The CG engine is a range of 1.0 to 1.35 litre straight-4 piston engines from Nissan's Aichi Kikai division. It is an aluminum DOHC 16-valve design. The engine was developed for use in the Nissan Micra/March K11 series. All engines featured multi-point fuel injection.
The motor has also been used in many Nissan Forklift models.
The breakdown of the engine code is as follows: CG — Clean Green 10, 13 or A3 — 1.0, 1.3 or 1.35 Litres. D — Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) E — Multi-port Fuel Injection
CG10DE The CG10DE was built from the introduction of the Nissan Micra K11 in January 1992 until it was replaced by the K12 series in 2002.
CG13DE The CG13DE was built from 1992 and continues to power the current (2007) model K11 in Taiwan. In 2000 it was replaced by the CGA3DE in most countries.
CGA3DE The CGA3DE was built between November 1999 and 2002. The engine produced at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. This engine, although considered a 1.4 in the European market, was still marketed as a 1.3 engine in Japan due to the cubic capacity being .
The x-alpha spec Z10 Nissan Cube was made from May 2001 to September 2002.
In October 2002 the CG engines were replaced with CR engines in Japan.
Engine reference The CG engine was manufactured in the following versions: CodeVehicleYearDisplacementBore x strokeMax. Powerat 6000 rpmMax. TorqueFeaturesCG10DEK11 March/Micra1992–1999 at 4000 rpmMPFI2000–2003 at 4000 rpmMPFI, Direct IgnitionCG13DEK11 March/MicraZ10 Nissan Cube1992–20031998–2000 at 4000 rpmMPFICGA3DE 2000–2003 at 2800 rpmMPFI, Direct Ignition
See also Nissan Micra Nissan Cube List of Nissan engines
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