1 . ▁According ▁to ▁N iss an , ▁the ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁" pack aging ▁r ena issance ▁for ▁vers atile , ▁sp a cious ▁comfort ▁on ▁whe els ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁N iss an ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁competed ▁with ▁the ▁M its ub ishi ▁R V R ▁and ▁the ▁H onda ▁H R - V . ▁Power ing ▁the ▁ 2 WD ▁models ▁was ▁the ▁SR 2 0 DE ▁engine , ▁The ▁X ▁and ▁G ▁models ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 WD ▁specification ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁the ▁K A 2 4 DE ▁engine . ▁The ▁GT ▁Tur bo ▁model ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁SR 2 0 DE T ▁engine ▁and ▁was ▁A WD . ▁In ▁Japan , ▁it ▁was ▁exclusive ▁to ▁N iss an ▁Sat io ▁Store ▁Japanese ▁deal ers hips . ▁ ▁N iss an ▁Al tra ▁ ▁The ▁R ' ness a ▁was ▁also ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁ne od ym ium ▁magnet ▁ 6 2   k W ▁electric ▁motor ▁and ▁run ▁on ▁l ith ium ▁ion ▁batter ies ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Sony ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁testing ▁in ▁California , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁between ▁a ▁charg ing ▁interval ▁of ▁ 5 ▁hours , ▁and ▁a ▁charge - d isch ar ge ▁cycle ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁times . ▁The ▁batter ies ▁were ▁installed ▁beneath ▁the ▁floor . ▁ ▁The ▁N iss an ▁Al tra ▁was ▁an ▁electric ▁car