Body Wise, what looks better.

[groundzero]

Since I have a hatch I like hatchbacks, though the coupe and hatches have the same front.  Tail wise I like the hatches better...What about you guys?

[bing]

i dont think we've ever discussed this... "sarcastic"

sohc coupes, dohc hatches...

[zephyr]

i say either hatch or sileighty
coupe rear ends suck

[BlankFlip]

coupes r nice.

[DJ Machine]

Coupe. (see below <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)

I can see the coupe being fast..with like 300rwhp... Seeing a S13 hatch that's fast just doesn't make sense to me.

BTW, all the S14's and S15's are coupes, so look who won out in the end <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

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Coupe. (see below <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)

I can see the coupe being fast..with like 300rwhp... Seeing a S13 hatch that's fast just doesn't make sense to me.

BTW, all the S14's and S15's are coupes, so look who won out in the end <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

good point...

but if i get a dohc, which i might, before my bmw, i'd grab a hatch, black, navy or forest green.

[DJ Machine]

The only things that i like about the hatch, is the JDM tail lights, and the fact that there's several more aftermarket wings available for the hatch.

[whateverjames]

i like the hatch better than the coupe when it comes to 'stock' at least. but with a body kit, i really like the coupes.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DJ Machine on 10:16 pm on Jan. 27, 2002
Coupe. (see below <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)

I can see the coupe being fast..with like 300rwhp... Seeing a S13 hatch that's fast just doesn't make sense to me.

BTW, all the S14's and S15's are coupes, so look who won out in the end <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
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why does seeing a hatch that's fast not make sense to you. does this make sense to anyone else? am i alone here?

[drift freaq]

screw that, Hatchs rule baby!! They look like the real sports cars they are unlike the coupe which is basically a sports sedan.
bleeeeeh <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
Now don't get me wrong I used to own a 510, ya baby!! Though if i wanted a coupe I would get an S14 as far as S13 goes its Hatch all the way, they even look fast.
runs off into the night mumbling its a Nissan conspiracy

[DJ Machine]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from drift freaq on 9:44 pm on Jan. 27, 2002
screw that, Hatchs rule baby!! They look like the real sports cars they are unlike the coupe which is basically a sports sedan.
bleeeeeh <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
Now don't get me wrong I used to own a 510, ya baby!! Though if i wanted a coupe I would get an S14 as far as S13 goes its Hatch all the way, they even look fast.
runs off into the night mumbling its a Nissan conspiracy</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>sedan = 4 doors, heh.


As for &quot;not seeing the hatch as a fast car, its similar to saying, i can see vipers running 11 sec 1/4 miles, but not geo metros...Gah! I cant explain myself, damned public school education.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from drift freaq on 9:44 pm on Jan. 27, 2002
screw that, Hatchs rule baby!! They look like the real sports cars they are unlike the coupe which is basically a sports sedan.
bleeeeeh <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
Now don't get me wrong I used to own a 510, ya baby!! Though if i wanted a coupe I would get an S14 as far as S13 goes its Hatch all the way, they even look fast.
runs off into the night mumbling its a Nissan conspiracy</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>sedan = 4 doors, heh.


As for &quot;not seeing the hatch as a fast car, its similar to saying, i can see vipers running 11 sec 1/4 miles, but not geo metros...Gah! I cant explain myself, damned public school education.
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dude you made me laugh

[whateverjames]

have you seen a 87-93 style mustang be fast? (talking about the fixed up ones) or how about a camaro SS. hatchbacks! fast!

[drift freaq]

DJ machine writes....
sedan = 4 doors, heh.

___________________

man , maybe you should stick to your turntables. sedans are not only 4 doors unless your the HONDUH generation. There have been 2 door sedans for years what do you think a two door 510 was . It was not a coupe.

runs off into the night mumbling its a HONDUH generation conspircy

[Archangel]

s14 coupe. :biggrin:

Sorry, sorry, I just had too.... (snicker, snicker).
( &lt;-- Hey look at the avatar, what'd ya expect.) :cheesy:


(Edited by Archangel at 1:52 am on Jan. 28, 2002)

[Drift Style S14]

S13 coup

[duderiffic]

S13 hatch is the winner in my book. &nbsp;Coupes lines are way dated.

