NEW Nissan 240SX in the works

[azian_advanced]

Source: http://m.autoblog.com/2013/10/28/nis..._river_article

Nissan exec Andy Palmer derides Toyobaru coupes as 'midlife crisis' cars

Andy Palmer, Nissan's executive vice president, does not like the Scion FR-S or Subaru BRZ. To us, that's like saying you enjoy barbecuing puppies, but we'll let him slide, because his statements about the Toyobaru twins are much, much more than just idle trash talk.

Speaking to Motor Trend's Nate Martinez, Palmer said, "Do we have any competitors [in the small, rear-drive coupe segment]? Are you talking about the Subaru [BRZ]? It was a car designed for a 50-year-old. It's for a midlife crisis. That's not what we do." Strong words, but what followed was even better.

"Are you coming to the Tokyo Motor Show (Nov 23 - Dec 1)? You'll see the answer to the midlife crisis. Except it won't be for the midlife crisis." So, if you were wondering whether Nissan is working on a competitor to the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ, the answer seems to be a resounding "yes."

According to a previous report from MT, whatever Nissan's "answer" for the BRZ and FR-S is, it'll be rear-drive, and sport a detuned version of Nissan's VQ37, 3.7-liter V6 from the 370Z, but will also be available with a 2.5-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder. We're now more excited than ever before about Tokyo.

[reni]

(Edit: I just realized this article is from like a month ago, so the car they're talking about was probably that ugly thing that was supposed to be the new 510...)

Despite how retarded this guy is, I'm excited to see how this car turns out. Although my hopes are too high that it won't be overweight and ugly, given pretty much every single Nissan that has come out in the past 10 years...

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by reni

given pretty much every single Nissan that has come out in the past 10 years...

Same was said of Toyota before the FT86 came along.

This is exciting!!

[strat61caster]

Huh forgot about that.

So their answer to 'mid-life crisis car' is:

Retro Styling.



Their 'target audience' wasn't even alive when the 510 became just another old car. Hell, I'm their target audience and my parents couldn't even drive a new 510 at the time. I'd call this more of a midlife crisis car than the 86.

Edit: But if it's a good car then nothing else matters.

[TylerLieberman]

To Nissan:


Bring back the s15. Sell it in the US. STFU. Continue making boring cars after that. Thanks.

Yours truely,
Me