Nissan Serena

Nissan Serena
2018 Nissan Serena Highway Star S-Hybrid (C27, Hong Kong)
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan Vanette Serena (1991–1994) Suzuki Landy (Japan, 2007–2022)
Production	1991–present
Body and chassis
Class	Minivan
Layout	Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1991–1999) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1999–present) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1991–present)
Chronology
Predecessor	Nissan Vanette (Asia and Europe)
Successor	Nissan Primastar (for C23, Europe)

The Nissan Serena (Japanese: 日産・セレナ, Hepburn: Nissan Serena) is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Vanette. The car was engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division and launched in 1991 as a compact passenger van, and it grew larger with each generation over the years. Earlier versions were front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a live axle mounted on leaf springs, while the following generations are front-wheel drive or 4WD.

The Serena is designed to comply with Japanese vehicle class, which means its external dimensions are restricted to 4.7 meters in length and 1.7 meters in width. It slots below the larger Nissan Elgrand in Japan as a smaller, cheaper alternative. Competitors include the Toyota Noah, the Honda Stepwgn, the Mitsubishi Delica, and formerly, the Mazda Biante.

Its name is from the Latin word "serēnus", meaning "clear, tranquil, pleasant".

The Serena was rebadged and marketed by Suzuki as the Suzuki Landy (Japanese: スズキ・ランディ, Hepburn: Suzuki Randi) between 2007 and 2022.^[1] The Serena based Landy was discontinued and replaced by an all-new version that is now based on the Toyota Noah starting in 2022, when the fourth generation Noah was released.

Like the larger Elgrand, a tuned, modified version of the Serena is available by Autech.