One of the best sports car in history will soon receive several competitors, including from fellow from Nissan.
One of the giants of the Japanese automotive industry is slowly beginning to recover from the tragic events of spring in the land of the rising sun. To indicate the seriousness of their intentions, Nissan immediately decided to undertake an updated line of sports cars. The plan to build a competitor to Mazda in mature companies are still in the pre-crisis 2008. The model was to use gasoline engine, rear-wheel drive and carry the name 200SX. Now, as a basis will be taken base, which lent colleagues from Daimler. This chassis can be paired with all types of gasoline engines from 4-cylinder engines, and the last giant V8.
But the Nissan decided to use as a primary propulsion units are fully electric Leaf. As an alternative will be offered the classic 1.6-liter engine, turbocharged by Nissan Juke. Power numbers for such a modification would amount to 188 hp It is not excluded and the emergence of hybrid power plant.
This is the same chassis and are planned for the new generation Nissan 370Z and GT-R, as well as for sports cars luxury division Infiniti, which are aimed at creating a full-fledged supercar. Plus, for improved performance in handling specialists will be involved in Lotus.
The debut of the "small" sports car Nissan is scheduled for completion in 2013, and the estimated cost of new items will be 22 000 Euros for clients from Britain, whereas the current generation of Mazda MX-5 nearly 6000 affordable.
