The CG engine is a 1.0 L, 1.3 L or 1.35 L
straight-4 piston engine from
Nissans
Aichi Kikai division. It is an aluminum
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...
16-valve design. The engine was developed for use in the
Nissan Micra/March K11 series. All engines featured
multi-point fuel injection
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector. This article focuses on fuel injection in reciprocating piston and Wankel rotary engines.
All comp ...
. Redline is at 7300 rpm.
This compact, reliable, lightweight and fuel-efficient motor has also found life 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
![Nissan CG13DE](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Nissan_CG13DE.jpg)
The CG13DE was built from 1992
and continues to power the current (2007) model K11 in Taiwan.
[Nissan Taiwan 2007 K11 March specifications](_blank)
In 2000 it was replaced by the CGA3DE in most countries.
CGA3DE
The CGA3DE was built between November 1999
and 2002. The engine produced @ 6000 rpm and @ 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
The Nissan Cube is a mini MPV produced by carmaker Nissan between 1998 to 2019. Initially sold only in Japan, the Cube was sold in North American markets from 2009 to 2014, and in European markets from 2009 to 2011. In Japan, it was exclusive to ...
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:
See also
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Nissan Micra
The Nissan Micra, also known as the , is a supermini car ( B-segment) that has been produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan since 1982.
The Nissan Micra replaced the Japanese-market Nissan Cherry. It was exclusive to Nissan J ...
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Nissan Cube
The Nissan Cube is a mini MPV produced by carmaker Nissan between 1998 to 2019. Initially sold only in Japan, the Cube was sold in North American markets from 2009 to 2014, and in European markets from 2009 to 2011. In Japan, it was exclusive to ...
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List of Nissan engines
This is a list of piston engines developed by Nissan Motors.
Engine naming convention
Nissan uses a straightforward method of naming their automobile engines.
The first few letters identify the engine family. The following digits are the displ ...
References
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