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The Silvia is so damn sweet, and they won't bring it over. They would sell SO WELL!!!!
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--enzo@af
They would only sell so well to people like you and me. After all, it WAS poor sales that made the Silvia/240SX retreat from the U.S. in the first place. Nissan only sold a couple hundred here in the final production year. To make it work, they would need to BURY the competition, requiring the right powerplant and the right price. Furthermore, it would need its own niche, far away from the other Nissans to maximize sales.
With a sharp new modern look, righteous power, and the advantage of rear wheel-drive, a real-deal S15 in the States could make an impact if set at or below $20,000. But it would be a steep uphill battle due to its soiled name here.
I actually don't mind that the S14 240SXs weren't popular. It remains to be a mysterious automobile, known only true enthusiasts. In my eyes, these cars have always seemed like locked treasure chests. Plain in initial demeanor, they are actually highly valuable--but only after being opened with a special key: the SR20DET. If we ever see the S15 (unlikely) and sales are still damned to hell, I'll gladly buy one even if no one else does. At least this way, I will have a unique work of art, instead of something that everyone and his sister already owns (looking in the direction of Honda).