Nissan President

• JAF Mate dates the nameplate from 1965 to 2010 across four generations; this guide documents the third and fourth.
• Third generation: Nissan's FAQ dates it from the October 1990 model change to August 2002, with a 270 PS VH45DE and a four-speed automatic.
• Fourth generation: on sale from 7 October 2003 with a 280 PS VK45DE and a five-speed automatic, as a Sovereign four-seater or five-seater.
• Nissan's FAQ records PGF50 sales ending in 2010, June in one entry and July in another.
• In Nissan's 2001 catalogue PG50 is the short President JS Type L, not the Royal Limousine.
• US import eligibility follows each car's own manufacture date, not the generation's dates.

• Japanese-market chauffeur-class flagship sedan
• 4.5-litre V8: VH45DE in the third generation, VK45DE in the fourth
• Automatic transmission in both documented generations: four-speed (third), five-speed (fourth)

Dates are Nissan's model-change, sale or FAQ dates, or JAF Mate's retrospective. Each generation page has its own specification tables and checklist.

Generation names are broad families. The factory chassis codes below identify the variants represented in JDMBUYSELL's current Nissan President guide data.

Third generation — JHG50 / JG50 (1990–2002; October 1990 model change, production ended August 2002)

Chassis codes: JHG50, JG50, PHG50, and PG50

Fourth generation — PGF50 (2003–2010; on sale 7 October 2003, sales ended 2010)

Chassis code: PGF50

Confirm the complete code on the vehicle's frame or VIN plate; drivetrain, body, and market variants can use different prefixes within one generation family.

This guide describes the Japanese-market President, with Nissan's PS ratings. The Infiniti Q45 is a North American model; it appears on the third-generation page as a labelled comparison, and Q45 export figures are not President specifications.

Engine options

Which President generations does this guide cover?

The third generation (JHG50, JG50, PHG50 and PG50, October 1990 to August 2002) and the fourth generation (PGF50, on sale from 7 October 2003, with sales ending in 2010). JAF Mate counts four generations from 1965; the first two are not documented here.

Is the President related to the Infiniti Q45 or the Cima?

JAF Mate describes the long third-generation President as the North American Infiniti Q45 with a lengthened wheelbase, and the fourth generation as sharing components with the F50 Cima. Neither statement shows that parts interchange.

When did the President end?

JAF Mate says production ended in 2010 and that there was no successor. Nissan's FAQ ends PGF50 sales in 2010, giving June in one entry and July in another.

How do I work out whether a President can be imported to the US?

Count 25 years from that car's own manufacture date (49 CFR 591.5(i)), not from the generation's launch. EPA's engine rule and state registration apply separately, and Canada counts 15 years from the manufacture month.