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Here is another example of automotive impurity:
In 1995, Nissan introduced the 200SX to the States. It never really received much attention. Why? My guess is that the rear end was hideous (I know, I owned one). The only thing it had going for it was the SR20DE on the SE-R model. Eventually, the car was withdrawn from the public. Again, the U.S. was shortchanged with an oddball rather than the sharper looking relative. The Pulsar (J) / Almera (UK) twins stole the show in other parts of the world, at one point even receiving the infamous SR16VE and SR20VE screamers.
I mentioned this once before in another thread, but I was sincerely tempted to slice off the rear clip of my 200SX and implant the nice 3rd door hatchback aft section.
Will the U.S. ever get the real McCoys? Or will we be stuck with their ill-fitting counterparts until the end of time?
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