Nissan 200SX
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The Nissan 200SX name refers to several models of automobile:
- A version of the Japanese Nissan Silvia, marketed in Australia and Europe from 1977 until 1989, and from 1995 to 2002, as well as in the United States from 1977 until 1988; and
- A two-door version of the Nissan Sentra, also marketed in the United States, from 1995 until 1998.
Although confusing, from 1995 to 1998 Nissan applied the name "200SX" to two different lines of automobile in different markets. For example, the early 200SX was based on the rear-wheel drive S-series chassis (used in the Nissan Silvia) in Australia, Europe, and the United States from 1977 through 1988.
- In 1989, Nissan continued to sell the then-latest iteration of the S-series chassis, the S13, as the 200SX with a 2.0 L engine in Australia and Europe, but sold the S13 with a less powerful 2.4 L engine in the United States as the 240SX. This car is called Nissan 180SX in Japan. A S13 Nissan Silvia also existed, but it is only for the Japanese market.
- In 1995, Nissan reintroduced the 200SX nameplate in the United States to designate a two-door version of the Sentra. It came with either a 1.6 L 4 or Nissan's sporty SR20DE motor. If not for this one car, there would be no confusion, as every other Nissan in history ending with "SX" refers to a car based on the Nissan Silvia.
External links
- 200SX OGS (http://web.200sx.nu/English/ombilarna/Historia.asp) gives a pictoral history of the various European versions of the 200SX.