Nissan Silvia - S110

S110
Also called Nissan Silvia (S110) 2-door coupe
Nissan Gazelle 3-door hatchback
Datsun 200SX (United States & Canada)
Datsun Sakura (Mexico)
Datsun 180SX
Production 1979–1983
Body style 2-door coupe
3-door hatchback
Platform Nissan S platform
Engine 1.8 L SOHC Z18ET I4
2.0 L SOHC Z20E I4
2.2 L SOHC Z22E I4
2.0 L DOHC FJ20E I4
2.4 L DOHC FJ24 I4 (240RS)
Transmission 3-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length 4,400 mm (173.2 in)
Width 1,680 mm (66.1 in)
Height 1,310 mm (51.6 in)
Curb weight 1,105 kg (2,440 lb)

This iteration of the Silvia (sold in United States and Canada as the Datsun 200SX and in Mexico as the Datsun Sakura), available as a 2-door hardtop coupe and a 3-door hatchback, was uniquely progressive in that it was originally intended to feature a rotary engine, designed and built by Nissan. The resulting unit was fairly unreliable, and forestalled production. Coincidentally, it shared a chassis code with the also ill-fated Mazda Cosmo, first Japanese production car to feature a rotary engine. The car was redesigned shortly after it was released and the Wankel power plant was replaced by a line of conventional piston engines based on the new Z-series engine. These included the Z20 and the turbocharged and fuel-injected Z18ET, although the latter of the two was only available to the Japanese domestic market. In USA/Canada the 200SX had the Z20E with H165 rear axle from 1979 to 1981. From 1982 to 1983, it had a Z22E engine with H190 rear axle. Vehicles with engines over 2000cc are still considered "compact" vehicles under Japanese regulations regarding engine size.

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