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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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Originally Posted by ZDan
??? Of course NIssan can (and should!) serve up a modern SX/Silvia.
Boxer engine FR is novel, but nothing magical. For the vast majority of FT86 buyers the boxer engine wasn't a factor.
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
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Yea that didn't come out right, my bad. What I meant is, since Toyota & Subaru hadn't done any sort of affordable FR sports since the AE86, they used that as the catalyst for the twins and ended up picking up the refugees from the Silvia camp that Nissan abandoned. If Nissan came out with a virtual facsimile of the S15, they would likely be blasted for a half-hearted and low-tech attempt. By the time this alleged Nissan car drops, it'll be what, 13 years [?] after the S15 died off. You can't just drop in some direct injection and hit "reheat" and expect to get a positive response, the automotive landscape is much different now.
I *hope* Nissan can raise the bar and make a legit current-times Silvia successor. Adding electric assist would allow them to market the car alongside the Porsche 918 and Ferrari Enzo successor and play an honest high-tech card in marketing. Maybe I'm off-base and high-tech doesn't matter for the modern Silvia demographic.
I think we're all on the same page; FWD sports is best left to the hot hatches where perceived practicality is a big purchasing decision.