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Originally Posted by Ryephile
They can get away with it because it doesn't have Nissan on the hood.
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??? Of course NIssan can (and should!) serve up a modern SX/Silvia.
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Also, nobody in recent times has done a boxer FR config, so that's something fresh to the table that Nissan can't do.
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Boxer engine FR is novel, but nothing magical. For the vast majority of FT86 buyers the boxer engine wasn't a factor.
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Nissan has the opportunity to leapfrog the 86 with both torque and efficiency by going with a Hybrid sports powertrain.
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That would be fine, but you can be sure the extra cost of the hybridization will be offset with cost-cutting measures including icky fwd-ness :P