Remember I told you that Nissan is too silent while its rivals Toyota and Subaru hold the parade with their BRZ/GT86/FRS? It seem that Nissan woke up and going to change the situation.
Motor Trend says it's been told Nissan is working on its own sports coupe to compete with Toyota and Subaru. It's not the first time we've heard such plans, though. Back in 2008, Nissan was reportedly working on a 240SX successor but as the economy started running out of gas, so did that project. However, there is also the next-generation Z, but it doesn’t pretend to be the BRZ/GT86/FRS rival.
So, who will take the place in the Nissan’s line? Recently at 2011 Shanghai Motor Show the Juke-like Compact Sport Concept was revealed. The car uses the Juke’s platform, has front-wheel or all-wheel drive and has secret name “Mini-Z” (I think it will be the real name). Nissan's 190-horsepower, 1.6-liter turbo was underhood in the concept, and if used in the production car, would have fewer horses but a wider torque band than its competitors from Toyota and Subaru.
And what do we get in result? Fast city-car with no ambitions to perform at tracks.
Motor Trend says the U.S. probably wouldn't be the initial target market, but instead China, Japan and Europe would be first with American buyers still in consideration. The mag's source says the Mini-Z should be close in size to Honda's CR-Z and should start production sometime late next year.
If you are still interested, you may check the Nissan’s official press release on the Compact Sport Concept.


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