I owned one of these 240s back in the 90s and something that stands out to this day was how good the fit and finish of this vehicle was.. Premium materials came together perfectly in a very fun and affordable car..You could tell the engineers and folks that built these really put in the hours and cared about the finished product.
This era of the 240SX was a classy ride. I had a 1991 Toyota Celica ST back in the day, and a friend of mine had a 240SX. This was of course a much more refined car. I remember it well. With the chip shortage, making retro, simple vehicles without all of the computerized elements would be an interesting move.
The 240sx was much childhood dream car and in 2010 I purchased a ruby red 91 240sx hatch 1 owner in factory condition with 78k on the odometer seeing the video that sparked the passion I had for that car for 24 years lit my face up like the sun
The 350/370z and G35/37 are the modern equivalent to the 300zx and not the 240sx. The closest you get to a modern rear wheel drive 4 banger is the FRS/BRZ twins but I do hope someone could introduce some competition so that we can get a factory turbo FRS/BRZ. Another car the gets close to a modern equivalent is the new ECO boost mustang but unfortunately it's a large car along with the Gensis Coupe which has dropped the turbo 4 option.
+nls8520 They do it's called the "Nissa-OOOOyota Blardge-vis vvtDIE 0.9 tri-turpercharger MSDS OSHA Nurburgring edition PT cruiserarri-sauceman's race boy package 4-wheel REAL CAR."
I bought a black Fastback new in October of 1991. It was my every day driver for 21-1/2 years. Over those years I spent more on stereos and reapolsetry than repairs. The love affair ended when I rear ended a Lexus. A bent frame was the cause of death. I still miss her.
...and lots of sponsor stickers In all seriousness though, this was a nicely styled car, good proportions etc. Though borrowing heavily from the 924/944 that's not a bad place to start.
I had a 1990 240SX and he was spot on in his review, right down to having to lean over the steering wheel to see the controls. What I don't get is his criticism of the lack of gauges. I got the speed, tripometer, fuel tank, engine temperature and tachometer. Plus it delivered a sports car performance at compact car insurance rates! I went back to Nissan 3 years ago by leasing a Rogue and I think I'll stick to them for a while.
Without the turbochargers that give insurance agents seizures HAHA! I have a bone stock white 1993 hatch SE Super Hicas! Wow it's so nimble and fun to drive!
Back then a teenager with a turbocharged 4 cylinder sports coupe would have paid the equivalent of six thousand a year in todays dollars for insurance.
He should have said the parents of teenagers who owned turbocharged sports coupes. Back then insurance cost the equivalent of six thousand dollars a year for teenagers who drove turbocharged 4 cylinder cars.
Way back then I recommended the 200sx to a coworker that was shopping for something new...he was 6'2" and there just wasn't enough room for comfort...1 year later he was the proud owner of the Saab 900 turbo and sold it last year with 240,000Miles!! Now he drives a 2011 BMW 1 series convertible...and loves it more!
Nissan needs to bring this back, they really need a cheaper car for the younger audience to get in! low 20k range and don't top 30k as you will get in the area of the 370z. It would really make some good sales, imagine if it started at some odd number like 19k...oh Lawd would the sales go nuts!!! Common Nissan, get back in the game!
Acc0rd79 I agree. Nissan was going to release a successor of the Datsun 510, but they backed out due to the subpar response of the FRS/BRZ sales. Shame, really. Only hope is the Nismo Sentra. BTW, I hope I win that contest. W00t.
Acc0rd79 The BRZ/FR-S sales are discouraging this sort of car. Even Hyundai dropped the 2.0T on the Genesis Coupe and that car is expected to go up market in the 2017 release. I remember test driving this exact model, but I bought a 1991 Stealth R/T instead. Now I have a Genesis Coupe as a cheap sporty commuter car. It has been rock solid in reliability btw. The Kia Stinger is not getting any traction either due to sales of sporty coupes in the 20k to 30k range. I still get a lot of compliments on my Genesis...from people who drive cars with too many doors.
Arthur Royce genesis cars are everywhere but I do feel these companies need to find a sweet spot from the high teens to the low 20k range. I would LOVE to see Honda bring back a Crx, 180hp, 40 to 50mpg maybe and around 17k starting, I think that would sell like hot cakes!
