Rendering of the 2011 Nissan 240SX/Silvia and the 2010 Nissan Micra

[West]

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We’ve lost track of the number of times we’ve seen renderings from Japanese publications showing what the Nissan 240SX / Silvia might look like when it debuts sometime in 2010/2011. In its forthcoming October issue, Japanese car magazine ‘Best Car’ takes another shot at the forthcoming 240SX / Silvia replacement that is said to be based on a modified version of the 350Z's FM rear-wheel-drive platform. Additionally, along with the new 240SX / Silvia photoshop, Best Car also shows a rendering of the next-generation Micra (March in Japan) and in particular, the range-topping sport version. Speculation is that the sport Micra will be equipped with a 1.6-liter turbocharged engine powering the front wheels. -One more pic after the jump

Source: 2011 Nissan 240SX – Silvia and 2010 Micra Turbo Renderings - Carscoop (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08/2011-nissan-240sx-silvia-and-2010-micra.html)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/SLNngLda2BI/AAAAAAAA21Q/OHmk04vvUao/s400/Nissan-2.jpg

http://www.autounleashed.com/images/nissan_micra_240sx_spy.jpg

Without doubt, the Nissan 240SX/Silvia was one of the most appreciated RWD japanese cars in the past, and people have often wondered when was Nissan going to bring back the much loved model. Sure the 350Z is a good car, but the feeling that you got from a Silvia was undescribable, such being the case that a lot of drifters and car racers choose versions of the 240SX for their competition cars. Recently, Best Car published some renderings on what the 2011 Silvia and the Turbocharged version of the Micra will look like.
In 240SX’s case, a few rumours are thrown in, that it will be based on a highly modified version of the Rear Wheel Drive platform found on the current 350Z which has proved its reliability. The Turbo version of the Micra is rumoured to be powered by a 1.6 litre turbocharged engine coupled to a front wheel drive system, which will be capable of taking the small car to quite some speed, although no performance specs were released. Until then, enjoy the pictures.

Source: Rendering of the 2011 Nissan 240SX/Silvia and the 2010 Nissan Micra | Auto Unleashed (http://www.autounleashed.com/rendering-of-the-2011-nissan-240sxsilvia-and-the-2010-nissan-micra)

[Oo_Skyline_oO]

nice.................................

[shmiddy]

very nice........

[drift freaq]

I am liking that front end. Its the best rendering I have seen yet.

[mRclARK1]

I'm gonna go against the flow here and say IMHO it looks like shit. :-/

Recently all cars are starting to look SO much the same, it's a little ridiculous.

[crozzover69]

Ya i agree, the design cues taken from the
the s-15 are subtle yet different. The only challenge
for them i think will be not making that car
a fatty like the altima coupe :)

[ramman434]

That looks much better. However, the front seems a bit bulgy. They need to slim down the front hood and fenders so that the car appears a bit smaller and lower

[jrbump]

Please build that.

[thefro526]

I like it, looks much more like a Silvia than any of the previous renderings. It'd be interesting to see a 2.0 Litre turbo like the one they're putting in the March in this new Silvia.

[l8nightjay]

yeah not so much of a fan of this rendering. kinda has a euro look to the front, but getting progressively better ...

[muddafakka]

I'm gonna go against the flow here and say IMHO it looks like shit. :-/

Recently all cars are starting to look SO much the same, it's a little ridiculous.

Yeah seriously. Most new cars are just dull and uninspiring...especially economy cars/sedans and crossovers. Nissan is disappointing me as of late with their redesigns.

It's just a rendering though so I'm not gonna go too crazy about it. I still gotta say that the front end needs work. It also needs to be wider...like Lotus Espirit wide.

[Vision Garage]

Looks gay. If i had to choose between this and an s15 i would get the 15. Not aggressive enough for me.

[allntrlundrgrnd]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/SLNngbXTw5I/AAAAAAAA21Y/odn1kRkzXAs/s1600/Nissan-1.jpg


i need more.

[shade]

Looks too big, like all the other Nissan cars that are out. Hoping it to be small as the S13.

