Silvia S16

frost · 02-18-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ssqpolo

ya i still dont know why they would cancel a high volume selling car over a super expensive low volume car like a GTR sedan...but thats why theyre the head of multinational corporations and I'm just a guy in a Z

I would guess with the Z and the altima coupe, there just isn't enough of a reason to put a vehicle in between the two. I mean, that's a lot of sporty vehicle for a market that is not supporting sporty vehicles right now. However, I would rather they ditch the altima coupe and go forward with the silvia ... assuming it would actually look like the pics.

zigzagz94 · 08-22-2009, 05:07 PM

http://autonews.ultimatecarforum.com...21/nissan-s16/

I take any news of a Silvia/RX-7/Supra replacement coming soon with a huge grain of salt but this one peaked my interest.

The article claims the teaser image/photoshop was leaked at the Nissan GT 2012 meeting. I think I remember that an early glimpse of the restyled 370Z was also leaked at one of those meetings a couple years back. I'm not saying that validates this story, but it makes me wonder. Carlos Goshn has said the Silvia project was dead but from what I've been told/researched the project was pretty far along. Maybe the success of the GC and the impending threat of the Toyobaru coupe have made Nissan re-think the Silvia revival to compete in the cheap RWD coupe market.

I highly doubt the articles claimed 2010 release date though. It was originally rumored that Nissan wanted to beat Toyota to the market by about a year which would fit this time line but all of that was before the Goshn comments about the car being cancelled.

Maybe Goshn was pulling some type of automotive jiu-jitsu on Toyota/Subaru claiming the Silvia was dead nothing to see here, and then bam surprise buttseks reveal at this year's Tokyo motor show. It would be a pimp move as right now all of the hype is over Toyota's concepts (LF-A/L, Toyobaru).

zigzagz94 · 08-22-2009, 05:21 PM

I'm new and don't know how to post pics hopefully this works otherwise just click the link. I think the chop looks nice.

08-22-2009, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
zigzagz94 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Charon's ferry Posts: 8 Drives: Supercharged Eclipse Rep Power: 16	http://autonews.ultimatecarforum.com...21/nissan-s16/ I take any news of a Silvia/RX-7/Supra replacement coming soon with a huge grain of salt but this one peaked my interest. The article claims the teaser image/photoshop was leaked at the Nissan GT 2012 meeting. I think I remember that an early glimpse of the restyled 370Z was also leaked at one of those meetings a couple years back. I'm not saying that validates this story, but it makes me wonder. Carlos Goshn has said the Silvia project was dead but from what I've been told/researched the project was pretty far along. Maybe the success of the GC and the impending threat of the Toyobaru coupe have made Nissan re-think the Silvia revival to compete in the cheap RWD coupe market. I highly doubt the articles claimed 2010 release date though. It was originally rumored that Nissan wanted to beat Toyota to the market by about a year which would fit this time line but all of that was before the Goshn comments about the car being cancelled. Maybe Goshn was pulling some type of automotive jiu-jitsu on Toyota/Subaru claiming the Silvia was dead nothing to see here, and then bam surprise buttseks reveal at this year's Tokyo motor show. It would be a pimp move as right now all of the hype is over Toyota's concepts (LF-A/L, Toyobaru). Last edited by zigzagz94; 08-22-2009 at 07:38 PM.

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