Comments on: Infiniti to base premium small-car on upcoming 240SX replacement?

By: sanfranmac

sanfranmac — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:19:04 +0000

My 1996 240SX (final model-bought new) always BLEW the doors of my old (4th owner- I sold to a fifth) BMW 2000. On the Stinson Beach Hwy-1 switchbacks north of San Francisco, few cars have been as pleasurable to drive as the 240SX. Even today, this 155bhp, 155lb-ft 2.4 liter carves the corners so cleanly, and its low down torque and the K24DE engine’s grunt coupled with a 2700lb weight, make this car near perfect. I WISH this AMAZING formula would return. Instead we have the 3785lb G37 coupe (which I test drove but rejected) last the Gestalt of simplicity and motoring made pure. The 240SX still gives me 33mpg hwy (I dont drive it in the city EVER). I can only replace it with its true successor- a light weight, rear drive 4 cylinder coupe. THe 2001 Japan only Silvia would have been perfect if it had come stateside.

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:45:51 +0000

They should call it Sylvia

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:01:29 +0000

I’d rather get this than the 370. Light 4-cyl engines always balance the chassis better than heavy sixes. Plus it’ll be cheaper, rev higher, and can probably be tossed around corners with more style.

The old 240SX was a wicked little performer.

By: N Spec

N Spec — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:04:05 +0000

Friggin sweet, looks like I may found a brand new DD worthy of driving in the upcoming years.

By: pmpvtkc

pmpvtkc — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:23:25 +0000

awwwwww….I was going to get the 370z but let’s see what this new thing looks like and how it will/might perform when the concept comes out end of this year. By that time, I should have a better picture between a 370z or 240sx replacement.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:53:32 +0000

johnnycanuck, then we gonna have a real debate: which one is superior Subaru or Toyota The popular vote of this forum will declare Toyota complete POS and Subaru the best thing since slice bread.

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:40:52 +0000

Yeah basically Flipper, the Nissan Coupe being the Solstice and the Infiniti being the Sky.

I’ll stick with the Nissan 240SX replacement, save myself some $$ and use that for performance mods.

By: Carwatcher

Carwatcher — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:21:06 +0000

Infiniti’s are japanese BMW’s

By: Flipper

Flipper — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:12:21 +0000

The Japanese Solstice /Sky twins.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:10:55 +0000

The Nissan is going to be a direct competitor for the new Toyota/Subaru but the Infiniti version if it is indeed a coupe will kind of have a little niche all its own for awhile. This begs the question as to whether we can a expect a Lexus variant of the Toyota.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:09:34 +0000

sweet digs

By: shaver

shaver — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:04:50 +0000

Sounds good to me. Limit weight of 240sx to 2800#s it wont need more then 220 HP.

By: jumpoffit

jumpoffit — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:54:31 +0000

some people will want sport with either plain interior and some will want sport with some extra’s (leather,heated seats, blah blah) everyone will have their preference…. and again people it is I-N-F-I-N-I-T-I , is it really that hard?

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:50:55 +0000

The RSX (Integra) was a great car for Acura… but it was based on the current gen civic platform… so it was always one step ahead. A RSX-S and a new Civic Si are the same car. So it was not technically a Civic in disguise. It was ahead on the development curve and had a much nicer engine and ride.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:45:10 +0000

I don’t see an issue with Infinity being same platform (hell the same car) as Nissan, but with more powerful engine and a bit more luxury for the price. Infinity needs sub 30K and probably even 25K entry vehicle and there isn’t any. Acura Integra was very popular and did not hurt Acura, yet everyone knew it was Civic in disguise.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:55 +0000

Does Infiniti always have to directly copy Nissan’s sporty cars? I realise they are the same company… but at least offer something besides different styling. The G coupe and Nissan Z are the exact same… and it gets old really fast.

If Infiniti wants a small luxury RWD car… let ‘em make it a sedan. The G sedan has been a huge hit for them… I see tons of ‘em on the road. Let Nissan make the coupe version. If you want two doors get the Nissan… if you want 4 doors and more luxury get the Infiniti.