In Japan it replaced the Nissan Sunny (B15) and the previous Bluebird Sylphy as Nissan's compact sedan.The Nissan Bluebird Sylphy uses the same engine as the Nissan Tiida/Versa/Latio, which is the HR15DE 1.5 L engine and a whole new MR20DE 2.0 L engine.
Starting from 2008, the Bluebird Sylphy is also available for the export market, as the Nissan Sylphy.