Report: Nissan abandons thoughts of 240SX revival, ponders Sentra coupe instead

[kingkilburn]

As much as we'd love to see Nissan hearken back to its performance roots with a remake of the classic 240SX coupe, it seems the Japanese automaker is content to earn sales by sticking to the tried-and-true approach of offering competent vehicles at attainable prices. In other words, if Nissan has a sporty-looking coupe in the pipeline, it'll be more of a Scion tC competitor than a Hyundai Genesis Coupe-challenger.

This revelation comes by way of Larry Dominique, chief product planner for Nissan North America, who tells Wards "he would be more inclined to do a derivative of the Sentra than introduce an entirely new nameplate." Nissan's internal data suggests that it could only sell about 30,000 240SX coupes in America per year, which isn't enough to make a convincing production argument. Sad, sure, but very likely also true.

In related news, Dominique also says that the next generation of Nissan cars in the States will share a great deal of design DNA. At present, there is very little visually that ties the Versa, Sentra and Altima together in any meaningful cohesive way besides the Nissan badge on the trunk. Expect that to change in the coming years as the nameplates receive their next rounds of styling updates.

Taken from autoblog.

[240sx123$]

BOOO!

Not like its a surprise though.

[HyperTek]

i guess the sentra was a top seller? I was never a fan of that lineup.. it just sounds cheap

[5pecialist]

I'm actually kind of glad because another sports car in their lineup would just be shooting themselves in the foot. They would have to get rid of the Z for a while, which isn't going to happen since they just redesigned it.

[allntrlundrgrnd]

Nissan= cocktease.

So tired of hearing about it and getting my hopes up, at least now we have some closure.

[exitspeed]

Yep Nissan can officially kiss my ass.

I love Nissan but they have been falling behind with their line-up big time. The Sonata has now taken over the #3 spot in the mid-size sedan segment. While the Sonata is a damn fine looking vehicle at a great price I think it's pretty weak on Nissan's part that it's even happening. Maybe if they'd get rid of a Maxima finally and put more emphasis on the Altima.

Ok I'm just pissed off rambling now.

Go Toyota!

[upsdude]

lol why am i not surprised-i remember when they turned the old 200sx into the sentra

[deolio]

why don't they just make the sentra rwd? everyone wins.

[drift freaq]

I take whatever the head of Nissan North America says with a grain of salt. Ultimately Japan aka Ghosn and company have say. I would bet Nissan North America head said we were never getting a GTR as well. LOL

Seriously guys you're growing up. Get off the I want a new 240sx train. I can bet most of you would whine and complain about it even if it did come out.

Oh and not to sound cynical but don't pin your hopes on Toyota either. They have a track record for screwing up sports offerings when they bring them out anyways.

2000 GT great idea too expensive for the times not mass produced.
MR2 original to small and quirky looking. 2nd gen Ok looking decent power in turbo form but heavy car with twitchy feel unless corrected.
Supra - always too heavy
MRS again overpriced and quirky looking.
AE86- never intended to be what it got used for in motorsports and pretty much is a tin can that slide. LOL
LFA way overpriced Japanese Super car

Now given the track record listed above you expect them to do the FT86 right? LOL forget it.

Most of you are better off buying something else like a Z or whatever. I do not care what anyone of you says a 350Z owns the S chassis. IMO

Even if they did bring one out most of you would either be A: I can't afford it or B: I make more money now and I don't want to buy another brand new equivalent of the 240sx.

In other words put the horse in coffin and bury it. You've been pumping bullets into it for way to long.

[kingkilburn]

Thanks for the condescension.

[S14DB]

Report: Nissan abandons thoughts of 240SX revival, ponders Sentra coupe instead — Autoblog

[fckillerbee]

ugh....why can't people just build cool rwd platforms.... the sentra...it's popular cause it's a fucking rental car. it's competing with the lancer on small compact good gas mileage non sporty car to rent for $25 bucks.....

"hey NISSAN....just build a cool car.....that doesn't come stock with 20's"

[Bigalow311]

Originally Posted by fckillerbee

ugh....why can't people just build cool rwd platforms.... the sentra...it's popular cause it's a fucking rental car. it's competing with the lancer on small compact good gas mileage non sporty car to rent for $25 bucks.....

"hey NISSAN....just build a cool car.....that doesn't come stock with 20's"

Nissan (and other car manufactures) are focused more on their larger market: consumer vehicles. It seems like manufactures are more into building hybrid platforms for everyday users. At the same time, Im sure they (Nissan) realize that enough people own silvias and buy their older RB/SR engines anyways. Why create another car if people are already buying?

Anyways, I'm curious to see where the hybrid market takes (or doesn't take) the motorsport world.

Honda, Toyota putting pedal to the metal to revive sports car market - The Mainichi Daily News

BTW, I'm not crying if the S16 isn't out cuz the M35-H will soon be released!

[Killa_D]

why not instead of adding another car to the line up just delete the shitty ones that don't sell. I'm pretty sure if people only had a choice of picking a altima, a 240sx or a 370z allot of people would buy a 240sx lol. but adding another car to the current line up which in my personal opinion is allot then hell, no wonder they think the 240sx wont sell..

[kingkilburn]

What really disappoints me with most of the auto manufacturers is that this could be a golden age for small rwd cars with so much new tech in engine design and management, suspension, and construction materials.

[kingkilburn]

Originally Posted by Killa_D

why not instead of adding another car to the line up just delete the shitty ones that don't sell. I'm pretty sure if people only had a choice of picking a altima, a 240sx or a 370z allot of people would buy a 240sx lol. but adding another car to the current line up which in my personal opinion is allot then hell, no wonder they think the 240sx wont sell..

