Nissan boss desires a brand new 200SX, Silvia sports activities automotive

Nissan’s international CEO has doubled down on his earlier feedback about desirous to revive one of many Japanese model’s most iconic fashions, the Silvia.

Offered in Australia because the Gazelle and 200SX, the Silvia sat beneath the ‘Z’ fashions and the Skyline GT-R within the Nissan lineup, gaining a cult following for its attainable turbocharged efficiency and rear-wheel drive chassis dynamics.

Mr Espinosa has been on the document in recent times about his need to convey a small electrical sports activities automotive to market, nevertheless, these feedback had been made when he was merely a senior govt on the Japanese automaker.

Following the departure of Makoto Uchida in April 2025, Mr Espinosa was appointed president and CEO of Nissan.

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“I’d like to convey the Silvia again. I don’t know if it’s potential, as a result of the idea may be very troublesome to understand within the fashionable period,” he instructed Japanese web site, Karuma Information.

“The S15, particularly with its high-output 2.0-litre turbo engine, is one in all my favourite vehicles in Nissan’s historical past. To me, it’s among the best light-weight sports activities vehicles we’ve made.

“It’s a really gentle, well-tuned chassis, and the mixture of chassis and powertrain is lots of enjoyable. I very a lot wish to ship a automotive like this,” he stated, in accordance with a translation of the interview.

“Nonetheless, contemplating at the moment’s laws and crash security efficiency, this can be very troublesome to create a automotive with such a light-weight chassis. Nonetheless, this is without doubt one of the automotive names I’d very very like to revive.”