Acc0rd79 You are dreaming at that price point. Federal regulations have pushed the cost and weight of cars up over the years. 17k gets you an Accent if you are lucky. The reason the original Gen Coupe was so cheap is because Hyundai has lower labor costs. A fun RWD car is going to start at around 25k and go up from there unfortunately.
Buddy in high school (around 99-00) swapped cars like t-shirts. He had a 240 for a week and I said "stop with this one! THIS is a good car!". It was, but he traded it a couple weeks later for an old Camaro. I asked to drive the Camaro but he said "nah, you can't handle the torque steer." 2 days later he wrapped it around a tree. Shoulda kept the 240.
My first car was a 92 SE fastback version. I got in 1994. I had so much fun in that car and girls loved it. Mine was white and no super hycas (spell check). Once I got destroyed by a fourth gen Trans Am, I was ready to move on. But such a great car.
Just bought a RHD '94 S14 Silvia (the next gen 240sx). Resembles a R33 skyline and a lexus coupe. It has the better SR20DE engine & appears stock, other than some cool "primer gray" 8 spoke wheels. Can't wait until arrives here in a month.
@@andrewsimental5088 The joke is people going from fwd to rwd take a while to get it down. Combined with the nissan's vastly inferior suspension its VERY easy to get into trouble.
Back in 1996 I had a white 92 SE and I loved it. I still have a ton of pictures of the car. The insurance was $250 a month back then as I was 21. Once the LT1 Camaros, firebirds and Trans Ams absolutely smoked me, I knew it was time for a change. But what a fun car and fun times in it.
@@kylesoler4139 But it's so unlikely that it's never going to happen. If you want a modern day Silvia then get the GT86 or BRZ, those are the closest you're going to get to the Silvia.
Had a '91 SE non-hicas back in 2002. As a 21yr old broke ass college senior, I blew what little money I had on a ca18det. It was fun, but wouldn't do that again.
I have the 91 coupe SE in Aztec Red... July 2nd, 2021 will be 30yrs I own it. Yes I bought it brand new.. Love mine..And so does everyone else. I get offers constantly.
Widows Spouse I bought my s-13 around 96 or 97. I still have it, I still love it, It’s going to stay in the family forever! One day my boy will have it. He is already building a new motor for it. We are going to keep it a KA. I have owned a lot of cars. But the 240SX is my right up there with my 68 charger as my two favorite cars. I have owned a 89 and 93 240SX. People always remark about having had one and wishing they still did. Good luck finding a good one. Lots of times they are beat up and abused or turned into Frankensteins.
@@cincomithell How are you upgrading the KA? With a cam or a light boost or what? I've got the stock motor in my '92 with 180,000 miles on it. What are some easy upgrades for the KA24DE?
Don't be surprised if this thread goes 100 replies long, chalk full of people taking your facetious comment seriously, in attempt to prove their drift boyness.
True i'm sick of japan goofing off in the sports car market and muscle cars feeling like a cock. The new supra and civic type r are a good start, but that alone wont cut it.
I think expensive tech like 4WS and turbocharged engines might have ultimately lead to the fall of many Japanese Sports coupes. The ones that survived the longest always costed less than or equvilent to other traditional compact sedans. You choose a Toyota Corolla or Celica at equal price. Honda Accord or Prelude. Honda Civic or Acura Integra/RSX. Even the Chevorlet camero and pontiac firebird died. Nissan 240SX Turbo, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Ford Probe GT, Honda Prelude Si VTEC, Acura Integra Type R, Toyota Celica AllTrac Turbo
I have a '92 model with at least 248,000 miles on it. I'd like to be a lot more certain about the mileage, but odometer failed, and then the tachometer, so I had to change the gauge cluster and the new on reads low by about 32,000 miles. 😕 I can confirm that the original seats were kinda lame. They weren't really comfortable, nor did they hold me very well when I was doing an autocross run. 1996 seats and seatbelts made it a lot nicer.
Classic lines that fit right into this era. Interior modern and hasn't aged as badly as some others of its time. Huge negative was the engine though, very lethargic. Surprised they tried comparing to the Eclipse GSX and saying it has "only" 35 hp more. The Eclipse roasted any 240sx so badly it was no competition. And actually, even the SE-R/NX2000 were faster and punchier cars in a straight line. The sucky engine is really what hindered the 240sx for the enthusiast and I don't buy the whole insurance thing either - they really just did not want a less costly RWD car to outperform the 300zx turbo.