[blackrms13]

kinda reminds me of a TSX/TL

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

Silvia looks like a rx8 had Its way with a Tsx who then raped a altima...

Pulsar thingy looks like a.. Srt-4 raped a nissan versa

[bardabe]

I'd hit it

[WISH ONE]

I wont be picky, yeah things here and there could be a little more appealing, but hey something is better than nothing. id rather have that than no new 240sx at all. There will always be ways to make it look decent! Slammed and aggressive offset wheels! it would def. grow on me.

[WTFaNG]

SR16VET!? that would be sweeeeeeet

[twistedsymphony]

looks like an Opel GT
http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/opel-gt-29-01-07.jpg

let me rephrase that... it looks like an ULGY version of an Opel GT

GM styling FTL

[drift freaq]

looks like an Opel GT
http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/opel-gt-29-01-07.jpg

let me rephrase that... it looks like an ULGY version of an Opel GT

GM styling FTL

In case you have not realized, Solstice/Sky, same car.

[dtc 360RT]

just about everything gm is opel....started with the catera/cts, now the soltice/sky, saturn vue/pontiac torrent, saturn outlook/gmc acadia, chevy malibu/saturn aura, pontiac vibe,toyota matrix........no that's toyota, making sure you guys are paying attention.

back on topic.......new 240, i'd buy it. nissan's gotta do something.
i spotted a new hyundai genesis coupe on the 405 last week. was stuck in traffic, i asked the guy what was in it...yelled back "rwd, v6 300hp!!" RWD?!?! also said theres gonna be a turbo 4 cylinder.

found these on an australian website. 2010 nissan silvia
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate.jpg (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate.jpg)
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate-1.jpg (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate-1.jpg)

[twistedsymphony]

In case you have not realized, Solstice/Sky, same car.

yes, I do know that... but what's you're point? The Solstice LOOKS completely different.

http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/7/I/S/2007_pontiac_solstice_gxp.jpg

out of the 3 the front end looks most like the Opel. I suppose you could say it's nearly identical to the sky, but if nothing else the opel badge makes the grill look more like the Nissan. Besides the sky borrows the styling from the Opel family, not the other way around.

http://www.wallpaperbase.com/wallpapers/cars/opel/opel_5.jpg

[IStop4NoMan]

its an M35 front. all other gtfo

[twistedsymphony]

its an M35 front. all other gtfo

I hadn't thought of that but you're right... it's like a slightly sharper version of an M35

[dorkidori_s13]

im guessing most of you dont know about the 2010 200sx/Silvia thread on here already

#/f/off-topic-chat/127041-official-2011-240-other-future-rwd-coupe-thread.html

and heres a link to the very detailed FAQ ive written about the new 2010 200sx/Silvia

autoilluminati » Blog Archive » The “un-official” 2010 Nissan 200sx/Silvia FAQ (http://www.autoilluminati.com/?p=47)


and just to kind of fill everyone in...the new 200sx/Silvia cannot and will not resemble past S chassis...small sports cars are a thing of the past guys...sorry to say...because of design standards and safety standards...future cars will never resemble their smaller cousins of the 90s

so everyone wanting the new 200sx/silvia to look like a 90s car...it wont happen...so stop bitching about it

i for one am stoked to see a newly designed 200sx/Silvia...i love the FM platform designs as they stand...it took me a little while to get into em...but after starring at the 350z and G35 for so long (especially when i was designing the shirts for them)...i have fallen head over heals in love with that platform...and my love extends greatly for the fact the 350z drives like a dream...car feels SO planted to the road...and the chassis is insanely stiff...blows the S13/S14 out of the water 100%

[KwKouki]

remember when you 1st saw a FD, or the s15...kind of made the little hairs on your body and go "oooh thats a nice piece of machinery" nothing new does that anymore. Shit the FD still looks better than 80% of the new platforms coming out there.

noone has soul anymore.

[mrpeepers]

I am liking that front end. Its the best rendering I have seen yet.

I second this motion. It seems like its more of an evolution to the s15

[usdm180sx]

i saw the actual mag. it looks good to me. the back looks good as well.

