The Nissan Silvia (Japanese: 日産・シルビア, Hepburn: Nissan Shirubia) is the series of small sports cars produced … See more

In 1962, Albrecht Graf von Goertz was working as a consultant for BMW, having created the BMW 507, and saw the potential of Japanese manufacturers. Yamaha had created the Technical Research I… See more

This iteration of the Silvia (sold in United States and Canada as the Datsun 200SX and in Mexico as the Datsun Sakura, Japanese for cherry blossom), available as a 2-door hardtop coupe and a new bodystyle 3-door hatc… See more

The S12 was produced from August 1983 to 1989, with revisions to the exterior trim in 1986 (referred to as "Mark II"). It used retractable pop-up headlights and was sold in two configurations — a coupé (often called a "no… See more

The S13 Silvia was introduced in mid-1988. Upon its introduction, it became immensely popular in Japan and won the 1988 Car of the Year Japan Award. The Silvia was no longer exported, however; rebadged 180SXs were … See more

The S14 Silvia debuted in Japan towards the end of 1993. It was lower and wider than the S13. New rounded styling contributed to the illusion of a greater increase in size than actually occurred. Wheelbase and … See more

In 1999, Japan saw a new version of the Silvia, the S15, now producing 250 PS (247 bhp; 184 kW) at 6,400 rpm and 275 N⋅m; 203 lbf⋅ft (28 kg⋅m) of torque at 4,800 rpm from its SR20DET inline-four engine, thanks to a … See more