Z32if datsun does return, they should really consider the nissan sport compact concept, urge concept and foria concept, which is so much like the original csp11 silvia. perhaps a "gazelle" revival, but def not on the fm platform, maybe a derivative thats cheaper to build. nissan already has the 350z so no need for "240z" replacement either
Rogue Ssv... I was talking about the 350Z.
Anyway... yeah 'Dat soon?' could be Nissan's Scion rival, with the Urge, Cube, and Versa. And Sport Concept (the hatchback)?
But leave the Sentra to Nissan.
OmnisHow come when I said "a car like the 240sx," people started talking about the 240z? I still think it would be an awesome idea...
When I took Japanese for two semesters in college, sensei had an awful time pronouncing the name "Stewart". That name sounded different every time I heard it from her lips, which was surprising to me, since she had a very good command of English pronounciation and grammar. But it made sence, because there's no easy way to render those sounds into Japanese phonetics.a6m5P.S. This has nothing to do with the "L" "R" pronounciation, but hardest English words for me(other than Camaro) to actually speak in English were vanilla and chocolate. It was so hard ordering icecleams for first couple of years in the States.![]()
You are talking about that little convertible, right? Considering how old it is, it must've still been Datsun name.FastEddie12More seriously, was the Fairlady (which we didn't get over here) badged as a Nissan or a Datsun?
As far as I know, Datsun name was used in Japan also. D, A, T were the initials of the three co-founders of the company, with "sun" from the Japanese flag being added to the name to form: D A T SUN. I think that's why "Dat" & "sun" were pronounced separately in Japan.FastEddie12So if all Nissans were Datsuns, when and why did they switch to the Nissan name? Have they always used the Nissan brand in Japan?
Thanks, Jay.VIPERGTSR01Well the Fairlady picture I posted is a picture of the Japanese model (check the plate) and it is badged Datsun.
Call me crazy. Probably because I grew up looking at bunch of cars that looked like those, I think they are NICE! 👍TheCracker...the name 'Datsun' won't shift many units with those 'beauties' stuck in peoples minds.
a6m5I think they are NICE! 👍
YSSMANNissan keeps saying that they are going to send the Cube to the US soon, as a quasi- Element and xB fighter. But were still looking at much later down the road, presumably for the next re-design of the Cube, of which last I herd isn't due untill 2010.
...I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Skip the Datsun B.S., and just give us some G.D. Renaults for God's sake!
a6m5Call me crazy. Probably because I grew up looking at bunch of cars that looked like those, I think they are NICE! 👍
PovertyWhy do you want renaults, other than the clio hot hatches?![]()
YSSMANOhhh wait, then there is that whole thing about how the US hates France, and France hates the US. Hmmm. Maybe it won't work out...