Since its introduction last July, the 2004 Nissan Quest has been turning heads, changing attitudes and destroying stereotypes about compact vans and their drivers.
"In fact," says Ian Forsyth, Nissan Canada director of marketing, "the new Quest has redefined the compact van, adding emotional elements with its contemporary styling and fun-to-drive personality. This is a compact van you could fall in love with."
At the same time, says Forsyth, the revolutionary 2004 Quest's design innovation and advanced technology have elevated the traditional compact van virtues of functionality, safety and utility.
The 2004 Quest has grown up to be among the roomiest in the front-wheel-drive compact van class. It provides such user-focused enhancements as folding second- and third-row seats and the widest opening sliding doors in its segment.
Highlights of the 2004 Nissan Quest compact van include:
Body
- Dramatic exterior design with flowing, arched beltline
- Widest-opening sliding side doors in the front-wheel drive compact van segment
- Long wheelbase, wide track, well-defined wheel wells with minimal gap with the tire sidewall
- SkyView (TM) glass roof panel system for second and third row seats (3.5 SE) (available on 3.5SL)
- Power-operated dual sliding doors and rear liftgate (3.5 SE)
- Halogen headlights with cornering lights, available (on 3.5 SE) fog lights
- Body-colour door handles, mirrors and side moldings
- Heated outside mirrors (with puddle lamps on 3.5 SE)
- Standard privacy glass (second row, third row and liftgate)
Engine and Driveline
- FF-L (Front engine, Front-wheel drive, Large) platform
- 3.5-litre DOHC 24-valve V6 engine producing 240 horsepower and 242 ft-lbs of torque
- Aluminum block and heads, sequential multi-point electronic fuel injection, Continuous Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVVTS), microfinished crankshaft and camshaft, molybdenum-coated pistons
- Four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with overdrive (3.5 S and 3.5 SL) or five-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with overdrive (3.5 SE)Instrument panel-mounted shifter lever
- Standard Traction Control System (TCS), available Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) on 3.5 SE
- Standard sensor-type Tire Pressure Monitor System
Suspension, Steering and Braking
- Four-wheel independent suspension with advanced multi-link rear suspension and front and rear stabilizer bars
- Four-wheel vented disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA) and Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)
- Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
- 1,588-kg (3,500-lb) towing capacity
Interior Features
- One of the largest interior volumes of any front-wheel drive compact van
- Advanced design Fold-Away TM seat function for second- and third-row seats
- Second row seat "tip up" feature combined with widest opening sliding rear doors allows improved ingress/egress to the third row seat
- Centre-mounted instrument cluster with 6.3-inch information display screen
- Standard eight-way adjustable driver's seat with lumbar support; available eight-way power
- Heated front seats
- Available leather-appointed interior
- Standard 150-watt AM/FM/CD audio system with eight speakers
- Available first-ever Bose®-developed audio system for the compact van segment in North America
- Available dual zone automatic temperature control for driver and front passenger
- Standard 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 plus 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 standard 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 colour display
- Standard 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 construction with front and rear crushable zones and occupant zone
- Nissan Advanced Air Bag System, uses crash zone sensor and advanced occupant weight sensing capability to control front air bag deployment
- Standard head curtain supplemental air bags to help protect first, second and third row outboard occupants in side-impact collisions
- Available front seat side – impact airbags
- Three-point seat belts and height-adjustable head restraints for all seating positions
- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers 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 in Canton Miss.