Nissan · Silvia

Nissan Silvia 5th generation (S13/PS13)

Years: 1988–1993
Chassis: S13/PS13
Drivetrain: FR

Image: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima / CC BY-SA 4.0

Story

Developed as a rival to the Honda Prelude, its graceful styling won the Good Design Grand Award. An affordable rear-wheel-drive car, it became popular mainly among young street-racing enthusiasts.

Stories

Build the car you want to drive

As coordinator of the S13 Silvia's development, Kawamura's wish was very simple: to build a car that is just plain fun to drive. Even in the exterior and interior styling, he paid no mind to its being the S12's successor, and told the designers, "Build the car you want to drive." The final themes were elegant, flowing styling, a modern soft interior with a human touch, and pleasant, fun driving.

Koichiro Kawamura

Chassis

Front

Strut

Rear

Multi-link

Width1,690 mmHeight1,290 mm

Wheelbase2,475 mmLength4,470 mm

Curb weight: 1,120kg

Production plants

Nissan Motor Kyushu
Kanda, Fukuoka

US import eligibility

Earliest cars: Eligible since May 201325 years after sales began in May 1988
Last cars: Eligible since 201825 years after sales ended in 1993 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Koichiro Kawamura

Chief engineer of the S13 Silvia. He also served as chief engineer of the U13 Bluebird.