[twistedsymphony]

and just to kind of fill everyone in...the new 200sx/Silvia cannot and will not resemble past S chassis...small sports cars are a thing of the past guys...sorry to say...because of design standards and safety standards...future cars will never resemble their smaller cousins of the 90s

so everyone wanting the new 200sx/silvia to look like a 90s car...it wont happen...so stop bitching about it

How exactly do you figure? Just look at the Miata or the S2000, small RWD cars are still around, heck look at the yaris, the fit, the prius, etc. even the older 240s are monstrous compared to those tin cans on wheels.

Yeah safety standards are more strict but that doesn't me we wont see a small FR chassis.

[hustlervibes]

How exactly do you figure? Just look at the Miata or the S2000, small RWD cars are still around, heck look at the yaris, the fit, the prius, etc. even the older 240s are monstrous compared to those tin cans on wheels.

Yeah safety standards are more strict but that doesn't me we wont see a small FR chassis.

Not really. They're not as light as you think, they may be smaller than the 240 but still not as light as your average S13.

[Jodan]

that doesnt follow recent nissan design cue's at all.

[GTChampion]

Bring back flip up lights!!!!

[muddafakka]

Bring back flip up lights!!!!
It'll never happen.

[dorkidori_s13]

Bring back flip up lights!!!!

oi...there is a reason you dont see flippy lights ne more...heres a snippet below from the wikipedia topic

"US laws now permit aerodynamic headlamps, relative to which hidden headlamps represent added cost, weight, and complexity as well as reliability concerns as cars age. Internationalized ECE auto safety regulations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECE_Regulations) have also recently incorporated pedestrian-protection provisions restricting protuberances from car bodies, making it more difficult and expensive to design compliant pop-up headlamps.
The last time pop-up headlamps appeared on a volume-production car was in 2004 when both the Lotus Esprit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Esprit) and C5 Corvette (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_C5) ended production."

[drift freaq]

How exactly do you figure? Just look at the Miata or the S2000, small RWD cars are still around, heck look at the yaris, the fit, the prius, etc. even the older 240s are monstrous compared to those tin cans on wheels.

Yeah safety standards are more strict but that doesn't me we wont see a small FR chassis.

Current Miata's are ugly. S2000's hmmm jury still out on that one. While you are indeed pointing out smaller cars, they have much higher belt lines.

You pay extra for the Lotus because its low slung and Lotus gets away with it because its a limited production vehicle and I believe they pay a certain fine for the design itself.
Current Federal crash safety standards which are being implemented by car manufacturers world wide, if they want to sell here, demand a higher belt line on mass production vehicles.
Hence the reason you see so many Sports cars sitting high. My biggest gripe with the Solstice/Sky is how high there belt lines are and how high they sit, because GM took the easy way out and just raised up the whole damn car.
At least Nissan looked at and said ok beltline up chassis down.

[zerke]

looks like a piece of shit yaris

[shreeveco]

one of the better renderings i've seen, but still not my favorite. it needs to be smaller and more sleek. i'm sick of bubble cars.

[91SuperS13]

Current Miata's are ugly. S2000's hmmm jury still out on that one. While you are indeed pointing out smaller cars, they have much higher belt lines.


you must smoke a lot of rock....:squint:

[illvialuver]

Bring back flip up lights!!!!
and they should bring back the motorized seatbelts!!!!!! and 8 track platers!!!!!!! awesome.!!!!!:confused::keke::tweak:

[ONYX S-13]

^^^ ha ha ha


I like the rendering.. best one i've seen yet.

[dorkidori_s13]

you must smoke a lot of rock....:squint:

u silly kids...say good bye to the current S2000 design in the next year...honda has a replacement body style on the way...and from what ive seen of it...get ready for a frumpy lookin S2000 (just like every other frumpy sports coupe/roadster on the road today)

[drift freaq]

you must smoke a lot of rock....:squint:

Smoke a lot of rock? No, have some sense about good auto design? Yes. Not a fan of roadster that has a long stretched front with the rear wheels right at the back of the body? Yes.


Oh and by the way, MR. I am stuck in Maryland, in the middle of fucking nowhere, on the eastern seaboard, try moving to New York or at least Boston.
Maybe you will get sense of taste and style. Not in, I am lost to all things stylish Maryland.

