My favorite car S13 Silvia

I will introduce about my favorite car, the name is Silvia (S13). This car was the greatist hit inthe 1990. And this car still run many place in Japan! I will introduce about history of Silvia this time.


It underwent the full model change and put on the market in May, 1988 focusing on the interior and appearance of a novel curved surface design, adoption of a newly developed multilink rear suspension, etc. In development, sensitivity was rich and carried out the theme [ considering it as the car which can express the merit of the sense having "beauty of a design", and "the pleasure of the run" of those, who ride, supposing the car life of the young date generation who asserts his individuality ].

The style considered it as the curve and the elegant design of the wide & low (it is low and there is a broad feeling) constituted from a curved surface, and also considered interior design as the elegant and novel curved surface design which wraps those who ride in gently and which is made into what has good comfortableness.

Moreover, it adhered to the extravagant run taste unique to FR (engine introduction and rear-wheel drive) layout which steers by a front wheel and drives with a rear wheel as a speciality coupe. The accelerator stepped on the action of the car and FR is equipped with the characteristic controllable by degree while it is advantageous to load distribution of front and the back and its steering sense is smooth. Furthermore, since the merit of this FR is employed efficiently, the new technology of many including a newly developed multilink rear suspension shall be adopted, and "the pleasure of a run" shall be enjoyed fully.

The K's (engine loading with a PLASMA-CA18DET twin-cam 16 valve intercooler turbo), and Q's (PLASMA-CA18DE twin-cam 16 valve engine loading), The front window display which carries out the digital display of the speed to the front window lower right direction was adopted as the option. When a driver checks speed, time to move a look shall be shortened, and the fatigue under run shall be reduced.

Silvia   Convertible
From Autech Japan
It is this convertible that was put on the market in July, 1988.
It is basing on the automatic car of S13 type Silvia K's, and equipped the hood of the electric opening-and-closing type.
With convertible-izing, it reinforced at the body.
It was made not to spoil a beautiful style by equipping the storing part of a hood with the cover made from steel of a body color and the same color, also where a hood is opened.

- 180SX RS13 type
This "one AT S X" was a car with the same component as S13 type Sylvia.
It also sold "style in April, 1989 when it will be the next year of S13 type Sylvia sale by making into a development concept "3 Door coupe" which also makes a run enjoy invigorating sport Feer fully.
The CA18DET engine of turbo specification was carried in the aerodynamic form body of 3 door coupe excellent in the Air wave and characteristic as well as S13 type Silvia K's.

This is the history of S13 Silvia.

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