25 Facts About Nissan Silvia

Nissan Silvia is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan.

Versions of the Nissan Silvia have been marketed as the 200SX or 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand.

Name "Nissan Silvia" is derived from Sylvia, the name of the nymph who served Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt and chastity.

Nissan Silvia CSP311 made its public debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in September 1964 as the "Datsun Coupe 1500".

S10 was the first mass-produced Silvia built on the all-new S platform, intended as Nissan's compact, rear-wheel-drive, sporty car platform.

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Nissan Silvia continued to be sold as the 200SX in North America, with either the two-door coupe or the three-door liftback bodywork.

For 1987 in the United States, Nissan Silvia discontinued the Turbo model and created the "SE" model which had a 3.

The FJ20ET-powered Silvia RS-X of 1986 would have been Nissan's first choice, however there was an insufficient number of that exact trim sold in Japan to meet the WRC's Homologation requirements .

The S12 "SE" trim's V6 held the only real appeal to the North American market, allowing Nissan Silvia to sell right at 5000 cars to a single specification.

Nissan Silvia S12 competed in the JSS throughout the 1980s, when many of the top tuners got their start.

The "HKS World Trade Nissan Silvia" sponsored and engineered by tuners HKS and Tomei ran in this series.

S13 Nissan Silvia, introduced in mid-1988 the 1989 model year, was immensely popular in Japan.

The Nissan Silvia was no longer exported, however; rebadged 180SX were instead sold in most markets.

S13 Nissan Silvia coupe was made from 1988 to 1994, overlapping with the S14 Nissan Silvia introduced in 1993.

The Nissan Silvia used fixed headlights; whereas, the 180SX, simply a hatchback version of the Silvia, introduced at the same time used pop-up headlights.

Nissan Silvia convertible was briefly offered soon after the start of production and sold in limited numbers.

The Nissan Silvia convertibles were a conversion done by Autech Japan, Inc and the production was entrusted to Takada Kogyo with a manufacture date of July 1988.

S13 Nissan Silvia was the first S-series car to use the J's, Q's, and K's designations for the different trim packages.

S14 Silvia K's received a new version of the SR20DET, with a slight bump in power due to the implementation of Nissan's variable cam timing system known as N-VCT, on the intake cam, and a larger T28 turbocharger.

S15 Nissan Silvia included aggressive styling inside and out, updating the previous Nissan Silvia styling in-line with modern car design trends.

Nissan Silvia S15s were never officially sold with the naturally aspirated SR20DE engine in Australia or New Zealand.

Production of the Silvia ended amidst Nissan's efforts to reduce its myriad of platforms.

One of the biggest changes to the S15 model of the Nissan Silvia fitted with the 6-speed manual transmission built by Aisin Seiki was the implementation of a helical limited-slip differential.

In Japan, Nissan offered a retractable hardtop variant of the Silvia, called the Varietta.

Nissan Silvia has multiple event wins and has placed in the Top 5 overall in Formula Drift for the past 4 years.

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