Nissan Silvia S15- variants, options and production numbers
Nissan Silvia S15
Nissan had many generations of Silvia. The car is based on discontinued S- platform. Nissan Silvia is a competitor for affordable coupes like Mazda MX-6, Toyota Celica, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Honda Integra.
Today We will focus on S15, the last of the Silvia line. This car was available only in Japan, Australia and New Zeland.
Last generation of s chassis was powered by SR20DE (2.0 liter, 165 hp) or SR20DET (2.0 liter, turbocharged, 250hp) engine. It could have been ordered in configuration with automatic or manual gearbox.
Silvia was available in for main variants:
- Spec S SR20DE Naturally aspirated engine with 165 hp with 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic gearbox
- Spec R SR20DET turbocharged engine with 250 hp with 6-speed manual or 4-speed automatic gearbox
- Autech- SR20DE Naturally Aspirated with power increased to 200 hp, 6-speed manual gearbox
- Varietta – Silvia cabrio version made by autech. Only SR20DE were available with 5-s speed manual or 4-speed automatic
So how many variations of S15 were made ? The answer can be found in the chart below.
In Japan there were thousands of variants to be chosen from when buying a car directly from a dealer.
Funfact: S15 were produced with steering wheel on the left side as “Arex Elite 951” for Philippines and Taiwanese market.
