This image: It is the mid -eighties of the last century, and Nissan meets the needs of sports car fans with Silvia for beginners (S12) and 300ZX (Z31). At the same time, Skyline GT-R (R32) is deep in evolution. But behind closed doors, engineers are working on something completely different: a car with a motor installed behind the seats.
At the 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show, Nissan unveiled this first type of the first type an official concept, which was like a preliminary model that works entirely. Like many Japanese sports cars in that era, it was engineering marvel. Send the SUVs two -thirds of the engine power to the rear axis. The development of this setting appeared later in R32, launched four years later with Attesa, abbreviated (Deep breath) Advanced advanced traction system for all terrain.
The concept was first presented on Skyline R31, as it appeared on the Nissan system in all wheels, which is called HICAS (highly controlled guidance). At low speeds, transfer the rear wheels with less than one degree in the opposite direction of the facades to reduce the circle of turn. At higher speeds, all four wheels went in the same direction, which improving stability in the corners.
The first type first type was installed on a dual and rear front suspension system, just as any respectable sports car should be. In her heart it was a 3.0-liter V-6. The new VG30De at the time has at the time of 227 hp in this concept and will later run several models, including Z32 300ZX. This output may not seem like a lot today, but the car only weighed about 2712 pounds.
As for the design, it was not a breathtaking. There were Ferrari Testarossa shades and BMW M1Mixed with Lotus Esprit hints and perhaps Porsche 944. It was not the case, but the idea of a medium Nissan curiosity at the German car event and again at the Tokyo Motor Show after a month. For the first time, Nissan brought a little different version, in red and configuration with the right hand drive.
Although the average type seemed to be ready for production, it has never happened. Despite the warm reception, April Quiet for a few years. No one knew that the follow -up was under development, which dealt with the general design of the asset while improving the technology package.
The middle of the second type appeared for the first time at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show with a radical appearance. It looked more sophisticated and original. Basically, NSX before NSX. Its design in the nineties, with the rear lights that later appeared on Silvia/240SX S14. We can only imagine huge energy swelling with the light of the third built -in brake must have hindered the vision, but it definitely seemed great.
Behind the new car structure, there was a major change in the back. This time, Nissan has installed the V-6 longitudinally and tied to a pair of the turbocharged charger to enhance the output. VG30Dett was later used at 300ZX Twin Turbo, as it produced 325 hp in a car that gained some weight over its predecessor.
The second type of the second type tends to 3,086 pounds; There is still a character that we can only dream about today for most performance cars. It is 169.3 inches long and 73.2 inches, was a little shorter but much wider than the original NSX, which will not appear for the first time until after years.
Although both medium concepts were thinking forward, their future has never been achieved. Nissan raised the project despite investing in two cars. However, the work was not lost. Many technology, and even some design signals, are nominated in other sports cars. However, it is difficult not to wonder what it might happen if the middle of production has reached the middle.
There are possibilities, that it would have been launched almost at the same time as NSX, giving European brands twice the number of causes of anxiety about competition from Japan.
