My favorite car Silvia S15

I will introduce about Silvia S15. This car is the last Silvia series and most great car I think.


The 7th generation S15 type
S15 type put on the market in January, 1999 used the development concept as "the light compact sporty coupe which sees, rides, runs and feels emotion", and made it the car which feels emotion which is exciting.

The exterior was taken as the design in which speediness and a light run are impressed at the moment of seeing "a speedy sculpture form" to a design theme.
The "image of speed and beauty" which "Sylvia" has in nose with the feeling of advance which carried out the slant low, a rear fender with the feeling of straddle expressing a run of FR, two character lines which the wedge heard, the peculiar field form which turns to rear from a side, etc. was expressed.

Interior design was taken as the individual space which writes up a sport mind at the moment of opening a door.
The tachometer has been arranged in the center of a meter panel, and also the front pillar was equipped with the boost gage and the presence of the run was directed.

While raising the output of 4 cylinders of 2-l. serial intercooler turboengine SR20DET to 250 H.P. and realizing less than power-weight ratio 5 kg/ps about a run, The newly developed 6 manual transmission of the crossing gear ratio was adopted, and light acceleration performance was realized.
Moreover, adoption of helical LSD excellent in the vehicles size, the improvement in body rigidity and the response which were made into 5 number sizes, and control nature, improvement of the suspension, etc. realized light kinematic performance.

Also with braking performance, it was considered as the brake system with a feeling of rigidity by the front countering 4 piston brake (spec-R series), the size rise of the booster, etc.
Furthermore, by MT vehicle, an exhaust system is tuned up, and it is powerful in a low rotation region, and realized the emotional exhaust sound linearly extended to a high rotation region.

The Silvia convertible Varietta"sports coupe which equipped with pleasure the convertible by which it is full of playfulness and which can enjoy change free" was developed to the concept.
The electric metal roof first full open type [ domestic ] which made invigoration and pleasure make compatible was adopted, and it was considered as the convertible of 2+2 in which four-person entrainment is possible.
Moreover, world's first morpho tone (R) crossing was adopted as the main part of a front sheet.

I had S15 Spec R 6 trance mission model. This was great and high speed machine! I was won the drifting battle with this car! I love S15 forever!

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