The Altima is the problem. They can't keep 2 cars in the same size range and add another. They need to either cut one of the two or bump the maxima up in size. That leaves room for something else between the Altima and Sentra.

[ronmcdon]

don't know why the hell Nissan needs another coupe to compete with the ho-hum scion Xc.
thought the Altima coupe did that.

I wouldn't have high hopes anyhow.
look at the cars they've released lately, the juke, cube, altima coupe, etc.
those are all aimed at practical buyers and ppl who to drive something that looks quirky.
They're no doubt competing with Toyota/Scion.
I wouldn't buy that shit, but to each and their own.

As another poster mentioned, no surprises.

[ronmcdon]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

What really disappoints me with most of the auto manufacturers is that this could be a golden age for small rwd cars with so much new tech in engine design and management, suspension, and construction materials.

oh technology is avail.
you can buy a GTR or a humble 370z.

I just don't think they're willing to take that risk in today's economy

Originally Posted by drift freaq

I take whatever the head of Nissan North America says with a grain of salt. Ultimately Japan aka Ghosn and company have say. I would bet Nissan North America head said we were never getting a GTR as well. LOL

Seriously guys you're growing up. Get off the I want a new 240sx train. I can bet most of you would whine and complain about it even if it did come out.

Oh and not to sound cynical but don't pin your hopes on Toyota either. They have a track record for screwing up sports offerings when they bring them out anyways.

2000 GT great idea too expensive for the times not mass produced.
MR2 original to small and quirky looking. 2nd gen Ok looking decent power in turbo form but heavy car with twitchy feel unless corrected.
Supra - always too heavy
MRS again overpriced and quirky looking.
AE86- never intended to be what it got used for in motorsports and pretty much is a tin can that slide. LOL
LFA way overpriced Japanese Super car

Now given the track record listed above you expect them to do the FT86 right? LOL forget it.

Most of you are better off buying something else like a Z or whatever. I do not care what anyone of you says a 350Z owns the S chassis. IMO

Even if they did bring one out most of you would either be A: I can't afford it or B: I make more money now and I don't want to buy another brand new equivalent of the 240sx.

In other words put the horse in coffin and bury it. You've been pumping bullets into it for way to long.

I'm also skeptical for the reason that Toyota has had so many misses in the past.
The only pro is that they haven't ruined Subaru yet.
Not hyped myself, but at least I'll reserve judgment until it's release.

[Future240]

If they are going to focus on the sentra they should do to it what mitsubishi did to the lancer.

Lancer- Lol
Lancer Rally Art-Evo want to be
Evo- Bad ASS

[imotion s14]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

The Altima is the problem. They can't keep 2 cars in the same size range and add another. They need to either cut one of the two or bump the maxima up in size. That leaves room for something else between the Altima and Sentra.

the current and last gen Maximas ARE full-sized sedans.

[eddieflo]

::sigh:: the economy crushes more and more dreams every day

[kingkilburn]

Originally Posted by imotion s14

the current and last gen Maximas ARE full-sized sedans.

The size difference between that and the Altima is negligible. The only thing close to a major difference in size is the Maxima is 3 inches wider and I attribute most of that to body styling not interior space.

[ronmcdon]

Eh, I always thought

Versa = Who cares?
Sentra = Compact
Altima = Midsize
Maxima = Fullsize

At least that's my impression from what I think Nissan's trying to accomplish.

With Toyota, it's the same deal, Yaris/Corrolla/Camry/Avalon.
With Ford, Fiesta/Focus/Fusion/Taurus.

[kingkilburn]

Except that it isn't actually full size. They like to call it a "Life Style" car.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by drift freaq

I take whatever the head of Nissan North America says with a grain of salt. Ultimately Japan aka Ghosn and company have say. I would bet Nissan North America head said we were never getting a GTR as well. LOL

Seriously guys you're growing up. Get off the I want a new 240sx train. I can bet most of you would whine and complain about it even if it did come out.

Oh and not to sound cynical but don't pin your hopes on Toyota either. They have a track record for screwing up sports offerings when they bring them out anyways.

2000 GT great idea too expensive for the times not mass produced.
MR2 original to small and quirky looking. 2nd gen Ok looking decent power in turbo form but heavy car with twitchy feel unless corrected.
Supra - always too heavy
MRS again overpriced and quirky looking.
AE86- never intended to be what it got used for in motorsports and pretty much is a tin can that slide. LOL
LFA way overpriced Japanese Super car

Now given the track record listed above you expect them to do the FT86 right? LOL forget it.

Most of you are better off buying something else like a Z or whatever. I do not care what anyone of you says a 350Z owns the S chassis. IMO

Even if they did bring one out most of you would either be A: I can't afford it or B: I make more money now and I don't want to buy another brand new equivalent of the 240sx.

In other words put the horse in coffin and bury it. You've been pumping bullets into it for way to long.

I'm not saying shit else about this car on here until there is actual pre-production car.

I'll probably end up with a used G sedan now if the FT86 doesn't materialize or it completely sucks.

[Killa_D]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

The Altima is the problem. They can't keep 2 cars in the same size range and add another. They need to either cut one of the two or bump the maxima up in size. That leaves room for something else between the Altima and Sentra.

im so with you on that cut one i still dont get it why they need 2 cars that i really cant tell the difference on i mean cmon.. just make a cheap 2 door rwd coupe that wont over power the 370z and 10g cheaper is that really hard to do?

[Wongger]

Still confused why they released the Cube.....

[upsdude]

^because nissan saw how popular the scion xB was and realized they could make money selling their own verison of a small, quirky box on wheels.

[kingkilburn]

Cube came out 2 years sooner . . .

[Wongger]

Ugh, I realize that. I just dont know why people want them..... haha maybe im too young?