Detroit Auto Show: At a Glance: 2004 Nissan Quest
DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2003; The all-new 2004 Nissan Quest is a
revolutionary, category-redefining approach to the minivan -- one that adds a
highly emotional element by offering style, innovation and driving
performance. The new Quest has grown in size to become the largest in the
front-wheel drive minivan segment. Its dynamic and athletic-looking exterior
is marked by a long wheelbase (which allows for the widest opening sliding
doors in the segment), wide track, and arching roofline.
The Quest interior features include 2nd and 3rd row flat-folding seats, a
10-speaker Bose(R) audio system (the first ever Bose system developed for a
minivan), a DVD Entertainment System and a dramatic new Skyview(R) roof glass
panel system that creates a bright and airy feeling throughout the cabin.
Powering the front-wheel drive Quest is a 230-plus horsepower 3.5-liter
DOHC V6, while a new 4-wheel independent suspension provides excellent dynamic
capabilities. The Quest utilizes Nissan's proven FF-L platform, also found on
the Altima, all-new 2003 Murano crossover SUV and upcoming flagship 2004
Maxima premium performance sedan.
The new Quest will be assembled at Nissan's new $1.43 billion
manufacturing facility in Canton, Miss. The Quest is scheduled to go on sale
at more than 1,100 Nissan dealers nationwide in summer 2003. Highlights of
the 2004 Nissan Quest minivan include:
Body
-- Dramatic exterior design with flowing, arched beltline
-- Widest-opening sliding side doors in the segment
-- Long wheelbase, wide track, well-defined wheelwells with minimal gap
with the tire sidewall
-- Available Skyview roof glass panel system for 2nd and 3rd row seats
-- Available power-operated dual sliding doors and rear liftgate
-- Halogen headlights with cornering lights, available fog lights
-- Body-color door handles, mirrors and side moldings
-- Available heated outside mirrors with puddle lamps
-- Standard privacy glass (2nd row, 3rd row and liftgate)
-- Available rear sonar system that can detect obstacles while in
reverse
Engine and Driveline
-- FF-L (Front engine, Front-wheel drive, Large) platform
-- 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 producing 230-plus horsepower and 235-plus
lb-ft of torque
-- Aluminum block and heads, sequential multi-point electronic fuel
injection, Continuous Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS),
microfinished crankshaft and camshaft, molybdenum-coated pistons
-- 4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with
overdrive or 5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission
with overdrive
-- Instrument panel-mounted shifter lever
-- Standard Traction Control System (TCS), available Vehicle Dynamic
Control (VDC)
-- Sensor-type Tire Pressure Monitor System
Suspension, Steering and Braking
-- 4-wheel independent suspension with advanced multi-link rear
suspension and front and rear stabilizer bars
-- 4-wheel vented disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Brake
Assist (BA) and Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)
-- Available wheels and tires: 16x6.5 and 225/65R16 or 17x6.5 and
225/60R17
-- Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
-- Maximum 3,500-lb towing capacity (properly equipped)
Interior Features
-- The largest interior volume of any front-wheel drive minivan
-- Advanced design flat-folding seat function for 2nd and 3rd row seats,
providing "complete spontaneity" for carrying passengers or cargo
-- 2nd row seat "tip up" feature combined with widest opening sliding
rear doors allows improved ingress/egress to the 3rd row seat
-- Center-mounted instrument cluster with 6.3-inch information display
screen
-- Standard 8-way adjustable driver's seat with lumbar support.
