text: VQ30DE The  VQ30DE has a bore and stroke of  respectively with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It produces  to  at 6400 rpm and  at 4400 rpm. The VQ30DE was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list from 1995 through 2001. It is an aluminium open deck block design with microfinished internals and a relatively light weight.
  An improved version of the VQ30DE is known by the designation VQ30DE-K. The K designation stands for the Japanese word kaizen which translates to "improvement". The engine was used in the 2000–2001 Nissan Maxima and adds a true dual-runner intake manifold for better high-end performance compared to some earlier Japanese and Middle-East market versions of this engine (2000-2001 Infiniti I30 models added an additional fenderwell intake, boosting power to ). The VQ30DEK produces . The 1995–1999 US spec VQ30DE was equipped with only a single runner intake manifold.
  1994–1998 Nissan Cefiro (A32),  and
  1995–1999 Nissan QX (A32)
  1995–1999 Nissan Maxima (A32),  and
  1996–1999 Infiniti I30 (A32),  and
  2000–2001 Nissan Maxima (A33),  and ;  for Anniversary Edition SE
  2000–2001 Infiniti I30 (A33),  and
  1999–2003 Nissan Bassara U30,  and
  1998–2003 Nissan Presage U30,  and
  2002–2004 Dallara SN01, World Series by Nissan
  1995–1999 Nissan Gloria (Y33)
  VQ30DET
  The  VQ30DET is a turbocharged version of the VQ30DE. Bore and stroke remain the same at  respectively, and it has a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It produces  and . From 1998 onwards, it produces  at 6000 rpm and  at 3600 rpm.
  It is fitted to the following vehicles:
  1995–2004 Nissan Gloria Y33, Y34