this car was only available with the diesel engine, aiming in particular at the taxi market. The Cedric was exclusive to Japanese Nissan dealership network called Nissan Bluebird Store as the senior luxury sedan to the Nissan Bluebird, while the Nissan Gloria, manufactured by the Prince Motor Company, was exclusive to Nissan Prince Store locations after the merger with Nissan, with the Nissan Skyline serving as the junior sedan and coupe to the Gloria. The 230 series was offered in four-door sedan and wagon, and saw the introduction of a two-door coupé. The coupé "personal luxury car" was introduced as a result of the 1970 Toyota Crown hardtop coupé. On August 1972, a four-door hardtop sedan, with no B-pillar between the front and rear passenger side windows, was added to the options list. This generation introduced a new appearance, called "coke bottle", which began to appear during the 1960s and 1970s internationally. The four-door hardtop had a standard interior dome light and a secondary fluorescent lamp that extended from the front to rear passenger seats, attached to the ceiling for ambient purposes. The 2.4-litre engine was replaced with a larger 2.6-litre version to conform to emission regulations enacted in April 1973 without losing performance. Vehicles installed with Nissan's new emission control technology, including fuel injected models, could be identified by a NAPS badge on the trunklid. In South Africa, the car was sold as the Datsun 260C with a version of the L26 engine; this engine (still of 2.6 liters) was upgraded to produce in late 1975, when the car was somewhat confusingly renamed the Datsun 300C. Both the four-door sedan and two-door hardtop were available, and along with the upgrade the interior was renewed. The trim levels offered were the 2600 GL, the 2600 Custom Deluxe, and the Deluxe. Engines: 2.0 L (1982 cc) H20 OHV I4 – , 140 km/h 2.0 L (1998 cc) L20A OHC I6 – , 165 km/h twin-SU carb version (GX): , 170 km/h 2.4 L (2393 cc) L24 OHC I6 (1971–1972) 2.6 L (2565 cc) L26 OHC I6 (1972–1975) – Diesel: 2.0 L (1991 cc) SD20 OHV diesel I4 2.2 L (2164 cc) SD22 OHV diesel I4 – , 125 km/h, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in 28 sec Fourth generation 330 The 330 series Cedric was produced from 1975 through 1979. Again, it was sold as the Gloria as well in the domestic