[jdm togue]

I guess I am in luck, I am the proud owner of a 92 se coupe in the color of forest green. my coupe now has a dohc as a heart but in three weeks she shall be born again with the heart of a fighter....lol

[Nismos14]

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DJ machine writes....

runs off into the night mumbling its a HONDUH generation conspircy
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ok enough with the running off into the night n mumbling LoL

[mike240]

I like the look of the hatchback. The coupe(especially after seeing all the s13 silvias over here) just doesn't look right with the pop up front end. The sloped front end goes better with the more aerodynamic rear of the hatch whereas the silvia fixed headlight front end goes better with the more angular boxy style of the 'coupe'.
Coupes are a bit lighter(cause they don't have that huge piece of glass in the back) but the hatch has a slightly lower drag coefficient.

well that's my two cents :biggrin:

[BadMoJo]

I would have to say s13 coupe, they can look #### sexy if done right. Hatch it tight to, but i am gonna say coupe. #### I might buy a coupe in the future. &nbsp;And ####, drift freaq you been smokin the evil weed? cuz you actin kinda paranoid. :cool: &nbsp; &nbsp;:biggrin:

[LanceS13]

The fastback of course is sexiest. &nbsp;(I prefer fastback over &nbsp;hatchback b/c hatchback makes me think of a boxy &nbsp;econocar like a Civic hatch or Focus hatch.)
Like I've said before: &nbsp;Would you rather have a woman with a smooth tapering ass or one with a boxy square one? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> &nbsp;(no offense to the ladies)

Besides, like mike said, the USDM coupes just don't look right with the pop-ups. &nbsp;However, the JDM silvias look nice...especially with a good looking body kit.
But in the end, the fastback rules!!!:biggrin:

[hybrid240]

for sure s13 silvia is a great looing car but the coupe... no. it just doesnt have the style the fastback has.

[duderiffic]

Hahahahaha... Hybrid said it best... Coupe's got no style!! Ain't it the truth!! A S13 Coupe couldn't catch my eye more than a Gold Camry, but I still notice the S13 Hatches rollin around here... even though they are all ghetto and ill-maintained!! I love em all!! &nbsp;(not the coupes tho!)

[91CRXsiR]

i like coupes , but they are just so #### rare. ended up w/ a hatch.

[duderiffic]

If &nbsp;you want a coupe get an S14 because they are awesome looking cars. &nbsp;S13 coupes just look like everything else to me. &nbsp;I'm sure they were cool 12 years ago. &nbsp;But when I started looking at 240s in 97 the hatch was what I wanted.

Jeff

[NOSfEDs12vh45dett]

Hatch because of the Aerodynamic Psycological effect of downforce, and the bodykits look better, I've seen cool looking Coupe, as well, but nothing beats the Sileighty and it's body kit's.

[Zemus]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from zephyr on 9<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>8 pm on Jan. 27, 2002
i say either hatch or sileighty
coupe rear ends suck
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I agree, I say 180SX Back with a S15 or S14 front. &nbsp;I like fastback just cuz I love the lights, and hate the coupe lights. Like ive said before, if u like coupes, get a s14, not an s13. S14 are the best coupe, S13s are the only fastback, for a resion...

[MK]

Ah, I love the look of my Silvia S13 K's-
http://www.silviaaustralia.com/images/steel1.jpg
http://www.silviaaustralia.com/images/steel2.jpg
Its a classic 90's japanese coupe look, nice lines on the bonnet, tidy if abit small boot and a flat-no nonsense front. Its from the days when Nissan finally pulled their finger out, tightened quality control and gave us the SR20DET. Few mods here and there, bit of tuning and she's putting out 200+ horsepower.
It snarls and roars when you floor it scaring the fuck outa pedestrians and dopey housewives in 4wd's and beats the living shit out of anything else that costs that amount of money. You can chuck it through corners sideways, no weird handling quirks that will kill you unlike a lot of Toyotas or Korean crap on a similar wheelbase and Im yet to find a fault in the build quality. The interior still retains a slight timeless appeal that has aged exceptionally and the paintwork is of the highest quality.