Insurance in California at that time was horrendous. Cheap full coverage policy for a teen with this car probably ran about 2,500 dollars a year. Turbocharging it probably would have added a minimum of 500 dollars. You can just about double those figures in today's dollars.
one when they saw 4 wheel steering is it actually 4 wheel steering like the back wheels turn to and they're upset with 22mgs my moms mini van gets worse than that
Motorweek tested out of Michigan...likely this car was junked 20 years ago due to frame rot. Remember, they were not worth much used until about 8 years ago, so nobody fixed them when they rusted out. Its the same reason Datsuns are so rare, despite nearly indestructible mechanicals.
The KA gives character to the 240. I know a lot of ya complain its a shot motor, why not a turbocharge motor like the sr. But see, if these 240s were turbocharged, they would've been more expensive here in the US, which means less people would buy them, and less wouldve been produced. If you build a KA properly it can easily compete with the SR , making the KA way much better. The reason it's common to swap the KA because most KA motor are high mileage already, and it does cost to actually rebuild and put high performance parts in it. The cost is to build one you can buy a SR and tune it well and make great power. But can't give the KA much hate, its awesome. I've seen guys drift single cams like a SR.
Wreckless The entire "if you build a KA properly" argument is rather silly.. Why? Because you can build up pretty much ANY motor to be great... But why bother when you could just swap in an SR? Which would deliver the extra power the driver is craving, and it would likely do so with greater reliability, less weight, and a better sound to boot.
+bliglum poor argumaent because it depends on the driver/appication itself and to have the ka as an option is good their cheap and come dime a dozen not to mention many people learned how to drift in a stock ka before adding more power/swapping engines
+Ellwood76 I got rid of my clone of your car 3 years ago. Unless it becomes really difficult to store(I bough something nicer and more fun while only having a 1 car garage) don't sell it.
'91 Probes still had the turbo engine? I thought they had that 2.5l v6 by then. Btw it's nice to see the 240 stock for once. Not q single owner ice known over the last ten years left anything stick in it :/
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I owned one of these 240s back in the 90s and something that stands out to this day was how good the fit and finish of this vehicle was.. Premium materials came together perfectly in a very fun and affordable car..You could tell the engineers and folks that built these really put in the hours and cared about the finished product.
Except the paint sucked
I recall fit and finish, and handling, being noticably worse than my honda at the time, even if it was a lil more fun to drive at the limit.
this aged well...
This era of the 240SX was a classy ride. I had a 1991 Toyota Celica ST back in the day, and a friend of mine had a 240SX. This was of course a much more refined car. I remember it well. With the chip shortage, making retro, simple vehicles without all of the computerized elements would be an interesting move.
We have a 91 240sx in the garage right now and a 95 Crlica ST at the other house
1:55 Here we see a long extinct species, a 240SX with the stock exhaust system.
Xbox360Player350 Muahahahahaha
Xbox360Player350 Actually I have the last one!
Xbox360Player350 That's fantastic.
Xbox360Player350 I have one lol
Mine is completely stock
The 240sx was much childhood dream car and in 2010 I purchased a ruby red 91 240sx hatch 1 owner in factory condition with 78k on the odometer seeing the video that sparked the passion I had for that car for 24 years lit my face up like the sun
I wish Nissan would make a modern equivalent.
nls8520 Nissan announced that they've killed the IDx. Shame, utter shame
nls8520 Infiniti G35 or G37 Coupes is the modern equivalent & some G35 & G37 have active 4WS like HICAS
The 350/370z and G35/37 are the modern equivalent to the 300zx and not the 240sx. The closest you get to a modern rear wheel drive 4 banger is the FRS/BRZ twins but I do hope someone could introduce some competition so that we can get a factory turbo FRS/BRZ. Another car the gets close to a modern equivalent is the new ECO boost mustang but unfortunately it's a large car along with the Gensis Coupe which has dropped the turbo 4 option.
+nls8520 They do it's called the "Nissa-OOOOyota Blardge-vis vvtDIE 0.9 tri-turpercharger MSDS OSHA Nurburgring edition PT cruiserarri-sauceman's race boy package 4-wheel REAL CAR."
+Luke vanDillen what are you going on about ??
Great review!!! Retro Review is a invaluable "vintage" buyers guide for enthusiast!!
