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The Nissan Pintara is a compact automobile that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Australia from 1986 to 1992.
Four specification levels of the R31 Pintara were offered: GLi, Executive, GX, and GXE. A TRX bodykit package was offered for the GX and GXE sedans, featuring a front and rear air dam, rear spoiler, side skirts, grille cover, and low profile tyres. Unlike the later U12 TRX, this did not feature any mechanical upgrades.
The sole engine choice was a 2.0-litre CA20E inline-four, producing (DIN) at 5200 rpm and (DIN) at 3200 rpm. This unit was SOHC, multi-point fuel injected featuring electronic concentrated control system (ECCS) including electronic ignition. It featured two spark plugs per cylinder to help meet emission requirements.
This engine was previously seen in the (sportier) Nissan Gazelle and was a particularly high revving engine for a car of this type.
Rather than build the U11 Bluebird, Nissan Australia had chosen to go the route of building a localised four-cylinder Skyline, because of the Bluebird's switch to front-wheel drive with the U11. Nissan Australia had feared that the new front-wheel drive design would not resonate well with the Australian consumer, as the Australian market was well acclimated to rear-wheel drive at the time.
For this reason, rival Toyota had continued to produce the rear-wheel drive T140 Corona up to 1987 for the Australian market, despite most other markets receiving the front-wheel-drive T150. The reality of marketing a front-wheel drive Bluebird in the Australian market would come into fruition with the succeeding U12 model.
In Australia, this was sold as the Nissan Pintara (U12), also available as a locally designed five-door "Superhatch". The sedan and Superhatch were exported to New Zealand as the Nissan Bluebird (replacing locally assembled models sourced from Japan) while the Superhatch was exported to Japan as the Bluebird Aussie. Nissan Bluebird Oozui: When Australia (Briefly) Exported Cars to Japan, August 26, 2012
The U12 model was discontinued in mid-1992 when Nissan Australia ended local production and New Zealand reverted to local assembly of the next generation Bluebird from Japanese kits.
Under the Button car plan, in which local manufacturers shared models, Ford Australia marketed a rebadged version of the U12 Pintara sedan and hatchback as the Ford Corsair. The Bulletin, Volumes 114-115, 1993, page 70 In addition, Ford provided the tooling and stamped the car's body panels. Rubber Market Review, 1989
Nissan fitted a 2.0-litre CA20E inline-four engine to the GLi and Executive levels of trim. This engine was rated at (DIN) at 5200 rpm for power, and (DIN) at 4000 rpm torque.Ford Corsair sales brochure, Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited, September 1989.
T, Ti, and TRX versions received a 2.4-litre KA24E inline-four. This engine produced (DIN) at 5600 rpm and (DIN) at 2800 rpm. Fitted with electronic concentrated control system (ECCS) for precise MPI fuel injection, the 2.4-litre also featured ignition timing control with SOHC and three valves per cylinder (two intake, one exhaust).
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