With Toyota and Honda pounding out hybrids and with over half of all cars sales in europe being diesels, who made the fatal business decisions? Fooled once (1970’s). Fool twice (now). I have no sympathy for Ford or GM.. used to.

And yet oh so popular. Why? The cars are lightweight (2800lbs), REAR DRIVE, handle with excellent balance and offer a revvy turbocharged engine that you can, if you really want to, easily modify for more horsepower.

THAT is the entry level enthusiast market. THAT is what I cannot drive in major cities because a 240SX fixer upper is not certified for USA emissions and is therefore subject to fines and in some cases outright seizure.

Now why on Earth would I want to deal with all of that? I, personally, do not because I don’t have the time to waste on the ordeal. Maybe that’s just me.

There are other cars of course but what I want as a buyer is that particular car.

And Nissan isn’t offering it to me. I think they’re collosal idiots.

Now they are working hard on the GT-R right now so perhaps after it’s released they’ll come to their senses and sell a global turbo Silvia.

Hyp, you said it; where is the Silvia replacement? And why are all new Nissans beaten with the ugly stick before leaving the factory?

If Nissan would build a $20k rear-drive Silvia sportscar replacement slotted beneath the Z, they might cut into the entry level enthusiast market even more.

Generally, most of Nissan’s new vehicles resemble other vehicles in their lineup. I think some differention and more curves would do well for the public liking their cars in general. Nissan’s pedestrian cars look like bubbles right now.

We’ll see next year.

And how many times this have to be said: Nissan is not exactly setting the World on fire right now. It is the only major Japanese carmaker suffering sales decreases.