The 240sx had the best console ever made. I love how simple it is and how it swooped at that sexy angle. Yeah...angles are sexy!
wow a stock 240. the feels
BCJDM I got a 91 LE 240sx hatch and it's 100% stock I'm going to keep it like that
There's still some stock ones in the South, owned by grandmothers
Rustfree haha
3 weeks later it was not anymore 🙉
@@beans24 post a video
Or its just a lie
@@hondamanvtec2894 i have one. check the channel 🙏🏾
fucking love all these vintage reviews.
I bought a black Fastback new in October of 1991. It was my every day driver for 21-1/2 years. Over those years I spent more on stereos and reapolsetry than repairs. The love affair ended when I rear ended a Lexus. A bent frame was the cause of death. I still miss her.
Our ad in South Africa for the 200sx was..."Nissan goes Porshce hunting"
Damn, I thought they came stock with coilovers and welded differentials. It looks like these where painted too
could of sworn they had LS engines too
i thought they had carbon fibre wings aswell :/
And drift stitching.
...and lots of sponsor stickers
In all seriousness though, this was a nicely styled car, good proportions etc. Though borrowing heavily from the 924/944 that's not a bad place to start.
Bumper is held on with zip ties from the factory doe...
I had a 1990 240SX and he was spot on in his review, right down to having to lean over the steering wheel to see the controls. What I don't get is his criticism of the lack of gauges. I got the speed, tripometer, fuel tank, engine temperature and tachometer. Plus it delivered a sports car performance at compact car insurance rates! I went back to Nissan 3 years ago by leasing a Rogue and I think I'll stick to them for a while.
These are nice Nissans.
Love my s14 that's been in the family for almost 20 years!!
1992 204SX 5 speed coupe was my first car. It was still turning heads in 2007 when I gave it to my stepdaughter. Damn, I miss that car.
Same here but I gave it to my brother. Great car👍
Without the turbochargers that give insurance agents seizures HAHA! I have a bone stock white 1993 hatch SE Super Hicas! Wow it's so nimble and fun to drive!
Back then a teenager with a turbocharged 4 cylinder sports coupe would have paid the equivalent of six thousand a year in todays dollars for insurance.
This vehicle is still relevant to this day.
My favorite car. Love them with all my heart ❤️
2021, thx for keeping this review up guys
I had a this car in the 90s. It got wrecked. I want it back.
love seeing these old vids !!!
“An engine that operates without turbochargers or superchargers that give insurance agents seizures” lmao love the dry humour in this show
He should have said the parents of teenagers who owned turbocharged sports coupes. Back then insurance cost the equivalent of six thousand dollars a year for teenagers who drove turbocharged 4 cylinder cars.
Way back then I recommended the 200sx to a coworker that was shopping for something new...he was 6'2" and there just wasn't enough room for comfort...1 year later he was the proud owner of the Saab 900 turbo and sold it last year with 240,000Miles!! Now he drives a 2011 BMW 1 series convertible...and loves it more!
"handsome styling" haha, love my stock front bumper :D
Nissan needs to bring this back, they really need a cheaper car for the younger audience to get in! low 20k range and don't top 30k as you will get in the area of the 370z. It would really make some good sales, imagine if it started at some odd number like 19k...oh Lawd would the sales go nuts!!! Common Nissan, get back in the game!
Acc0rd79 I agree. Nissan was going to release a successor of the Datsun 510, but they backed out due to the subpar response of the FRS/BRZ sales. Shame, really. Only hope is the Nismo Sentra.
BTW, I hope I win that contest. W00t.
Acc0rd79 The BRZ/FR-S sales are discouraging this sort of car. Even Hyundai dropped the 2.0T on the Genesis Coupe and that car is expected to go up market in the 2017 release. I remember test driving this exact model, but I bought a 1991 Stealth R/T instead. Now I have a Genesis Coupe as a cheap sporty commuter car. It has been rock solid in reliability btw. The Kia Stinger is not getting any traction either due to sales of sporty coupes in the 20k to 30k range. I still get a lot of compliments on my Genesis...from people who drive cars with too many doors.
Arthur Royce genesis cars are everywhere but I do feel these companies need to find a sweet spot from the high teens to the low 20k range. I would LOVE to see Honda bring back a Crx, 180hp, 40 to 50mpg maybe and around 17k starting, I think that would sell like hot cakes!