Oh and speaking of Rock smoking you must be the expert on it since you come from Rockville. :rofl:

Hell even R.E.M. wrote a song called Don't go back to Rockville. Even they knew more than you.

[sileighty83]

I'm gonna go against the flow here and say IMHO it looks like shit. :-/

Recently all cars are starting to look SO much the same, it's a little ridiculous.


Agreed looks crappy

[Bushido]

that rendering shows absolutely no lineage to silvias past.

[dorkidori_s13]

that rendering shows absolutely no lineage to silvias past.

the 350z didnt show a whole lot of lineage either...neither does the 370z :snoop:

[sweet89s13]

kinda reminds me of a TSX/TL


that is exactly what i was thinking, a squished face tsx. if its RWD and stick ill buy it. Maybe its just me but im still in love with my s chassis hopefully the new version wont be a letdown.:rolleyes:

[Naughty240]

I really think my G sedan will go bye bye the minute the offical pic is released. I dying to see the real thing. The one in the pic is very nice.

[drftmark]

remember when you 1st saw a FD, or the s15...kind of made the little hairs on your body and go "oooh thats a nice piece of machinery" nothing new does that anymore. Shit the FD still looks better than 80% of the new platforms coming out there.

noone has soul anymore.

I agree 100%.

I just look at an s15 and see more "human" characteristics. The rendering just looks all futurey(dont know if thats a word) and robotic like every other car now a days.

[SilviaDoctrine]

All the designs for the new 240 and the micra fail! I hate the futuristic look, and wish some of the cars would keep their originality rather than conforming with the concept look almost every manufacturer is following.

[mrpeepers]

the 350z didnt show a whole lot of lineage either...neither does the 370z :snoop:

I think that the 350z was an evolution i think partly due to the fact that it was on hiatus and i think they may have had more liberty to create a design that "fit" the the current cars on the market. As for the 370z i do see some design cues that are similar to the older Z cars, but i see that more in the proportions than the headlights etc

[SexPanda]

just wanted to say... The new Micra rendering looks like a neon SRT4.

And I hate the new "silvia" rendering.

[wylin]

you must smoke a lot of rock....:squint:

don't bait dave he'll write something long and flamish. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I think the s2k is long in tooth as a design (i own one), the 04 revision did leagues to make it more modern and less tall looking. But its still a design dating back to the late 90's. One just needs to look at the trim and cool 90's honda radio to figure that out.

As for the rendering i think it looks okay. It will have to have a blunt nose to meet EU pedo crash regulations or use a popup/ airbag in the hood for pedos.

I think what i should look like is harken back to the angular design of the S13 and S14 kouki for a more aggressive look that is in defiance. And the side should be more swoopy like the recent renault laguna concept. http://www.carsandtuning.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/renault-laguna-coupe-concept_5.jpg

I mean it couldn't turn out worse than some of the acura designs...

[exitspeed]

I mean it couldn't turn out worse than some of the acura designs...

Amen. They have the worst design language in the industry right now nex to Chrysler.

[KOUKIboy]

I don't like that rendering, it looks like a big bulky family sedan:-/, that lady is too fat! She needs to be smaller and lower, smaller fenders and hood. And those headlights WTF were u thinking, they need to more like the S15 sekxy cat eyes grrrr. I don't know why nissan is using the 350z platform in all of their vehicles, 350z, altima, the G35 coupe; they all have the same type of headlighs. Come on Nissan! I know u can do better than that, and I'm praying to the Nismo goods that this is not their final design. LOL.

[ChicagoS14]

NASTY UGLY AND ITS GONNA BE GARBAGE..... no thanks!

S15 for me.... [email protected]!!!!

[KOUKIboy]

^^^ Amen broda! Word

[SexPanda]

Nissan, it seems, has been on the long road to fail since the french bailed their asses out... Renault owns a 44% share in nissan. Thats a big chunk there partners.

Fucking french. Next thing we all know, the Níssán will be throwing in a loaf of french bread with every shitty Renault knockoff car sale.

