Well we’re back after an unexpected departure time, in time no less for news of a new Silvia.

Will Nissan deliver a coupe, with huge tuning potential to the masses? Apparently yes. There’s a wait, with both the CEO of Nissan Carlos Ghosn and Nissan’s COO Toshiyuki Shiga, claiming a 2010 release with a price in the region 2,000,000~2,500,000 JPY. Not much else is known, past it might have a Renault engine (Please, please, God no.), will be based on a modified Z platform, and will be an FR Sports Coupe

Right, it’s soapbox time. In relation to the artists impression above (We coloured it orange) -if this is what we’ve got to look forward to, then we have to say an emphatic “GTFO” to the Nissan/Renault stylists. The Silvia evokes memories of a light, capable, highly tunable and emotive, working man’s sports car. It can not be a rehash on the 350z, or staid G35 styling direction, themselves different cars in their own right.

The Silvia needs to be something that captures the eye 7 years later, or further into the future. The trend for high rake door lines? No. Confusing grille designs? No. Complex headlights. No. Renault-esque Euro trend styling cues? NO. It needs to be Japanese. It needs to be an evolution of the last generation model, the S15. It must be a 4 banger turbo, must be RWD, and must handle like it’s on rails.

For us, nothing else will do.

[Sources: Rocket Punch, Autoblog]

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Great video of drifter Mark Marchesan from IJ’s neck of the woods. SR20DET s15 Nissan Silvia drifting, a good overtake and decent editing for once! Thanks to 5LEEPER.

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