 The Nissan President platform added a new model called the Nissan Cima in Japan, and Q45 in North America starting in 1996; this generation Q45 shared a platform with the older Nissan Cedric and Gloria which were of the shorter executive car class.The Japanese Cima replaced the Nissan Infiniti Q45 at "Nissan Prince Store" dealerships.This Q45 had a more conventional appearance but inferior performance with a smaller 4.1 L VH41DE engine that produced 266 hp (199 kW) and acceleration figures of 0-60 mph in about 7.5 seconds.