Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test Summary
Date: 1971 (Motor Fan Road Test Digest Annual)
Author: Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Nissan Laurel Hardtop 2000GX Model Overview

The Laurel sedan was released with styling based on straight lines and flat surfaces, reminiscent of the Bluebird, but it has since been upgraded with a hardtop body style that could be said to have pioneered a genre as Japan’s first specialty car.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impressions
Date: July 1972
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Nissan Laurel 2000GX and 2000SGX Hardtops

The Nissan Laurel, a pioneer of intermediate cars in Japan, underwent its first full model change on April 4th, following in the footsteps of its rival, the Corona Mark II. As a result, the Laurel received a larger, newly designed body that is closer in size to the Cedric. In addition to the previous G18/G20 four-cylinder engines, the series now also includes the L20 six-cylinder engine found in the Cedric/Gloria, Skyline GT, and Fairlady Z. The body is available in four-door sedan and two-door hardtop configurations. The hardtops retain the previous four-wheel independent suspension with MacPherson struts and coil springs in the front and semi-trailing arms and coil springs in the rear, while the sedans changed the rear suspension to a rigid leaf spring type (a step backward?).