Nissan Silvia S14
Too wide for the Japanese tax bracket, exactly right for everything else.
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| Chassis | S14 |
|---|---|
| Years | 1993–1998 |
| Engine | SR20DET 2.0 turbo I4 |
| Output | 220 PS |
| Weight | 1,220 kg |
Nissan Silvia S14
Nissan widened the sixth-generation Silvia to 1,730 mm, which pushed it into Japan's larger tax classification and hurt it at home. Everywhere else, the S14 is remembered as the best-resolved chassis of the family: strut front, multilink rear, 1,220 kilograms.
The SR20DET carried 220 PS at 6,000 rpm and 274 Nm at 4,800 — fifteen more than the S13's version. The 1996 kouki facelift brought the slant-eye headlights that fixed the car in drift-era iconography.
Full chassis file in preparation for a future issue.
| Chassis | S14 |
|---|---|
| Years | 1993–1998 |
| Engine | SR20DET 2.0 turbo I4 |
| Output | 220 PS |
| Weight | 1,220 kg |
| Dimensions | 4,500 × 1,730 × 1,295 mm, 2,525 mm wheelbase |
| Phases | Zenki 1993–1996; kouki facelift 1996–1998 |
Colour studies
Skyline and Silvia lineage — the blue cars
A blue field crossed by a white wave. Two colours, one gesture, and no ornament whatsoever.
Nissan — the tyre-house colours
Red over black, split by white. A horizontal division so simple it functions as a colour system rather than a livery.
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