Acc0rd79 You are dreaming at that price point. Federal regulations have pushed the cost and weight of cars up over the years. 17k gets you an Accent if you are lucky. The reason the original Gen Coupe was so cheap is because Hyundai has lower labor costs. A fun RWD car is going to start at around 25k and go up from there unfortunately.
+Acc0rd79 I'm 38 and I owned a 92" model.
UUUUUGGGHHHH I WANT A CLEAN ONE SO BAAAAAAAD!!!!
Buddy in high school (around 99-00) swapped cars like t-shirts. He had a 240 for a week and I said "stop with this one! THIS is a good car!". It was, but he traded it a couple weeks later for an old Camaro.
I asked to drive the Camaro but he said "nah, you can't handle the torque steer." 2 days later he wrapped it around a tree.
Shoulda kept the 240.
Best commercial ever. Trunkback and hatchback sliding through a course to the music, me and my shadow. Way before its time
My first car was a 92 SE fastback version. I got in 1994. I had so much fun in that car and girls loved it. Mine was white and no super hycas (spell check). Once I got destroyed by a fourth gen Trans Am, I was ready to move on. But such a great car.
I preferred the 240 to the 300. The 300, for me, seemed too heavy. The 240 was felt more tossable
The stock 240sx/ JDM 180sx without any rust, dirt, etc. is the most beautiful car I've ever seen.
Just bought a RHD '94 S14 Silvia (the next gen 240sx). Resembles a R33 skyline and a lexus coupe. It has the better SR20DE engine & appears stock, other than some cool "primer gray" 8 spoke wheels. Can't wait until arrives here in a month.
From Japan? Is it hard to acquire these?
I bet this thing is completely ruined now
Yep, some dipshit who used to drive Civics probably drifted it into a light pole years ago.
Legend has it, that it was stripped for parts after being drifted into a wall
NISsan_MOtors hahaha.. Wouldn't be surprised at all lol!😳
pearlmax why would it be a civic driver who did that? You can’t even drift civics lol some people love to demonstrate their dumbassery publicly
@@andrewsimental5088 The joke is people going from fwd to rwd take a while to get it down. Combined with the nissan's vastly inferior suspension its VERY easy to get into trouble.
Back in 1996 I had a white 92 SE and I loved it. I still have a ton of pictures of the car. The insurance was $250 a month back then as I was 21. Once the LT1 Camaros, firebirds and Trans Ams absolutely smoked me, I knew it was time for a change. But what a fun car and fun times in it.
Same here, it was a little underpowered. If I went back in time, I would have put a v8 in it.
Had a grey 91 Hatchback. I loved that car. I got rear ended by a 91 300zx and pushed into a Taurus. :(
You posted this on my birthday........YES!!!!!!!!
I had the '90 model for about 8 years. I didn't think the seats were uncomfortable at all but the passive restraint was sometimes a pain.
Had a 92 Coupe. Miss that car! It handled superbly and was really fun to drive..
One of my favorite cars!
Now if y'all could upload a review of the 95-98 S14 body style that would be amazing
Agreed!! I don't know if they ever tested one though!
A black horse car for Need for speed game series,
And absolutely, that was such a beautiful car ❤
Excuse e but I love pop up headlights haha
@3:10 holy shit they sound good stock!!!!
You would think Nissan would bring back the S chassis as they would most likely sell well especially with the rising prices of stock examples.
It's probably never going to happen though.
@@spirovarelis9637 Never say Never
@@kylesoler4139 But it's so unlikely that it's never going to happen. If you want a modern day Silvia then get the GT86 or BRZ, those are the closest you're going to get to the Silvia.
There is a 240sx that still parks on my campus every day. Bone stock and owned by a professor
What state
@@blobeye.carter CU Boulder in Colorado haha sorry for the late reply
Had a '91 SE non-hicas back in 2002. As a 21yr old broke ass college senior, I blew what little money I had on a ca18det. It was fun, but wouldn't do that again.
As mentioned already, good luck trying to find this car in stock form and not customized.
and even if you do find a running example, people would ask for ALOT.
I have the 91 coupe SE in Aztec Red... July 2nd, 2021 will be 30yrs I own it. Yes I bought it brand new.. Love mine..And so does everyone else. I get offers constantly.
I had the '90 model and liked the front end of the earlier model but I wish I had the additional 15hp.
