The Nissan Diesel Big Thumb ( ja, 日産ディーゼル・ビッグサム) is a heavy-duty

commercial vehicle A commercial vehicle is any type of motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers. The United States defines a "commercial motor vehicle" as any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on a public highway in interstate commerce to ...

that was produced by the

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese manufacturer Nissan Diesel (now UD Trucks) and sold between 1990 and 2008. Unlike the successor to the

Nissan Diesel C-series The Nissan Diesel C-series ( ja, 日産ディーゼル・Cシリーズ) was a heavy-duty commercial vehicle that was produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan Diesel (now UD Trucks) and sold in two generations between 1971 and 1990 (although ...

, the Big Thumb's size range was primarily available in other big-size trucks. Most big-size models of the truck are distinguishable by a front 'Big Thumb' badge, but the common Nissan Diesel or UD badge is usually used on the rear. The Big Thumb was facelifted in 2000 and 2002. The Big Thumb's principal competitors were the

Mitsubishi Fuso Super Great The Mitsubishi Fuso Super Great ( Japanese:三菱ふそう・スーパーグレート) is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by Mitsubishi Fuso, a former division of Mitsubishi Motors (later acquired by Daimler AG). Launched in 1996 to suc ...

Isuzu Giga The Isuzu Giga ( ja, いすゞ・ギガ) is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicles produced by Isuzu since 1994. Outside Japan it is known as Isuzu C/E series. It was formally known as the Isuzu Heavy-Duty Truck'. Between 1994 and 2016, it wa ...

and Hino Profia. The Big Thumb has been succeeded by the

Nissan Diesel Quon The UD Quon (kana:UD・クオン) is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by the Japanese manufacturer UD Trucks, a former division of AB Volvo (now Isuzu). Quon was originally developed by Nissan Diesel Corporation with the world first imp ...

. In Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia), a variant of truck is sold as Nissan Diesel Convoy/CWM series which uses Nissan Diesel Condor cabin but with mechanicals, engines, and drivelines from Nissan Diesel Big Thumb or Resona. CWM has been succeeded by

UD Quester The UD Quester is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle produced by UD Trucks with Volvo Group. It is also related with the new generation of the UD Quon series made in Japan. About UD Trucks introduced Quester Project with Volvo at Bangkok o ...

Lineup

*CD : 6x2 *CG : 8x4 *NCK : 4x2 *CW : 6x4 *CV : 6x2 ( 2 Front Axle ) *CF : 4x4 *CZ : 6x6 *CK-T : 4x2 *CW-T : 6x4 *CW-Z : 6x4 *CW-X : 6x4 *MK : 4x2 *CKA : 6x4 *CKB : 4x2 *CDA : 6x2 *CWB : 6x4 *CGB : 8x4 *CD450 : 8x4

Engine

References

External links

Nissan Diesel Big Thumb Homepage
{{UD vehicles Diesel Big Thumb Cab over vehicles UD trucks