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Nissan VQ engine - Definition and Overview

The VQ engine is a 2.0 L to 4.0 L V6 piston engine from Nissan. It is an aluminum DOHC 4-valve design. Later versions feature variable valve timing.

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VQ25DD

The 2.5 L VQ25DD is used in the following vehicles:

VQ30DD

The 3.0 L VQ30DD features direct injection and produces 240 hp and 227 ft.lbf.

VQ30DE

The 3.0 L VQ30DE produces 190 hp to 222 hp and 217 ft.lbf. The VQ30DE was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1995 through 2001.

It is used in the following vehicles:

  • 1995-1999 Nissan Maxima, 190 hp
  • 1996-1999 Infiniti I30, 190 hp
  • 2000-2001 Nissan Maxima, 222 hp
  • 2000-2001 Infiniti I30, 227 hp

VQ30DET

The 3.0 L VQ30DET is a turbocharged version. It produces 280 hp and 285 ft.lbf.

It is used in the following vehicles:

  • Nissan Gloria
  • Nissan Cedric

VQ35DE

The 3.5 L (3498 cc) VQ35DE is used in many modern Nissan vehicles. It adds variable valve timing and has a bore of 95.5 mm and stroke of 81.4 mm. Output ranges from 240 hp to 265 hp and 246 ft.lbf to 265 ft.lbf.

The VQ35DE is built in Iwaki, Japan and Decherd, TN. It was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 2002 through 2005.

It has an aluminum engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. It uses SFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder with VVT and features forged steel connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and Nissan's nylon intake manifold technology.

It is used in the following vehicles:

VQ40DE

The VQ40DE is a 4.0 L variant produced for the 2005 Nissan Frontier pickup truck.

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