The current Nissan coupe (in America this car has an index of 240SX, and in Japan is known as Nissan Silvia) is the sixth generation Datsun's predecessor. In general, this car has not changed much. Bright appearance, rear-wheel drive.
In Europe, only Nissan 200SX with a two-hundred-turbine engine designed for a capacity of two liters is sold. Rear differential - with partial automatic lock. Looks Nissan 240SX s13 perfectly. Narrower, slightly slanted headlights, an elongated hood, a large overhang from the back - a car striving forward.
The sporty spirit of the Nissan 240SX is also felt inside the cabin, in which the seats are made of leather with moderate stiffness. The large speedometer and tachometer, while the driver is facing through the steering wheel. Towering at shoulder level, a bar located under the window, forming a kind of power frame around the driver and passenger, smoothly passes into the panel in the foreground. The five-speed Nissan 240SX manual gear lever, like a computer joystick, stands out in the center.
Nevertheless, the first inspection leads the Nissan 240SX into the lead. Perhaps for a reason he is ten thousand dollars more expensive than Honda. But it’s too early to draw conclusions about the car.
To experience the Nissan 240SX, you need not just to drive, but to truly drive, including including the race track. The Nissan engine is basically a two-liter engine, which is installed, for example, on the Primera model. But now it is difficult to recognize it: variable phases of gas distribution, turbine boost, intercooler. And in the end - in return for the previous one hundred and thirty forces - two hundred and twenty. And it is not in the transverse plane, but in the longitudinal. Nissan easily starts and unquestioningly follows the accelerator pedal.
Up to three thousand revolutions per minute, the motor acts mediocre. But after three thousand five hundred revolutions per minute - with the acceleration of the nucleus flying out of the gun. And after five thousand five hundred revolutions per minute - again a decrease in temperament. The engine is torn, but a little confused. If in the normal mode there are no complaints about the controllability of the car (clarity in reactions, feedback), the sports track makes you look at the Nissan 200 SX differently. The car is difficult to control as soon as one of the axles goes into slip mode.
The first moments do not portend danger. In the presence of traction, the car gradually shifts to the outside of the turn. First, the car drives the front wheels out of the corner. To keep him on the road, the driver tries to cause a skid of the rear axle, it is good to do this with such a motor, without special effort.
But the Nissan 240 SX is in the area quite sharply. An even more unexpected response can be obtained with corrective actions. It is quite difficult, almost unrealistic, without causing a second oscillation of the machine, to carry out a skid adjustment. The pace of Nissan’s maneuvers is such that it’s difficult to catch the previous trajectory: you need to shift a few meters away from the original trajectory, restoring stability. In these modes, the Nissan 240SX needs a filigree and fairly quick quick wit while driving.