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FAIRLADY means like "beautiful lady, gentlewoman".
"Z" means "ultimate, unknown possibilities and dreams" because "Z" is the last letter of the alphabet. The president Kawamata Katsuji was impressed by Broadway Musical "My Fair Lady". Later, FAIRLADY Z was named after "a sophisticated beauty".

FAIRLADY means like "beautiful lady, gentlewoman".
"Z" means "ultimate, unknown possibilities and dreams" because "Z" is the last letter of the alphabet. The president Kawamata Katsuji was impressed by Broadway Musical "My Fair Lady". Later, FAIRLADY Z was named after "a sophisticated beauty".
"432" means "4 valves, 3 carburetors and, 2 camshafts", which is derived from the structure of S20 engine.

FIGARO is derived from the name of the protagonist of Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro". The concept of this car is "non-everyday in everyday".

FUGA is derived from "Fuga" in polyphonic and the Japanese word "風雅 = fuga", which means like "artistic, elegant, graceful, cultivated". Fuga is named because the music composition that stacks multiple melodies is suitable for this car which has "fuga harmony", "elegance" and "dynamics".

GAZELLE is derived from the gazelle that lives in Asia and Africa.

GLORIA is derived from the Latin word "gloria", which means "glory".

GLORIA is derived from the Latin word "gloria", which means "glory".
CIMA is derived from the Spanish word "cima", which means like "top, peak".

GT-R stands for the English words "Grand Touring-Racing". GT-R was named after "the inheriting the DNA of successive Skyline GT-R, Nissan's latest technology, Developed mainly for use on the circuit". So GT-R is the name suitable for the representative Japanese car.

HOMY is a mixture of the name Prince Motor Company's truck HOMER and the English word "my". HOMY means "My HOMER " and was the name given when HOMER Root Van was launched as a 15-seater minibus.

HOMY is a mixture of the name Prince Motor Company's truck HOMER and the English word "my". HOMY means "My HOMER " and was the name given when HOMER Root Van was launched as a 15-seater minibus.
COACH is derived from the name "Kocs", a four-wheeled carriage with suspension manufactured around the 15th century. This four-wheeled carriage was manufactured in the Hungarian city of Kocs. It's quality was so high that it became famous in various European countries. As a result, the Hungarian city name has come to be synonymous with four-wheeled carriages.

HOMY is a mixture of the name Prince Motor Company's truck HOMER and the English word "my". HOMY means "My HOMER " and was the name given when HOMER Root Van was launched as a 15-seater minibus.
ELGRAND is a combination of the Spanish word "EL" and the English word "GRAND". "EL" means the same as the English definite article "THE". ELGRAND expresses the high dignity and the highest-class new generation minivan.

Hypermini means the micro electric vehicle that transcends the concept of a conventional car.

INFINITI is derived from the Italian word "infiniti", is not derived from the English word "infinity". INFINITI comes with a wish of "Infinite development".
"Q" is derived from the English word "cue", which means like "the beginning or trigger of the start of something".
"45" means VH45DE engine displacement(4494cc).

JUKE is derived from the English word "juke", which means a "deceptive move made by a football player". JUKE was named after "the agility of this car and the positive attitude of the driver to take on the challenge of work and private".

KICKS means "excitement, enthusiasm" same as the first generation KIX. In addition, KICKS is derived from kicking the ground, and generally means the rough shoes such as sneakers. KIX was used for the first generation, and was changed to KICKS from the second generation.

KIX is derived from the English word "kicks", which means like "excitement, enthusiasm". "X" means unknown performance. KIX is based on the impression of driving agility. KIX also comes with a wish "to provide all drivers with the light driving control and the exciting driving". KIX was used for the first generation, and was changed to KICKS from the second generation.

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