Ah yes, the RPS13 180SX/200SX/240SX. Beloved by enthusiasts around the world, Nissan’s lightweight entry-level coupe of the 1990s has proved itself adept at many disciplines over the years.

Drag, drift, circuit, time attack and even the wangan, the humble S13-based fastback has at some stage conquered them all.

“But can it turn a raw patty of minced [...]

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For many Z purists the Fairlady brand lost its way somewhere between the 280ZX and the Z32 300ZX, evolving from what was once a lightweight, chuckable sports coupe into a big, lumbering boulevard cruiser.

In fact, even though Nissan started to bring the Z back to its origins with the Z32 and the Z33, many Nis-fans [...]

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Nissans highly anticipated low-cost FR sports car (let’s call it a Silvia, for old time’s sake) has been the topic of much speculation since it was announced that it would be hitting Nissan showrooms sometime early next decade. There’s been countless renderings, a leaked Nissan image that’s supposedly of the real deal and rumours [...]

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…but when it involves a tyre-shredding 2JZ-powered S15 Silvia, it’s simply too much fun to give up.

Because it’s a bit of a slow news day, I’ve decided to treat you guys to a video of one of the biggest smoke machines I’ve ever seen outside of Japan. It’s Driftwork’s new S15 drifter, which they purchased [...]

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Time Attack is now a truly global phenomenon, and the latest country to fall under its spell is Australia. The country’s inaugural time attack meeting was held at Oran Park in New South Wales on July 5, and being the first proper chance for me to experience such an event first hand I flew up [...]

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We’re all familiar with the Nissan RWD budget sports coupe that’s supposedly just around the corner, but up until now we’ve never managed to pin down exactly what the end product will look like. Now, thanks to an image that was apparently taken at a recent Nissan GT 2012 event, we may have our first [...]

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One of the most common problems I see J-car enthusiasts stumble upon is one that is largely self-inflicted. The first thing many modifiers do is lower their car with a set of coilovers or lowering springs (or cut springs, if they’re extra stupid) and while a lower car certainly looks nice, a significant drop in [...]

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It has been quite a while since we last heard about Nissan’s rumoured FR sports coupe project, but thanks to 7Tune and Best Car magazine we can now resume our gossiping, rumour-mongering and Chinese-whispering about what many say is the successor to the much-loved Silvia. According to Best Car, Nissan is aiming to beat Toyota/Subaru’s [...]

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There’s something about engine swaps that gets me all excited - particularly if they involve a ridiculously powerful motor being shoehorned into a tiny car or a motor from an entirely different manufacturer to that of the recipient chassis. This car ticks both boxes. Thanks to some enterprising Swedes, this S13 200SX is now propelled [...]

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According to the amusingly-titled Rocket Punch Auto Blog, Nissan has greenlit the development of a new Silvia to be launched sometime in 2010. We haven’t heard much about this project for a few months, but Rocket Punch claims that Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and COO Toshiyuki Shiga have signed off on the new Silvia, which [...]

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