The Samsung SM7 is a mid-size luxury sedan produced by the Korean

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors

Renault Samsung Motors

Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. It was first established as Samsung Motors in 1994 and started selling cars in 1998, just before South Korea was hit by the Asian financial crisis...

.

First generation

The SM7 is based on the Nissan J31 platform, which also shares underpinnings with the Nissan Teana

Nissan Teana

The Nissan Teana is a luxury mid-size car produced by Nissan of Japan, introduced in 2003. It is exported as the Nissan Maxima and Nissan Cefiro to certain markets, not to be confused with the Nissan Maxima sold in North America with which it shares a platform .It is also exported to Mauritius as...

 (in Asian markets) and the sixth-generation Nissan Maxima

Nissan Maxima

The first car to wear the Maxima name was introduced in 1981. It was essentially a Japanese-market Bluebird 910 with a longer nose. The car was offered as the 810 Deluxe or 810 Maxima that first year, and all 810s became Maximas for 1982...

 (in North America). It was released in 2004.

Engines

The SM7 is fitted with either a 2.3L or 3.5L Neo VQ V6

Nissan VQ engine

The VQ is a V6 piston engine produced by Nissan with displacements varying from 2.0 L to 4.0 L. It is an aluminum block DOHC 4-valve design with aluminum heads. It is fitted with Nissan's EGI/ECCS sequential multi-point fuel injection system...

 engine, developed by Nissan.

Second generation (New SM7)

A new generation SM7, based on a stretched version of the third generation Renault Samsung SM5 (L43), was revealed and scheduled to be offered at the end of 2011.

External links

• Renault Samsung New SM7 at renaultsamsungm.com