I want an all original 240 !
I had a 240 SX for price. It was slow but fun on back roads.
29 years later and im finna get my hands on one of these :) finna be my first car as a 17 year old
Widows Spouse
I bought my s-13 around 96 or 97. I still have it, I still love it, It’s going to stay in the family forever! One day my boy will have it. He is already building a new motor for it. We are going to keep it a KA. I have owned a lot of cars. But the 240SX is my right up there with my 68 charger as my two favorite cars. I have owned a 89 and 93 240SX. People always remark about having had one and wishing they still did. Good luck finding a good one. Lots of times they are beat up and abused or turned into Frankensteins.
If you smash it while drifting I will find you and kick your ass. Have a great day! Hey, did you get a 240?
@@cincomithell How are you upgrading the KA? With a cam or a light boost or what? I've got the stock motor in my '92 with 180,000 miles on it. What are some easy upgrades for the KA24DE?
4:08 Dashboard is already cracking!
I actually saw a stock one IRL...only one though...It was one of the best things I ever saw.
why wasnt he drifting through the slaloms
Fantastic Frog i was being sarcastic
it was only starting to become popular in japan around that time.
The correct answer is because he was trying to set a fast time.
Don't be surprised if this thread goes 100 replies long, chalk full of people taking your facetious comment seriously, in attempt to prove their drift boyness.
Marcos Aruca diff wasn't welded and vaping wasn't a thing yet bro.
I would love to own an immaculate stock 240sx and if I could get a rare one with all wheel steering it would be perfect!
At 3:09 the engine sounds just amazing.
Super happy I still have my stock 98 :)
Something like this would be good competition for the pony cars which are still going strong. Do something, Nissan! Bring it back!
True i'm sick of japan goofing off in the sports car market and muscle cars feeling like a cock. The new supra and civic type r are a good start, but that alone wont cut it.
Didn´t know even the 240sx was equiped with super HICAS. Today this would not be possible for a car like this.
I think expensive tech like 4WS and turbocharged engines might have ultimately lead to the fall of many Japanese Sports coupes. The ones that survived the longest always costed less than or equvilent to other traditional compact sedans. You choose a Toyota Corolla or Celica at equal price. Honda Accord or Prelude. Honda Civic or Acura Integra/RSX. Even the Chevorlet camero and pontiac firebird died.
Nissan 240SX Turbo, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Ford Probe GT, Honda Prelude Si VTEC, Acura Integra Type R, Toyota Celica AllTrac Turbo
So clean!!
Many people thought this car didn't have cup holders but it actually had one under the ashtray!
Oh damn, I never thought of that! I'll have to try it!
Nowadays people LS swap these and surprisingly it’s not much heavier being you can get the LS in all aluminum.
Man the us got screwed never got the CA18 or the SR20
Should have offered it as a nismo option.
I have a '92 model with at least 248,000 miles on it. I'd like to be a lot more certain about the mileage, but odometer failed, and then the tachometer, so I had to change the gauge cluster and the new on reads low by about 32,000 miles. 😕
I can confirm that the original seats were kinda lame. They weren't really comfortable, nor did they hold me very well when I was doing an autocross run.
1996 seats and seatbelts made it a lot nicer.
had a 91 sentra se-r. centerforce clutch, stillen exhaust, hotshot headers. it was pretty damn fun.
Maximus Areilius Can you find a review of the SE-R?
Rafiki ! theres alot of articles on the se-r. but no damn video reviews.
Maximus Areilius The only one I saw on RUclips is literally 10 pixels. not worth searching for.
Good luck finding one of these in stock and unmolested condition
You can but mostly auto trans vs molested manual trans
such a shame you cant find any clean ones anymore
I remember these things from my childhood
I had this exact car and colour back in the day. I loved that car. Unfortunately they changed the design in circa 1995 and it just fell off the map
Which package gives the beer tap shifter?
Classic lines that fit right into this era. Interior modern and hasn't aged as badly as some others of its time. Huge negative was the engine though, very lethargic. Surprised they tried comparing to the Eclipse GSX and saying it has "only" 35 hp more. The Eclipse roasted any 240sx so badly it was no competition. And actually, even the SE-R/NX2000 were faster and punchier cars in a straight line. The sucky engine is really what hindered the 240sx for the enthusiast and I don't buy the whole insurance thing either - they really just did not want a less costly RWD car to outperform the 300zx turbo.
