Detroit’s Big Three (and Toyota), be afraid, be very afraid.

That appears to be the message Nissan is sending with the announcement it will
develop a new V8 engine, displacing over 5 litres, for the new full-size pickup,
minivan and SUV models that will be produced in a brand-new assembly plant in
Canton, Mississippi, from 2003.

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Japanese sources say that the first vehicles powered by the new engine, coded
ZH, will be minivans and that annual V8 engine production should be around 168,000
units. U.S. full-size vehicle production in Canton is expected to total around
250,000 a year.

Nissan is no stranger to V8s – they’re in the company’s Japan-only
President flagship and the Cima – exported as the Infiniti Q45.

But, so far, the company’s V8s have been no bigger than 4.5 litres.

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