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Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Nissan, Rumormill We've been obsessively following the developments surrounding Nissan's rumored re-entry into the compact, RWD market, and up until now, it's been assumed that a small-displacement engine would be mounted up front, possibly fitted with a turbocharger. But according to a report by Drive.com.au, Nissan is actively considering a hybrid drivetrain to power its Silvia replacement. The Aussie automotive news outlet spoke with Junichi Endo, Nissan's senior vice president of global marketing, who said that the automaker is trying to...

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Antihero983

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

ghey.

as someone who used to work at toyota, i can honestly say....hybrids are a fucking waste of money.

why? you can get almost the same gas mileage from a fucking corolla AND they make the same emissions.

if they make it hybrid, its going to be a waste.

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i hope to god this isnt so.. it would make ZERO sense to bring back a well in demand car with a big following but as a hybrid. Hyundai finally got their head on straight, so i thought Nissan would have to whip out something equal to the Genesis to compete in the sales, but if theyre gonna do this..

98s14inaz

God damn it, will someone Japanese buy Nissan back from that french pussy already so we can get some good cars. Hybrid!!!!???? WTF???!!!! Silvia Hybrid = EPIC FAILURE

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exitspeed

Good call. Cause the GTR is a total failure.

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Tulok

I hope this isnt true, hybrids are soooo lame!
I am seriously gonna be mad if this comes through.

98s14inaz

Exception to every rule, you got me though lol

Sorry man, the french are good at a lot of things...wine, cheese, whine, surrendering, etc. Designing "Japanese" cars is not one of them...except for the GTR...thanks for the correction exitspeed ;-)

Tell the French that we want our cars to have snails, not the designers eating snails. A hybrid "silvia" or "240" will be an epic failure.

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exitspeed

Actually Nissan has a very strong line-up of vehicles. The Altima Sedan and Coupe are both attractive cars with great powerplants and chassis. The Altima is the number one selling vehicle for Nissan. The Versa is a very good car as well in it's class.

Look at Infiniti. The G35 Sedan and 37 coupe are complete winners inside and out and are quit a bang for your buck compared to the 3 Series. The MB C-class doesn't even compete. The EX is a great CUV and addition to the line-up as well.

Sure the new headlight design on the Maxima and 370Z is kinda nasty, but I hardly think that's Renaults fault.

Before the Renault partnership Nissan was on the Brink of Bankruptcy (think Ford right now) and really had a pretty shitty line-up of vehicles on both the Nissan and Infiniti side of things. The partnership has really been nothing but positive for the company and consumers on both sides of the pond.

Bu, we've already been discussing all this in the RWD thread in OT.

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98s14inaz

I saw a new maxima in person out here in AZ. They had everything covered up/michigan plates but I knew what it was. The pics don't do the car justice, it looks very aggressive in person. I'm a convert.

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frosti108

haaaahahahahaha




hybrids are ghey and a waste. supposedly the batteries do wayyyy more damage than anything a regular internal combustion engine can cause. but then again this is just another rumor ive heard

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IStop4NoMan

i have also heard the batteries are worse for the environment. something about the plant they are made at has killed the entire habitat for like 10 miles around. rumors are great.

DreamN

it'll never happen. you guys are getting worked up for no reason.

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Slam

I bet it's not going to be a hybrid. Hybrid powertrain are sometimes mentioned to create buzz with the press and general public. This grows awareness for the company and the vehicle. And you know the deal, being green nowadays is the hot topic.

Another reason why its probably not a hybrid, look at Nissan's hybrid options, only one...Altima Hybrid. So if something else is getting a hybrid, it'll be the Sentra or the Rogue.

Ghosn and 'the french' turned Nissan around, but they also f things up by moving the company to Tennessee. Most of the talent in he LA HQ went elsewhere. When Nissan was run by the japanese, there was alot of loyalty within its operations and things were not cut even if the business case didn't pan out. When Ghosn stepped in, he basically cut out the fat. Another example were some the suppliers to the company, they use to be given the business because of old times sake, but that changed right away when Ghosn stepped in, he basically made them compete with other suppliers for the business of supplying to nissan, this automatically lowered Nissan costs.

this is only a bit of it..there is so much more detail...

irax

I'm sorry but are you SURE you're from San Diego? because the Nissan/Infinity design team is IN LA JOLLA! I've been there. Nissan HQ in LA is used for prototypes that are on the last stages before production AND the nissan main overall(sales and logistics) HQ in USA. Moving things to Tenn. Which anyone that was worth while knew about coming since 03, Cost of living there is SO MUCH CHEAPER than California, its a good way to save money by paying a little bit less and getting your employees more(same million dollar house in LA or SD is 300k - 450 in Tenn). And don't tell me you wouldn't move if your pay was going to be cut 3-7% from 70k to 65.1k

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kyoru

i don't see the big deal, as long as its unobtrusive it seems like a win win situation for everyone.

