America got a RWD, SC knock-off, anemic 155hp 240SX last go round. It was expensive to boot, like 22k-26k.
Japan got this. This is BADASS!!!

 

But, Sylvia?

 

one of the nicest Silvias I've seen - damn it, I need to move to a country that gets the cool ****

 

daaaang!! although I guess that guy could improve his English, looking at his plate :P.

 

Thats one of the sickest Silvias I have seen. I have always loved the Silvia since my first Gran Turismo playing days.

What country are those plates from?

 

Looks like NSW, New South Wales Australia.

 

New South Wales plates Australia.

Australia actually got the detuned version of the S15 silvia or 200SX as it is known down under. I remember getting a ride in my mates car (s14) and driving a s15 back then. Extremely easy to drive, but damn the ride was harsh. These cars were used and stolen a lot by thieves along with the WRX which was used for ram raiding shops.

just some tidbit info

The Nissan Silvia S15, released in 1998, was only sold new in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The S15 was badged "200SX" in both Australia and New Zealand, although the specifications of the Australian model differed significantly.

Australia received the S15 in late 2000 after a hiatus of nearly 2 years. Sales of the previous S14 had slumped in the face of competition from the WRX, and after being badly burnt by poor sales of the expensive R32 Skyline GT-R in the early nineties, Nissan Australia was not confident that the more expensive upgraded model would be a safe investment. The model that was eventually released had cost-cutting measures which included a detuned SR20DET engine with only 147 kW instead of the japanse spec 183 kW, and deletion of the rear wiper. It was initially released in both Spec-S and Spec-R trims, but the trim and accessory variations were limited.

Both Australian specs offered the 4-speed automatic with the viscous limited slip differential, or the 6-speed manual with the helical limited slip differential. Neither spec ever carried the HICAS four wheel steering. Both models contained the same body-strengthening bars, with identical brake and wheel packages.

The base Spec-S was without a sunroof (immutable) and did not come standard with the side skirts or small wing, and had a single disk CD player with 4 speakers. However the Spec-S had as options the side skirts, small wing or the upgraded 6-disk 6-speaker CD player that was standard on the Spec-R. The Spec-R had all these options as standard including the sunroof (immutable). There was no difference in engine or suspension tune between the two.

Towards the end of the model's release, Nissan Australia brought out an end-of-model celebration "GT" model, which included the larger Aero wing on both specs, slightly brighter but otherwise identical wheel rims, leather front seats, door trim and dash, leather gearshift ****, fake drilled metal pedals and small GT badges just forward of the doors. The side skirts, sunroof and sound system variants remained as for the non-GT models. As for the modest ground effects mentioned on the Japanese models, I'll have to find out. This is the first I've heard of it. The Australian GTs had no changes in the engine, suspension or braking systems.

In a remarkable result, the 200SX was the first non-European vehicle to win Australia's Motor Magazine Performance Car of The Year (PCOTY) in 2001 against a field which included a freshly released Porsche 911. Although a controversial result in many respects, the magazine still holds the car in great respect, and justified all the numbers that went into the final judgement.

 

A friend of mine has one of those S15 Silvias with an RB26 inside.

BEAST.

 

holy crap - where can i get one?