Nissan Cars         

Nissan manufacture cars to the same high standard of build quality as other Japanese car companies.  Toyota and Honda may have an edge in the build quality side of things, However Nissan has a reputation for building high perform turbo cars and racing them competitively.  Nissan has carved a name for themselves in racing, mainly due to the scream for mummy performance of the Skyline GTR's.  the GT-R, dominated its class of racing so absolutely that they changed the rules to ban it.

Nissan Skyline     

           Skyline GTR R32                Skyline GTR R33

Skylines came in a lot of different sports/luxury levels with the GTR being at the pinnacle.  Not to say the gts-t isn't a good car.  It's just the GTR is better.  The main differences are engine puts out a few more kw's and you can put the car in to AWD as well.  Add to this a knife edge suspension and a pretty up (body-kit and mags, etc) and u have a GTR.

RB26-DETT

Type: 2597cc EFI DOHC 24 valve 6cyl twin turbo
Power: 208kW @ 6800rpm
Torque: 368Nm @ 4400rpm
Gearboxes: 4WD North-South 6-Speed
Source: GODZILLA! HR32 GT-R 4WD

Nissan 200sx/180sx/Silvia

This car has no real competitors (maybe the Mazda RX7) in the same price range, with similar characteristics.  Rear wheel drive, 4 cylinder turbo.  

This is where we have some confusion.  These late model cars are all the same model.  Over time Nissan has made changes to the model, thus the different names. 

The S13 model (1989-1994) comes with two different bodies - the Silvia coupe and the 180SX hatch.

              Silvia                          180SX

From 1989-1991 the S13 came with the 1.8 litre CA18DET (turbo) or the CA18DE (Non-turbo).  Then in 1991 Nissan swapped to the 2.0 litre SR20DET (turbo) or SR20DE (non-turbo).  The S13 was never sold by Nissan Australia, there any example have come in to the country as a low volume import.  These cars were mainly sold as automatics, with only about 10% being manual (it sucks).  I have only shown the Turbo engines hear because, well they give the most grin factor.  The Silvia has three luxury classes.  

• K- Turbo engine, LSD, mags, electronic stuff, the lot.

• Q- N/a engine, optional LSD, Mags, electronic stuff.

• J- Just the basics, steel rims, etc.    

All 180SX are turbo.

CA18DET

Type: 1809cc EFI DOHC 16 valve 4cyl turbo
Power: 130kW @ 6400rpm (108kW @ 6400rpm 87-88)
Torque: 225Nm @ 4000rpm (201Nm @ 4000rpm 87-88)
Gearboxes: FWD 5-speed and RWD 5-speed and 4-speed auto

SR20DET

Type: 1998cc EFI DOHC 16 valve 4cyl turbo
Power: 153kW @ 6000rpm (180SX), 164kW @ 6000rpm (Silvia), 172kW @ 6400rpm 
Torque: 274Nm @ 4000rpm (180SX), 274Nm @ 4800rpm (Silvia), 284Nm @ 4800rpm 
Gearboxes: RWD 5-Speed and 4-Speed Auto (1993-on Silvia and 180SX) 4WD east-west 
Source: Silvia K's and 180SX after 1993, 1991-92 Pulsar GTi-R 4WD

The S14 and S15 models called the 200SX (1994-Present) has been and is still currently being sold it Australia.  I feel the S15 200SX will take over as the cult car from the WRX.  The S14 and S15 still use the SR20DET, With gradual enhancements (improving horsepower).  There is no Normally Aspirated version of the 200SX.

           200SX S14                    200SX S15

Nissan Pulsar GTI-R

This hatch version is a pretty rare thing.  It is AWD and has the SD20DET engine.  

Pulsar GTI-R

GTI-R have WRX eating performance. 

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