Rendered Speculation: Nissan Silvia on comeback trail? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

ZilviaBot · 11-27-2007, 08:10 PM

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Last December we reported that Nissan was seriously considering a rear-wheel-drive replacement for the much missed 240SX, a.k.a. the Silvia in Japan. Rumors have continued to surface since then of Nissan's plans, with Winding Road even posting spy shots of a mule this past summer that may have been such a car undergoing testing. Another blog by the name of Rocket Punch Auto Blog claims to know that a new Silvia has gotten the green light and will arrive by 2010 with a price point between Â¥2,000,000 and 2,500,000 ($18,435 and 23,044 USD). These renderings (click here to view rear shot) show what a new 240SX and Silvia might look like when it debuts on a modified version of the 350Z's platform. Regardless of how the car looks, the prospect of a new reasonably-priced rear-wheel-drive offering from any automaker is exciting news to us. We await the day in the near future when Nissan's 240SX/Silvia descendant shares a stoplight with a new incarnation of Toyota's famous AE86, which is also rumored to be in development. Throw in a Pontiac Solstice Coupe for good measure and we have ourselves a new bang-for-the-buck performance segment.

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canyonking · 12-10-2007, 10:36 PM

it looks like the nissan altima and the corvette had a baby.

azndummie · 12-11-2007, 01:06 AM

please god make it good looking

urmyhero4now · 12-11-2007, 01:51 AM

that pic is nasty...i hope it looks better then that.

irax · 12-11-2007, 08:42 AM

S15 body with G35 or M45 style headlights.... call it an s16, with qr20de or vq20de and call it a day

bigOdom1 · 12-11-2007, 09:04 AM

it looks awkward but that is a drawing not a picture

xblack240x · 12-11-2007, 09:11 AM

Hopefully the end result resembles something like the s-chassis... Keep us updated

98s14inaz · 12-11-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by xblack240x

Hopefully the end result resembles something like the s-chassis... Keep us updated

If they were smart they would make it off of a modified 350z chassis to save cost, then cut about 500+ lbs of crap out, then a turbocharged qr motor. Put the car right at 210hp, rwd, 5spd, viscous lsd, and at least a brembo option. I see it highly doable for $19k-low $20k's msrp. We can dream can't we?

k's_silvia2.0 · 12-11-2007, 11:30 AM

Thats ugly iv'e found this pics.

This one imo isn't that bad.

MrD · 12-11-2007, 01:41 PM

That is just an old pshop of the S15....

Jakob · 12-11-2007, 01:51 PM

wtf is up with the "powered by a renault" engine??? come on, no frenchman engine in a japanese car....

k's_silvia2.0 · 12-11-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MrD

That is just an old pshop of the S15....

Oh rearry?my bad

Gnnr · 12-12-2007, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by da_russian_one

wtf is up with the "powered by a renault" engine??? come on, no frenchman engine in a japanese car....

Oh, you have much to learn. Renault KNOWS how to build engines, I mean maybe their their 2005 and 2006 F1 championships don't mean much...or maybe this video don't mean much...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-9Io41bt8

Heh, you decide...

As long as the Nissan passion, heritage, DNA isn't lost I'm fine. Which I doubt it would be, Nissan wouldn't let it on a car that has such a following, and its definitely going to be a collaboration....

*exitspeed* · 12-12-2007, 08:47 AM

All these pics have been posted here a dozen times or more.

Dan14911 · 01-12-2008, 12:11 AM

that video was prety unreal look at those headers glow....they light the room up literally!!!

smelly240 · 01-12-2008, 01:23 AM

the "french engine" they talk about is the mr20det... u can see one if u look at a sentra 2.0 (NA of course)

IcedOutSoulja13 · 01-12-2008, 04:00 AM

as long as it resembles an S chasis to a good extent...comes turbo stock and is only 20grand ill buy one

Gnnr · 01-13-2008, 12:14 PM

Turbo, RWD, Cheap

You can only pick two.

**Phlip** · 01-13-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by da_russian_one

wtf is up with the "powered by a renault" engine??? come on, no frenchman engine in a japanese car....

Oh? Read this:

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Originally Posted by smelly240

the "french engine" they talk about is the mr20det... u can see one if u look at a sentra 2.0 (NA of course)

Not to mention where the money came from to bail Nissan's asses out the last time they tried listening to people who weren't buying new cars.

PoorMans180SX · 01-15-2008, 02:36 PM

I was hoping for an SR20VET at first, but this word of Renault sounds pretty good. Hopefully they tame down that nose a little, it's kinda awkward.

smelly240 · 01-15-2008, 06:53 PM

sr20 motors are no longer in use by nissan/renault - only used in some korean car or chinese or somethin... I'm looking forward to seeing the turbocharged mr20 - or a vq25 with boost.

EDacIouSX · 01-15-2008, 06:54 PM

god all those concept ideas of the "s16" are so fugly.

I'd like to see a new version of the SR20.

*exitspeed* · 01-16-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by EDacIouSX

god all those concept ideas of the "s16" are so fugly.

I'd like to see a new version of the SR20.

Since we have multiple threads discussing the same thing I'll say this again in this one.

ALL the renderings released so far are renderings done by magazines and NOT by Nissan. So if you don't like'em don't worry.

cmcdougle · 01-22-2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

Since we have multiple threads discussing the same thing I'll say this again in this one.

ALL the renderings released so far are renderings done by magazines and NOT by Nissan. So if you don't like'em don't worry.

Thank goodness. I don't think I would even ride in one of those... although, that pic of the yellow one has a huge resemblance to the one that was all covered up in the test pics...

Outrider · 02-04-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MrD

That is just an old pshop of the S15....