[drift freaq]

Nissan, it seems, has been on the long road to fail since the french bailed their asses out... Renault owns a 44% share in nissan. Thats a big chunk there partners.

Fucking french. Next thing we all know, the Níssán will be throwing in a loaf of french bread with every shitty Renault knockoff car sale.

See this is where we are diametrically opposed. Nissan was a mess in the late 90's. Ghosn did a good job of saving the company. What they are doing now is so much better its amazing. They streamlined their chassis lineup. They streamlined their engine lineup. They cut out the excess that was costing the company a fortune.

People criticize the platform the 350 is based on. Its a extremely rigid and amazing platform. While people call the car heavy it handles much better than one would think a 3175 pound car would. Same goes for the GTR for a 3800 pound car its handling is almost physics defying.

Should I add their sales are up, not down? A lot of you guys don't like artist rendering. Thinking that's what a particular up coming car is going to look like. People its a rendering its not the defacto product.

I remember all the different renderings of the 350 before it came out. It wound up looking different than almost all of them. It wound up not being bad at all. The 370 is looking pretty hot IMO.

In the end Nissan is having success, not fail. If you think its fail, its because it does not fit your ideal of what you think they should be doing. With sales up though, I think a lot of people would disagree.

[SexPanda]

the FM platform is an ok looking platform, and yeah it does perform nicely, but nissan cut out too much trying to save a dime imo.

Now Im looking at hyundai and saturn to find an affordable rwd coupe, and to me thats fucked up.

I hope to god nissan gets with the program and designs something that doesnt use the same damn platform as everything else... "K-car" sound familiar, anyone? Smaller, lighter, decently powered, and for the love of god, not another fucking fm car.

I say bring back the 240z. There are some good looking concepts floating around...

[160Z]

I'd prefer this over that Opel/what ever clone

found these on an australian website. 2010 nissan silvia
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate.jpg (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate.jpg)
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate-1.jpg (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/2010-nissan-silvia-carupdate-1.jpg)

[jspeedm]

I hope to god nissan gets with the program and designs something that doesnt use the same damn platform as everything else... "K-car" sound familiar, anyone? Smaller, lighter, decently powered, and for the love of god, not another fucking fm car.


i guess nissan could design a platform solely for this car, but then don't expect to pay less than $30k. FM is a good platform, and sharing platforms keeps the price of the car down. not to mention the fm is already a proven platform.

every is complaining about the platform, but if nissan uses a different platform, everyone would complain about the price.

[WISH ONE]

I really hope the front end doesnt look like the one Above

[bradass]

looks like an elongated sentra

[exitspeed]

God this thread sucks. We've been discussing this car indepth for years.

#/f/off-topic-chat/127041-2011-240-other-future-rwd-coupe-thread-45.html?highlight=rwd

Please read this thread and join in.

[91SuperS13]

Smoke a lot of rock? No, have some sense about good auto design? Yes. Not a fan of roadster that has a long stretched front with the rear wheels right at the back of the body? Yes.


Oh and by the way, MR. I am stuck in Maryland, in the middle of fucking nowhere, on the eastern seaboard, try moving to New York or at least Boston.
Maybe you will get sense of taste and style. Not in, I am lost to all things stylish Maryland.

Oh and speaking of Rock smoking you must be the expert on it since you come from Rockville. :rofl:

Hell even R.E.M. wrote a song called Don't go back to Rockville. Even they knew more than you.

First off, pull out a map and tell me where Rockville is located in "Nowhere" Maryland... ass... Have you ever heard of Washington DC? Yeah, 3.5 million people live in the middle of nowhere! :cj: Some west coast pop-culture yuppie would think that Maryland is in the middle of nowhwere. You probably sag your skinny jeans. :fawkd:

Second, S2s may look long with the wheels right at the back, but look at any classic roadster with a FR lay-out and you'll find that is common in design. So you must not like roadsters at all, which just makes you a hater. what is it you west coast pop-culture masters say? ...Fail

[91SuperS13]

don't bait dave he'll write something long and flamish. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

and I gave mine...

[lunarsoul]

i hope its flat... not as round as fairlady... best is GTR34 with S15 :X