Nissan Silvia

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The Nissan Silvia is a popular Japanese rear-wheel-drive sports coupe renowned among car enthusiasts and drifters for its balanced handling, tunable engines, and strong presence in motorsport and car culture.

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instanceOf compact coupe
sports car
alsoKnownAs Nissan 200SX
linked to: Nissan Silvia

Nissan 240SX
linked to: Nissan Silvia

Nissan S-chassis
bodyStyle 2-door coupe
category Japanese sports car
chassisCode S10
S110
S12
S13
S14
S15
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalImpact featured in video games and media about street racing
iconic in drifting culture
drivetrain rear-wheel-drive
engineType inline-four petrol engines
turbocharged inline-four engines
exportNameplate Nissan 200SX (Europe, some markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia

Nissan 240SX (North America)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
fuelType petrol
knownFor balanced handling
drifting
strong presence in car culture
tuning potential
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Nissan
market Japan domestic market
notableEngine CA18DET
SR20DET
notableGeneration S13
S14
S15
platform Nissan S platform
popularInSeries D1 Grand Prix
Formula Drift
predecessor Nissan Fairlady 1500
productionEnd 2002
productionStart 1964
successor Nissan 180SX (overlapping role in some markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia

Nissan 200SX (nameplate in export markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia

Nissan 240SX (nameplate in North America)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
suspension independent suspension (later generations)
transmissionOption 4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
6-speed manual (S15)
usedInMotorsportDiscipline drift competitions
time attack
touring car racing

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Han Lue drives Nissan Silvia
Sean Boswell drives Nissan Silvia S15 (initially, later rebuilt with a Mustang body)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia successor Nissan 180SX (overlapping role in some markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia successor Nissan 200SX (nameplate in export markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia successor Nissan 240SX (nameplate in North America)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia alsoKnownAs Nissan 200SX
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia alsoKnownAs Nissan 240SX
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia exportNameplate Nissan 200SX (Europe, some markets)
linked to: Nissan Silvia
Nissan Silvia exportNameplate Nissan 240SX (North America)
linked to: Nissan Silvia