Datsun Motor Co. imported its first pickup to the United States in 1959. The compact pickup sold well and Datsun continued to import trucks until it built a factory in Smyrna, Tennessee. The first Nissan trucks came off the assembly line in time for the 1983 model year. The 1997 Nissan pickup was the sixth generation of pickups produced by the company and is available in standard, XE four-wheel drive and XE.
Powertrain and Fuel Economy
The 2.4-liter, inline four-cylinder engine has 134 horsepower at 5,200 rpm. It has 154 feet-pounds of torque at 3,600 rpm with a 3.5-inch bore and 3.78-inch stroke and a compression ratio of 8.6-to-1. The standard transmission is a five-speed manual with overdrive but a four-speed automatic with overdrive is an option with the XE trim. The standard and XE trim versions average 21 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city and 25 mpg on the highway. The four-wheel drive XE averages 17 mpg in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.
Size
The 1997 Nissan pickup is 174.6 inches long, 62 inches high---the four-wheel drive XE is 67.1 inches high---with a wheelbase of 104.3 inches. The bed length is 73.8 inches. The truck has 42.2 inches of legroom and seats three people.
Handling, Payload and Towing
The pickup has ABS with two ventilated disc brakes on the rear wheels. The front independent stabilizer bar has torsion springs and the rear has a rigid beam suspension with leaf springs. The truck is capable of carrying 1,400 lbs. in its bed and can tow 3,500 lbs.
Features
A radio and air conditioning are options on the 1997 Nissan pickup. The truck has a bench seat with three-point seat belts for the driver and right side passenger seats with a lap belt in the middle seat. Power steering and a driver's side airbag are standard equipment.
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