Datsun does not build many cars like the Datsun Bluebird 910: a 4-door sedan / 4-door hardtop sedan / 2-door hardtop coupé / 5-door station wagon with 1.6 , built from 1979 to 1986 as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. Its designer of record is Isao Sono (1976).
The background
The Datsun Bluebird (910) is an automobile which was produced by Nissan from 1979 to 1984. Nissan began realigning its export names with its home market names with the 910 series in November 1979.
The 'B' tags were dropped in favor of 'Bluebird', though the models were marketed as 'Datsun Bluebird' initially. The Bluebird 910, which was the last rear-wheel drive Bluebird, featured simple clean-cut squared-off lines, unlike the "Coke Bottle" styling of its predecessor. It did however retain the same engine range, the same MacPherson strut suspension and the same wheelbase as the 810.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 1.6 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1135 kg. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2525 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Datsun's history is not in doubt: it was built at Yokosuka, Kanagawa. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the Lancia Delta, the Audi Quattro. Its Datsun stablemates include the 280Zx and the 310.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Datsun Bluebird 910 — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.