NEW Nissan 240SX in the works

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by Ae86

Nissan developing Juke-based FR-S/BRZ competitor


to plug the gap below the 370Z in its sports car lineup, Nissan is reportedly developing a compact, front-wheel-drive sports car to do battle with the Scion FR-S/ Subaru BRZ.




Known internally as the Mini-Z, the small coupe will use the Juke crossover’s platform, a source close to the situation told Motor Trend. Power will come from the Juke’s 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, while all-wheel-drive (based on the Juke’s system) with torque-vectoring could be an option to help the car better match up against the rear-drive FR-S/BRZ twins.
For better or for worse, the Mini-Z will reportedly thumb its nose at traditional stylistic conventions in the same manner as the Juke. Expect a radical look outside of the sports car norm (although perhaps not as wild as the Urge concept, pictured above).
Notably, the project is a joint Japan-China effort, with Japan doing the heavy lifting in terms of development and China handling design and data assembly. China will be the car’s main market, and it will also be offered in Japan and Europe. A decision on U.S. availability has not yet been made.
Development on the Mini-Z is well under way, with a launch possible as soon as late 2013. Look for a base price of under $22,000.

in my view,ANY collaboration with "chinese build quality" is deserving of much closer scrutiny! a "scary" concept for sure!

[Snozzberries]

Originally Posted by whateatsrabbits

They should remake the 240sx if they want a cheeper sports car. Not make one on a suv chassis. Nissan went down the drain when they started making the 2.5L stroker/grenade motor if you ask me.

No lie, if they made a new S chassis, I wouldn't second guess buying one.

[RRnold]

Ugggh WTF Nissan!

[Calidrifter]

They need to stop this Renault designed business. Had Nissan done a new worldwide s-chassis I would have bought that instead of the FR-S.

[quik1987]

Originally Posted by Ae86

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today unveiled azeal, its imaginative electric car concept, in partnership with renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at the company's Nissan Ginza Gallery in downtown Tokyo.
azeal, which will be on display at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, features an innovative cabin that revolves 360 degrees, eliminating the need to reverse. Thanks to its compact body, the car is also exceptionally easy to maneuver.
The three-seater car comes with a number of user-friendly technologies, including Nissan's Around View Monitor which reduces blind spots by displaying the outside surroundings on screens mounted on the inside of the car's A-pillars located on either side of the windshield. A dash-mounted infrared (IR) commander allows the driver to operate the navigation and stereo systems with simple...
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I believe this became the altima coupe or was a proposed sentra coupe

[quik1987]

made this from the foria concept, what you guys think?

[Calidrifter]

Ew

[travace]

OP said FWD and i couldnt stop laughing and didnt read the rest of anything

[governor]

I laughed at the heading.. Nissan Puke is the ugliest car I see on the road.

[alex86]

^ lol that sounds better

[JoeBoxer]

I am the parts manager at a Nissan dealership and drove a used 370z before I bought the FR-S, it was a beast for sure but modifications are very expensive and it just felt heavy to me. I owned two S14's, a 95 and a 96. The second one had Nismo LMGT4's, Nismo suspension and strut bar, and a few other things but I never got around to putting some real power to it.

The S15 is one of my favorite cars of all time and I don't think Nissan will make anything that will top it. That being said since Nissan is making motors for Daimler now they could use the 201hp turbo 4 from the C Class, 6 speed manual or 7 speed autos. No CVT and no FWD please. They are releasing a Nismo Juke which looks pretty nice to me and will be offering more Nismo models and some new RS models too which are supposed to be even higher performance.

[RossGA]

FWD = Fail.

[DuMa]

they need to bring back the datsun 510 concept.

[hotaka]

Originally Posted by jdmitr

Bottom line is they need to make a modern looking version of the s15 silvia. They would sell sooo many of them....hell I would buy one. If they make any thing like the concepts above you can guarantee they won't sell well. Personally I absolutely get sick looking at them.

yeah i'd be ok with it if it was shaped for performance, but it doesn't look aerodynamic at all...

although it looks rigid