Nissan Lafesta


The Nissan Lafesta is a compact MPV built by Nissan for the Asian market.

Etymology

The name was derived from the Italian word festa, meaning holiday, festival or party, and according to the manufacturer "expresses a desire to spend an enjoyable time in the car together with family members or friends."

First generation (B30, 2004–2012)

It was unveiled on September 2, 2004 and first released on December 2, 2004 priced between ¥1,785,000 and ¥2,310,000 in Japan, with a sales target of 5,000/month. The Lafesta shares a platform with the Renault Scénic and Renault Megane.
The Lafesta is the successor to the Nissan Prairie/Liberty and currently competes with the Toyota Isis, Honda Stream, Toyota WISH, Subaru Exiga, and the Mazda Premacy. The Lafesta also takes the Nissan Avenir's former role as the estate version of the U14 Nissan Bluebird.
The vehicle offers sliding doors on both sides, Nissan's Intelligent key system, GPS navigation system, reverse camera and a panoramic roof. The only engine option available is a 2.0 L MR20DE inline-four unit. Both front- and four-wheel drive transmissions are available; the former uses a torsion beam suspension at the rear while the latter has a trailing arm multi-link arrangement.
The Lafesta is built at the same factory that once produced the larger Nissan Presage.
The 2007, Lafesta received a minor facelift from the 2004 model.
The first generation Lafesta was discontinued in Japan on December 26, 2012.

Second generation (B35, 2011–2017)

Nissan Lafesta Highway STAR (2011–2018)

The second generation Lafesta is a version of the third generation Mazda Premacy supplied to Nissan by Mazda on an original equipment manufacturer basis. Unlike the Premacy, the new Nissan Lafesta Highway Star ditches the Nagare design.
Japan models went on sale on June 15, 2011. Models available include Highway Star.

Production

Mazda supplied the Premacy for use in the Nissan Lafesta Highway STAR beginning in May 2011.

Discontinuation

Following the discontinuation of the Mazda Premacy, sales of the Nissan Lafesta Highway Star ended on March 24, 2018.