Nissan 240SX Successor

[1whtmax]

I saw this article on Road&Track.com and thought that you guys might find it interesting. Sorry if its a repost.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6890

[ShippedOut]

I like.. the front end atleast

[black_maxed95]

wow is that ugly. nissan is losing their ability to make any good looking cars anymore. They all look so bulky and have 20" wheels.

[Magikone69]

at least the headlights look good, i dont get how some cars have the shark fin lights and some dont????

[irish44j]

reminds me of a French-inspired RX-8

and that fog light assembly is identical to the ones on my wife's Mazda3...

Here's the main problem I see:

The original 240 was a lightweight sportscar, and looked that way too (2600lbs, IIRC)...

This one looks heavy as hell and will probably be pushing well over 3500lbs, knowing Nissan.

So really...it will be just like the RX-8...an underpowered 2+2 that doesn't match up to its predecessor (the RX-7, in Mazda's case).

[irish44j]

Originally Posted by Armelius

Looks super small to me. They will screw up and put a four cylinder in it. The more I look at it the more it looks like a 350z and Altima.

they should put a 4cyl in it...put a 6cyl in it and its a direct competitor for the Z...

Plus the 240 was a 4-cyl. Would be nice if Nissan could put together a lightweight, great-handling pure sportscar ala the Honda's S2000 or Mazda's Miata.

we've been stuck with the bloated Z for too many years as the only option.

[chopstix2nrz]

If this car is sub 3000 lbs i would consider it as probably one of the first new vehicles i will purchase.

It would be really nice if it does turn out to be a real enthusiast's car like the s2000 and miata.

[irish44j]

Originally Posted by chopstix2nrz

If this car is sub 3000 lbs i would consider it as probably one of the first new vehicles i will purchase.

It would be really nice if it does turn out to be a real enthusiast's car like the s2000 and miata.

do you realize that even the Sentra weighs over 2900lbs??? Nissan doesn't know the definition of "weight reduction"

[A32AusMax]

hmm

starting to think that Nissan is gonna make all the same mistakes they made before

cannabilisation ftl

[chopstix2nrz]

Originally Posted by irish44j

do you realize that even the Sentra weighs over 2900lbs??? Nissan doesn't know the definition of "weight reduction"

thats why i said if

ive never rode in a 240sx with cup holders... hope they keep it that way

[irish44j]

Originally Posted by Armelius

Can't remember too many z's between 95 and 02. I can only think of a 240z with a six cylinder engine and nothing less. If they want to go all Impulse then have at it. Just wait and see. They need some new line up though. The Sentra has been so lame for many years. I couldn't even stand the SR or whatever. Crap. I can't even think Versa and whatever other uglyesqe cars they have planned.

This was referring to the 240SX, not the 240Z......All Z's have had 6cyls.

This car would be the heir apparent to the 240SX, which was always a 4-banger...

[hybridioN]

it'll take another 10 years for it to become a "cult hit."

[irish44j]

Originally Posted by hybridioN

it'll take another 10 years for it to become a "cult hit."

isn't the phrase "cult hit" codeword for "it's really not very good and most people don't like it except a small group of wierdos"

[DaveVQ]

so a RWD 4-cylinder....interesting......

[DaveVQ]

Originally Posted by Armelius

So this will compete with the Camry? Very interesting, swore I said something like that and everyone laughed.

Camry's are FWD, four doors
this will be RWD, two doors

thats like saying the Subaru STi is made to compete with the camry because its a four-cylinder

not to mention nissan has a car that competes with the camry, its called the altima. If you love the camry so much go buy one, I don't understand this binge you have about toyota.

[Armelius]

Who is deleting all my posts?

[Merlyn]

yea, I was offically confused how you people were quoting posts that weren't there...

[tedo007]

Originally Posted by Armelius

Who is deleting all my posts?

lmao

[DaveVQ]

Originally Posted by Armelius

Who is deleting all my posts?

[Magikone69]

i think the car wont seriosly be able to compete against the other cars coming out in its "class" with the hyundai rwd coupe supposedly boasting 2 engines one with a turbo 4 banger, and the toyota/subaru colaboration. Nissan needs to figure a way to make another decent turbo 4 banger. we all know that 2.5 from the se-r will not cut it in a sport coupe like this (might pass as an entry level engine) but the sport version is going to need a little more power, or can make use of the power it is equiped with via light weight and great handling.

Remember our version of the 240/silvia was never a blistering speed demon in the straight line, it is praised for being light, rwd, and relatively fun stock...not sure if thats the approach nissan wants to take this time around, or do they want to go more for the pocket rocket trend thats goin around.

[irish44j]

with gas prices the way they are, Nissan would be smart to go with a lower-powered (N/A 4cyl), lightweight car that people can drive every day to work or whatever, and then use on the weekends in the backroads and autocrosses.

That's what the 240 was - A daily-driver sportscoupe that even non-enthusiasts liked to drive. Indeed - most 240s were driven by non-enthusiasts.

Make it lightweight, ~200hp, fuel-efficient, and inexpensive and it will kill the competition. Oh, and it had BETTER come with a manual tranny. CVT would be a serious FAIL.

[Dark99GLE]

I find it funny that everyone always thinks renderings in magazines are the actual car, it isn't. These cars are pure speculation, while Nissan IS working on a car like that, it will not look like the above pictured car.

[MAX2DAMAX]

I hope it doesn't

[95maxrider]

Originally Posted by irish44j

isn't the phrase "cult hit" codeword for "it's really not very good and most people don't like it except a small group of wierdos"

You know that if they brought the SR20DET over here with the car it would have been completely different, right? The KA24DE doesn't do the car justice. Oh, doesn't Matt own a 240sx?

I hope this new car has a small FI 4 cylinder, something like a TC 1.8. Apparently there is talk of making an Infiniti version with a 2.5 VQ instead of the 4 cylinder. I think that would be really nice.

[irish44j]