Nissan is looking to revitalise the 200SX sports coupé that will take on the Mazda RX-7 and VW
Scirocco, insiders say.
The 200SX coupé replacement would slot beneath the
370Z sports car to give Nissan a more affordable, fuel-efficient fastback as oppose to the VW
Scirocco and the Renault
Mégane 3dr.
The coupé would be rear-wheel drive, but the problem of finding a suitable platform on which to build it is tricky. A shortened
370Z chassis has been considered at one point but it was too heavy. The convertible rear-drive sports car that Nissan was exploring at one time, which could also have provided the hardware has been abandoned.
Nissan is making use of the next generation of its
Tiida compact family car — sold in Slovenia, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Poland, Russia, Greece, Switzland and Ukraine — to strengthen its family car line-up alongside the
Qashqai. The
Qashqai crossover has been a colossal success, but the car maker still wants a regular small family car to replace the Almera, so it can take on the VW
Golf, Vauxhall/Opel
Astra, Kia
Cee’d/Hyundai
i30 and Ford
Focus across Europe.