Available 8-way power
-- Available driver's seat memory system (seat position, foot pedal
position and outside mirror position) and heated front seats
-- Available leather-appointed interior
-- Standard 150-watt AM/FM/CD audio system with eight speakers
-- First-ever Bose(R)-developed audio system for the minivan
category -- available 10-speaker audio system
-- Available steering wheel-mounted audio controls
-- Available dual zone automatic temperature control for driver and
front passenger
-- Power front windows with one-touch auto up/down and safety reverse
feature
-- Front overhead console with sunglasses holder and dual map lights
-- Available full-length rear overhead console with storage bins,
personal lamps and air vents
-- Eight cupholders, bottle holders/map pockets on each sliding door
-- Numerous storage bins and areas, including a driver-accessible
storage drawer located under front passenger seat
-- Four 12-volt power points
-- Available DVD Entertainment System with option of one or two
roof-mounted display screens (DVD drive located under the front
passenger seat, oriented toward the driver)
-- All audio systems feature "dual media" capability (when equipped with
rear audio controls), allowing rear passengers to use headphones for
a different media source than what is played through the speakers
-- Available DVD-based Nissan Navigation System with 7.0-inch color
display
-- Rear heating and air conditioning system
-- Long length and wide cargo area, allowing carrying of 4x8-foot
dimensional materials on the floor with the liftgate closed
Safety and Security
-- Zone Body Structure with front and rear crushable zones and occupant
zone
-- Standard Nissan Advanced Air Bag System, utilizes crash zone sensor
and advanced occupant sensing capability to control front air bag
deployment force
-- Standard Head Curtain Air Bags to help protect 1st, 2nd and 3rd row
outboard occupants from side-impact collisions
-- Available front seat supplemental side-impact air bags for thorax
protection
-- 3-point seat belts and height-adjustable head restraints for all
seating positions
-- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) child seat anchorage
system
-- Child safety rear door locks
Models and Manufacturing
-- Available in three well-equipped models: 3.5 S, 3.5 SL, 3.5 SE
-- Assembled by Nissan North America Manufacturing Canton Mississippi
Plant
2004 Nissan Quest Preliminary Specifications
Layout/Body: Front engine, front-wheel drive
FF-L (Front engine, Front-wheel drive, Large) platform
(also utilized with Nissan Altima, Murano and 2004
Maxima)
Engine: 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V6
230-plus horsepower, 235-plus lb-ft torque
Aluminum block and heads, sequential multi-point
electronic fuel injection, Continuous Variable Valve
Timing Control System (CVTCS), microfinished crankshaft
and camshaft, molybdenum-coated pistons
Transmission: 4-speed electronically controlled automatic with
overdrive or 5-speed electronically controlled automatic
transmission with overdrive
Drive Front-wheel drive with standard Traction Control System
Configuration: (TCS), available Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
Suspension: 4-wheel independent suspension with advanced multi-link
rear suspension and front and rear stabilizer bars
Brakes: 4-wheel disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS),
Brake Assist and Electronic Brake force Distribution
(EBD)
Wheels/Tires: 16x6.5 and 225/65R16; 17x6.5 and 225/60R17
Wheelbase: 124.0 inches
Length: 204.1 inches
Width: 77.6 inches
Height: 70.0 inches (without roof rack)
Track f/r: 66.9 inches/66.9 inches
Safety: Zone Body Structure with front and rear crushable zones
and occupant zone, standard Nissan Advanced Air Bag
system, utilizes crash zone sensor and advanced occupant
sensing capability to control front air bag deployment
force, front seat supplemental side-impact air bags for
thorax protection, standard Head Curtain Air Bags to help
protect 1st, 2nd and 3rd row outboard occupants from
side-impact collisions, 3-point seat belts and
height-adjustable head restraints for all seating
positions, LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren)
child seat anchorage system, child safety rear door locks
Other: Available DVD-based Nissan Navigation System with
7.0-inch color display; Rear Sonar System; DVD
Entertainment System with option of one or two
roof-mounted rear display screens; Bose(R) audio system
with AM/FM/CD6 and 10 speakers; center-mounted meter
cluster with 6.3-inch information display screen; 8-way
power driver's seat, driver's seat memory system; 2nd row
Captain's Chairs with flat-folding feature,
three-position fore/aft slide and "tip up" feature for
easy ingress/egress to 3rd row; 3rd row bench seat with
"easy operation" flat-folding feature and retractable
seat cushion strikers; power-operated sliding doors and
liftgate; power-adjustable foot pedals; power front
windows with one-touch auto up/down and safety reverse
features; Skyview(TM) roof glass panels for 2nd and 3rd
row passengers combined with full-length rear overhead
console; four 12-volt power points
