cici Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Tuesday 10th December 2002DATSUN COME BACK Datsun will return says Ghosn Nissan is planning to relaunch its Datsun brand in the future. That was the message from Nissan's president Carlos Ghosn last week. Nissan value the Datsun name, reckoning that it's an important asset of theirs. In the UK Datsun isn't such a revered marque. It has a strong image amongst enthusiasts who remember the early Z cars - simple and elegant performance cars. However the man in the street normally associates Datsuns with the less desirable 120Y and other inelegant mainstream motors. just a cool add i was reading Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Nice share...cool info. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 very cool. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Tuesday 10th December 2002 2002? Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Wasn't Ta-ta motors gonna revive Datsun or something? Quote Link to comment
comply Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 2eDeYe;80128'']Wasn't Ta-ta motors gonna revive Datsun or something? "ta-ta" :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 "ta-ta" :lol::lol::lol: gonna need some of those if you plan to convince some one to revive a company that's been gone for 20+ years. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 From what I understand, if the Datsun name comes back, it'll be like Scion. The marque for the "younger, hipper, urban culture" based brand. Quote Link to comment
Shonuff Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 i bet toyota makes a rwd sports coupe before datsun comes back. course the dealership for both will be @ the ski resort in hell Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Toyota's next RWD sports coupe will be electric :D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Best leave it in peace. I'm proud to own a car with a name that no longer exists. Nissan could only fuck it up if they bring it back. Look at the Ford Thunderbird it was an okay car in the mid fifties but became a bloated sled of a car. So they bring it back as a 'retro' 50s relic and is forgotten in a few short years. GM had their SSR truck a sort of retro '50/'60s custom truck/roadster abortion that was supposed to have the Corvette motor but as I heard it Corvette squawked about being shoved off it'd performance pedestal, so they de-tuned it to a dismal 0-60 in over 7 seconds. Typical of a long history at GM.... making cars that no one wanted. There have been a few sucesses... the 'new' Steve McQueen' mustang. Now there's a car I've been waiting for for over 30+ years! A knockout! And the Dodge HEMI Daytona... had a ride in one! Damn that built in traction control or we would have rubbered all the way up the 401 on ramp!!! Let's see... the 'new', 'new' CL510 Datsun, now with FWD CVT tranny and slow but 50 MPG hybrid engine. At Nissan we believe that giving you what you want is "not an option". Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Every Datsun should be an auto tranny from now on just to please Mike. :) Quote Link to comment
240ADAM Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Maybe they will relaunch it with a new 510, wouldnt that be the best thing since all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Maybe they will relaunch it with a new 510, wouldnt that be the best thing since all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster.There are too many concessions these days. Safety equipment, creature comforts, emissions restrictions, price...I don't think you can truly recapture much of what we appreciate about the old ones. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Every Datsun should be an auto tranny from now on just to please Mike. :) There are too many concessions these days. Safety equipment, creature comforts, emissions restrictions, price...I don't think you can truly recapture much of what we appreciate about the old ones. Exactly! And for Bleach there will be a retro 240Z with CVT tranny.:lol: ((for his old age) Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 There are too many concessions these days. Safety equipment, creature comforts, emissions restrictions, price...I don't think you can truly recapture much of what we appreciate about the old ones. You've seen the Neo 510 and Neo 240z right? Quote Link to comment
comply Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 You've seen the Neo 510 and Neo 240z right? Pics or it didn't happen. I recall seeing a concept 510 that someone drew for a college class for Nissan or somesuch awhile back. It's occasionally one of the banners on the510realm. It's quite sexy. Quote Link to comment
Bugeye Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 kinda like this? I don't like it, they just need to let the Datsun name go http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08/datsun-240z-fairlady-z-retro-concept.html Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 That's HOT! :cool: What about the 510? Quote Link to comment
Bugeye Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 2eDeYe;80392']That's HOT! :cool: What about the 510? couldn't find it, but im more of a 240 guy than a 510 guy so i didnt try to hard:lol::lol: Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 i own 2 cars whos make no longer exists. my Datsun, of course, and my 72 Plymouth. i think it would be cool to have Datsun back but there again it does make our cars worth a touch more since they no longer exist. Quote Link to comment
Duke Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I've seen that picture of the neo 240z before, but I greatly prefer this one. Some more pics of the concept here: http://www.productdesignforums.com/index.php?showtopic=8439 Now if Nissan were to make a Z that looked like this, I would kill for it. Quote Link to comment
comply Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Here's the 510 one. Did some looking and it looks like this is the Neo-510 concept. http://www.s-e-design.com/sedesign_115.htm A third Edit: The goon looks sweet Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 that looks bad ass! i would rock the hell outta one. Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 i really like the 510 concept, but dont care much for the 240 concepts. Jason Quote Link to comment
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