Insurance in California at that time was horrendous. Cheap full coverage policy for a teen with this car probably ran about 2,500 dollars a year. Turbocharging it probably would have added a minimum of 500 dollars. You can just about double those figures in today's dollars.
SUPER HICAS could/should be John Davis' "rosebud."
2020 Ford got smart and went to RWD with Explorer. Wish others would.
I still dream about S13, such a shame that it wasnt sold on brazil.
"Superchargers and turbochargers that give insurance agents, seizures!" Lol
dang they shitted on the eclipse
Why is so high from the ground and the wheels are parallel? Rust is optional as well?
one when they saw 4 wheel steering is it actually 4 wheel steering like the back wheels turn to and they're upset with 22mgs my moms mini van gets worse than that
LOL how the Ford Probe was even a comparison.
I'm buying one of these cars tomorrow... except it's far from stock!
FINALLY.
Quite a desirable head turner in the early 90”s.
Speaking of the Ford Probe, is there a Retro Review in the future by chance?
Yo ! HICAS kicked in !
Counting my blessings...I have a stock 91 s13 the same as this...same color also..and its bone stock...including the exhaust lol
Firend has a '90 24sx with an RB20 turbo swap. It is one hell of a drift car.
i wonder who owns this 240 today?
I just bought one for 5k and it was a great buy
What? Got any proof?
+MegaRingstar i got a 91 s13 hatch LE for 1,100 with minor rust
Right lol idk could be mine or could be someone's lol
Motorweek tested out of Michigan...likely this car was junked 20 years ago due to frame rot. Remember, they were not worth much used until about 8 years ago, so nobody fixed them when they rusted out.
Its the same reason Datsuns are so rare, despite nearly indestructible mechanicals.
they should make a 240sx retro series or something
+Sean Smile : I wish they would. I'd snatch one up.
+MrGeeMan1980 yeah
The KA gives character to the 240. I know a lot of ya complain its a shot motor, why not a turbocharge motor like the sr. But see, if these 240s were turbocharged, they would've been more expensive here in the US, which means less people would buy them, and less wouldve been produced. If you build a KA properly it can easily compete with the SR , making the KA way much better. The reason it's common to swap the KA because most KA motor are high mileage already, and it does cost to actually rebuild and put high performance parts in it. The cost is to build one you can buy a SR and tune it well and make great power. But can't give the KA much hate, its awesome. I've seen guys drift single cams like a SR.
Wreckless The entire "if you build a KA properly" argument is rather silly.. Why? Because you can build up pretty much ANY motor to be great... But why bother when you could just swap in an SR? Which would deliver the extra power the driver is craving, and it would likely do so with greater reliability, less weight, and a better sound to boot.
bliglum The sr20det weighs about 50 pounds less. And the ka24de internals is good to about 320-350 hp.
I'm about to throw an Eaton m62 supercharger from the 04 frontier nismo onto my ka
+bliglum poor argumaent because it depends on the driver/appication itself and to have the ka as an option is good their cheap and come dime a dozen not to mention many people learned how to drift in a stock ka before adding more power/swapping engines
S13 WARRIOR That's true. To each their own and all that. I say screw both the SR and the KA now though. It's all about that RB baby!
Great car
I remember I wanted one of these in 1991 , I think 90’s car have better style
please more videos with de bmw E39!
i dont think ill ever sell my 240....
Don't, unless you've made it a ricer, then get rid of it and yourself at once.
intake/exhaust and some modest suspension upgrades is not ricer in my opinion, i will do that to every car i own
+Ellwood76 I got rid of my clone of your car 3 years ago. Unless it becomes really difficult to store(I bough something nicer and more fun while only having a 1 car garage) don't sell it.
Its soo weird see a bone stock 240SX, mostly of them has been mutilated and crashed
Nissan should have really put the Sr20de in it. It would have made it easy turbo since there’s a turbo version of it.
'91 Probes still had the turbo engine? I thought they had that 2.5l v6 by then. Btw it's nice to see the 240 stock for once. Not q single owner ice known over the last ten years left anything stick in it :/
I'm sorry, what was that? gibberish
Not til 93, second generation, for the V6. Even later (2000 or so) when someone discovered the KLZE swap.
I wish i had the two i owned back in the day