Originally Posted by Gold_Rush

These cars are more than just badge-engineered copies. That's GM/Ford's problem. Nissan currently offers NOTHING like the Silvia (affordable 2+2 rwd coupe). Ford has the mustang, Chrysler has the challenger, Hyundai has their new genesis coupe, GM has the camaro, Toyota and subaru will soon have theirs, and Nissan has what? The altima? a fwd grocery getter?

Originally Posted by seawolf06

Unless it is a limited run, I'd say it's a dumb move. I'd guess that 80-90% of people out there would not know or be able to tell the difference between FWD and RWD other than the difference in mpg ratings.

Originally Posted by Gold_Rush

These cars are more than just badge-engineered copies. That's GM/Ford's problem. Nissan currently offers NOTHING like the Silvia (affordable 2+2 rwd coupe). Ford has the mustang, Chrysler has the challenger, Hyundai has their new genesis coupe, GM has the camaro, Toyota and subaru will soon have theirs, and Nissan has what? The altima? a fwd grocery getter?

Originally Posted by V8 Slayer

They have the Z.

Originally Posted by Gold_Rush

All are fairly different cars seperated by things like drivewheels, engine choices, seating capacity and pricepoints. Having more choices is a good thing and there isn't much redundancy and overlap imo. Like chevy having the Cobalt SS, Monte carlo, camaro, and corvette. All are 2 door cars, but all are also very different cars.

Lower end: Fwd 2+2 Altima coupe and Rwd 2+2 Silvia. priced between low to upper 20k's.

Mid-level: Rwd 350z. 2 seater and v6 only. $30k+

High-end - AWD GTR. $70k+.