Nissan To Build Another 200sx Version

[maclarenf1]

Nissan 'to relaunch 200SX'

Nissan is poised to take on the reborn Mazda RX-7 and VW Scirocco with a follow-up to its 200SX coupé, insiders say.

The new two-door, which would effectively replace the 200SX that was axed in 2002, would slot beneath the 370Z to give Nissan a more fuel-efficient and affordable fastback to counter the Scirocco and Renault’s three-door Mégane.

The new Nissan would be rear-wheel drive, as before, but the challenge of finding a suitable platform on which to build it is proving difficult.

A cut-down 370Z chassis has been considered but is likely to prove too heavy. The open-top, rear-drive sports car that Nissan was also exploring at one time — and which could also have provided the hardware — has been aborted.

Nissan has also decided to utilise the next generation of its Tiida hatchback — sold in Ireland and Russia, but nowhere else in Europe — to bolster its family car line-up alongside the Qashqai.

The Qashqai crossover has been judged a success, but the company still wants a conventional hatch — in effect, a replacement for the Almera — to take on the VW Golf and Ford Focus across Europe.

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[Mandingo]

8 years and counting.....Hope it is for real this time!

[bluejeans]

more nissan turbo love please!

so discusted by all these cars that are coming out - where is the look that all these 90's imports had!

[PerthR33GTR-V]

I work for Nissan Australia, and i've heard that its been canned already. But don't hold me to that! There are always plenty of rumours coming out of the HQ recently