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an_orange_s2k

they wont be do it.............hopefully

90KAcoupe

i saw a maxima with nothing covering it up at all. i really kinda liked it.. its just something u have to see in person..

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Champster

Say thanks to Al Gore for the bullshit global warming hysteria.

irax

as long as it is still fun to drive and i can still modify it to make babies cry i'll like it

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98s14inaz

I think that is the biggest point. How the hell are you going to modify a hybrid? At least with a turbo car you can up the boost etc. What are you going to do with the hybrid? Bigger batteries? Bigger smug cell? Neons? It sounds like it is going to have a bunch of Nissan Nanny crap in it to prevent you from doing much anyway.

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irax

I really doubt that. Just because you don't know how to modify a hybrid doesn't mean they are not modifiable.

Besides I really meant slammed to the ground, loud scraping exhaust and being super flush.

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devnull

What are you going to do with a hybrid? First you pull the batteries before you take the car off the lot. Tell the manager he can have them. Then you tow it home and rip out the magical planet-saving motor along with all the electronics.

Then you drop in a monster with a whistle.

done

98s14inaz

LoL. Quoted for truth and accuracy.

Any monkey can do lowering and new wheels. I'm talking about performance. You can always do what devnull said.

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irax

Any jack ass elephant can quote some one because they believe what they say, doesn't make it true or accurate.

w/e I'll take Handling performance over Excessive Acceleration any day of the week. You don't need high hp to go drifting or down grade mountain carving.

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98s14inaz

I'll tell you what. The drag prius doesn't have anything close to the stock power train in it. Show me some hybrids that are fast besides the over priced lexus offerings. Just because I have an opinion different than yours doesn't mean it's wrong. What makes you such an expert? Google? JDM drift videos? Lived in Japan for a couple of years on a military base? lol Give me a break. Let's talk hybrid sportscars under $27k that the average tuner joe can afford. I'm not buying into this hybrid crap. Make the econo-toy cars for the hippies and give the rest of use small displacement and turbos.


This you're right about. I've lived there, beautiful state and cheap to live there. Thinking of moving back some day.

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irax

No lets not talk hybrid sports cars under $27k because we are not talking about low - mid market economy cars. for hybrids to truly take off i agree they have to be cheap and start at like $13k like Scions. But the Hybrid SportCom or even full fledged Sports car are not going to be cheap. But if Nissan really wants to push this it would definitely start a whole new trend of sports car or sport com with a hybrid option.

Expert? well, I don't think of my self as one but thanks.
No I just watch allot of discovery channel when it has anything to do with cars. I have been reading about electric drag cars since forever in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. The difference between me and you is that I don't discredit something just because I don't think its worth while or do-able.

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devnull

To mod a hybrid, you would definitely need to chip the computers and possibly modify the drivetrain and battery controllers to handle the bigger output. You'd also have two motors to tear down and modify. The IC engine would need custom made parts and the electric motor would have to go to an electric shop to have the windings re-wound.

Dr.Doom

Dont knock a car just because its a hybrid. One thing you need to consider is what the car is designed for, economy or performance. Also you need to consider how much torque an electric motor has. Disable the traction control on a toyota highlander hybrid and you'll smoke the tires. So take a decently powered engine and combine it with an electric motor and you'll have one quick ass car, as long as its engineered that way.

irax

DID EVERYONE FUCKING FORGET ABOUT THE LEXUS HYBRIDS? The L and the G hybrids have 0-60 in less than 5.5 seconds. The L has 485 HP and the G has 375

AND THEY BOTH GET 30 MPG!

FUCK ALL OF YOU!

Who wants 485 hp and 30mpg on a understated EPA average AND STILL HANDLES REALLY GOOD?

I do

neg rep for everyone thats talking shit about hybrids

kthnxbye

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devnull

If you could drop 90k on a car...nevermind a lexus...why the fuck would you give a rats ass about fuel economy? There are other much more effective ways to spend 90k caring about the environment. Why the fuck would you throw money at a car when the batteries of said car will over the course of their existence cause more pollution than they saved by powering a hybrid car?

Who's the idiot here, mister neg repper?