>. The large front-wheel-drive sedan previewed the styling for the new Teana (above, dark) and more luxurious Teana XV (above, light) that Nissan and its Chinese joint-venture partner Dongfeng debuted at the Auto China show in Beijing. The connection between concept and production vehicle is strong here, with the windswept front fasica, large greenhouse, and kink at the bottom of the C-pillar coming over intact. The flush grille, LED headlamps and suicide doors, however, did not.<br /><br />The Teana will have a strong link to the western world thanks to the platform on which it rides, which is also shared with the Altima, Maxima and Murano. Power is provided by Nissan's award-winning 3.5L VQ V6 engine, which is mated to a CVT transmission for the Chinese. It appears that a bevy of 2.0 and 2.5L four-cylinder powerplants will also be available when the car goes on sale in late Summer. <br /><br />Make no mistake, the Teana is a large, luxurious front-wheel-drive sedan, just like the current Maxima here in the U.S. It even features such niceties as a BOSE 5.1-channel surround sound system and Nissan's panoramic sunroof in the XV version.<br />Check out more pics of the new Nissan Teana in the gallery below.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/">Nissan Teana and Teana XV</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764168/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/00_nissanteana_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764170/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/01_nissanteana_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764169/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/02_nissanteana_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764138/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/03_nissanteana_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-teana-and-teana-xv/764143/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/04_nissanteana_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/">Nissan Intima concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/456455/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/aaa_nissan_intima_tokyo01 2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/456454/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/aaa_nissan_intima_tokyo01 1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/456453/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/aaa_nissan_intima_tokyo01 0_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/456452/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/aaa_nissan_intima_tokyo00 9_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-intima-concept/456451/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/aaa_nissan_intima_tokyo00 8_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this) " onmouseout="_tipoff()"><e m><strong>All photos Copyright (C)2008 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc. <br /><br /></strong></em></span>[Source: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/2008/04/21/2008-beijing-new-teana-and-teana-xv/">Autoblog Chinese</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/21/beijing-2008-nissan-unveils-new-teana-and-teana-xv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1173516/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/21/beijing-2008-nissan-unveils-new-teana-and-teana-xv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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