And if your not sold on that?
Buy a Honda and join the other lemmings and try hards.

They -are- a classic car the S13 coupe.
On a side note, I am going to start a Sileighty drift-bitch project as soon as I can get another a loan <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[thewholefnshow]

That looks like an old school richard petty car... I am trying to remember if it is a super bee or a charger... or was it a roadrunner... DAMMIT my old car knowledge is slipping. Anyways, anyone who has seen the old chargers with the crazy wings and .27 cd.... that looks a lot like it.

[LanceS13]

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That looks like an old school richard petty car... I am trying to remember if it is a super bee or a charger... or was it a roadrunner... DAMMIT my old car knowledge is slipping. Anyways, anyone who has seen the old chargers with the crazy wings and .27 cd.... that looks a lot like it.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
You're talking about the Daytona Charger...sometimes called the SuperBird I think. &nbsp;From what I've heard, that car's spoiler's height had little to do with additional downforce b/c the fastback design flowed air down to where a normal spoiler would have been. &nbsp;The reason they made it so high was so they could attach it to the body (as opposed to the trunk lid--for strenth?) and have the trunk lid be able to clear it when you opened it. &nbsp;Anybody wanna confirm that? &nbsp;My muscle car knowledge has gotten a bit rusty as well.

[thewholefnshow]

Whooo. thanks... it has been bugging me I couldn't remember the name. &nbsp;God... is was pissing me off. It was a death sled... but it was fast. I find that one looked like it though. But To answer the original question, I love the coupe. They are so rare and so nice, but they need a little work, they always make me think of Iketani's car in Initial D. Lol... so hooked on that stupid show.

[BadMoJo]

yeah it was the Super Bird, or the Charger Daytona, same thing. And from what i have read the wing DID help with down force, 600 pounds to be exact. But the front &nbsp;&quot;nose cone&quot; helped a bunch to with 200 pounds up front. Those things were hella fast though. With the O' so sweet 425hp 426 Hemi. #### thats a sweet ass engine. I think the top speed on one of those #### things was like 180!!! thats just nuts for 1969. Nothing like good old American Muscle.

[LanceS13]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BadMoJo on 1<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>5 pm on Jan. 28, 2002
. And from what i have read the wing DID help with down force, 600 pounds to be exact. But the front &quot;nose cone&quot; helped a bunch to with 200 pounds up front. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I know it helped downforce, but I've heard the extra height was not designed with extra downforce in mind. &nbsp;But I could very possibly be wrong...just something I heard.

[JeffNJ]

It is soo all about the coupe. &nbsp;Sorry, I just totally prefer that look. &nbsp;And, to the poster making the women comparisons, dude the real &quot;ass&quot; of the car is the taillights, and the coupe's look a lot nicer.

But, that isn't what makes the coupe look nicer to me. &nbsp;Obviously, it's all an opinion thing, but that trunk lid is small, so it's totally not a sedan (blech - who said that?!), and the OEM spoiler is, as the kids say, dope.

Viewed from the side, the back of the hatch looks too much like the front. &nbsp;The coupe is sexy bumper to bumper. &nbsp;Ahh, I miss my car sometimes.

[BadMoJo]

Lance, I remember hearing something about the wing being that high to get it into &quot;clean air&quot; with no turbulance i guess. But, after reading some more stuff, it looks like the turbulance was caused by the slightly recesed rear window on early models, which they changed and made it flush with the body before they made them for the street. And the wing stayed so they could open the trunk. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> &nbsp;Seems simple enough.