Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test
Date: July 1968
Authors (Roundtable): Teiichi Hara, Mineo Yamamoto, Osamu Hirao, Kazuo Kumabe, Atsushi Watari, Kenzaburo Ishikawa, Hiroshi Hoshijima, Shozo Sato, Kenji Higuchi, Hiromichi Nakamura, Toshihide Hirata, Minoru Onda, Akio Miyamoto, Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

The Image and Intent of the Laurel

Magazine: To begin with, could you tell us about the background that led to the development and release of the Laurel, as well as its intended aims?

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 the specialty-car genre in Japan.

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Group Test
Date: October 1971
Author: Joji Obara

Have Domestic Cars Reached International Standards? Round 6: Two Overlapping Silhouettes

When the thoroughbred BMW comes alive on the highway, the Laurel can only respond with a dramatic, almost theatrical sigh. In bore, stroke and displacement, these two cars are identical. But being imbued with entirely different national characters, what outcome unfolds when they face off against one another…?

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, which pioneered the intermediate car class in Japan, underwent its first full model change on April 4th, closely following its rival, the Corona Mark II. As a result, the Laurel now has 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’ rear suspension has changed to a rigid leaf spring type (a step backward?).