PS or not, that looks the best out of everything else. The picture at the very top is about as bland and generic as it gets. The S15 just needs a slight update and bring that bad boy over here. All these cars look like Altima bastard children.

*exitspeed* · 02-05-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Outrider

PS or not, that looks the best out of everything else. The picture at the very top is about as bland and generic as it gets. The S15 just needs a slight update and bring that bad boy over here. All these cars look like Altima bastard children.

I'll call you Mr. Blue...

Because that'll be the color of your face while your standing there holding your breath waiting for the next Silvia to look like and updated S15.

crazyikimasho · 07-28-2008, 03:19 PM

We recieved inside info from Nissan that its a 2.2L turbo engine that is said to be utilized in the S16 Silvia. Should be 2010/2011 model.

h23 · 07-29-2008, 05:06 PM

You are an idiot, why would you bring this old of a thread back from the dead when there are plenty of other threads to post your so called "inside info" in.

11-27-2007, 08:10 PM	#1
ZilviaBot Zilvia.net Bot Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 199 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rendered Speculation: Nissan Silvia on comeback trail? Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Nissan Last December we reported that Nissan was seriously considering a rear-wheel-drive replacement for the much missed 240SX, a.k.a. the Silvia in Japan. Rumors have continued to surface since then of Nissan's plans, with Winding Road even posting spy shots of a mule this past summer that may have been such a car undergoing testing. Another blog by the name of Rocket Punch Auto Blog claims to know that a new Silvia has gotten the green light and will arrive by 2010 with a price point between Â¥2,000,000 and 2,500,000 ($18,435 and 23,044 USD). These renderings (click here to view rear shot) show what a new 240SX and Silvia might look like when it debuts on a modified version of the 350Z's platform. Regardless of how the car looks, the prospect of a new reasonably-priced rear-wheel-drive offering from any automaker is exciting news to us. We await the day in the near future when Nissan's 240SX/Silvia descendant shares a stoplight with a new incarnation of Toyota's famous AE86, which is also rumored to be in development. Throw in a Pontiac Solstice Coupe for good measure and we have ourselves a new bang-for-the-buck performance segment. [Source: Rocket Punch Auto Blog via Motor Authority]Â* ReadÂ\|ÂPermalink \| Email this \| Comments More...

12-11-2007, 01:51 AM	#4
urmyhero4now Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that pic is nasty...i hope it looks better then that. __________________ http://sanjosecarsandcoffee.com

12-11-2007, 08:42 AM	#5
irax Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego Age: 37 Posts: 4,248 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	S15 body with G35 or M45 style headlights.... call it an s16, with qr20de or vq20de and call it a day __________________ Drives a BRZ and is building a V6 S12 coupe.

12-11-2007, 09:04 AM	#6
bigOdom1 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Auburn/Birmingham AL Age: 37 Posts: 1,817 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: bigOdom1 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	it looks awkward but that is a drawing not a picture __________________ my car domain that good review thread

12-11-2007, 11:30 AM	#9
k's_silvia2.0 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 909/951 Age: 35 Posts: 5,111 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Thats ugly iv'e found this pics. This one imo isn't that bad. __________________

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canyonking BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pico Rivera Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it looks like the nissan altima and the corvette had a baby.

12-11-2007, 01:06 AM	#3
azndummie Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: orange county Posts: 1,362 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	please god make it good looking

12-11-2007, 09:11 AM	#7
xblack240x Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 555 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Hopefully the end result resembles something like the s-chassis... Keep us updated

12-11-2007, 01:41 PM	#10
MrD Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mtl, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 104 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That is just an old pshop of the S15....

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Jakob Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2006 Location: deutschland Age: 32 Posts: 483 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	wtf is up with the "powered by a renault" engine??? come on, no frenchman engine in a japanese car....

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exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	All these pics have been posted here a dozen times or more. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

01-12-2008, 12:11 AM	#15
Dan14911 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla Age: 36 Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that video was prety unreal look at those headers glow....they light the room up literally!!!

01-12-2008, 01:23 AM	#16
smelly240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philaburbia Age: 43 Posts: 2,137 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	the "french engine" they talk about is the mr20det... u can see one if u look at a sentra 2.0 (NA of course) __________________ HREs on a S13 - check, 6262 - check, Girlfriend.... - nope

01-12-2008, 04:00 AM	#17
IcedOutSoulja13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Age: 32 Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	as long as it resembles an S chasis to a good extent...comes turbo stock and is only 20grand ill buy one

01-13-2008, 12:14 PM	#18
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Turbo, RWD, Cheap You can only pick two. __________________

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01-15-2008, 06:53 PM	#21
smelly240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philaburbia Age: 43 Posts: 2,137 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	sr20 motors are no longer in use by nissan/renault - only used in some korean car or chinese or somethin... I'm looking forward to seeing the turbocharged mr20 - or a vq25 with boost. __________________ HREs on a S13 - check, 6262 - check, Girlfriend.... - nope

01-15-2008, 06:54 PM	#22
EDacIouSX Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 35 Posts: 4,527 Trader Rating: (53) Rides Gallery: EDacIouSX Feedback Score: 53 reviews	god all those concept ideas of the "s16" are so fugly. I'd like to see a new version of the SR20.

07-28-2008, 03:19 PM	#27
crazyikimasho Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,329 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	We recieved inside info from Nissan that its a 2.2L turbo engine that is said to be utilized in the S16 Silvia. Should be 2010/2011 model. __________________ *PLEASE NOTE* I am no longer affiliated with West Covina Nissan.

07-29-2008, 05:06 PM	#28
h23 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Age: 32 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	You are an idiot, why would you bring this old of a thread back from the dead when there are plenty of other threads to post your so called "inside info" in.

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