{"id":243499,"date":"2023-10-30T10:20:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243499"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:20:42","slug":"nissan-wants-to-sell-a-cheap-electric-sports-car-to-people-in-their-early-20s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/nissan-wants-to-sell-a-cheap-electric-sports-car-to-people-in-their-early-20s\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan Wants To Sell A Cheap Electric Sports Car To People In Their Early 20s"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to believe 10 years have passed since Nissan unveiled this IDx at the Tokyo Motor Show as a conceptual entry-level sports car, with a Nismo version to boot. A decade later, there’s still no sign of a production version whatsoever. That said, there is a glimmer of hope a sub-Z model will be released one day, based on a statement made by the company’s product planning boss Ivan Espinosa in an interview with Top Gear<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

“Depending on which point in time you take, we’ve always had the GT-R, we’ve always had Z, and we’ve always had an entry [level car] \u2013 either a hot hatch like Pulsar, or something else down there [at that price and performance point]. And this today is something that we kind of miss. This [price and performance] point.”<\/p>\n

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As to which shape it would take, he suggested it wouldn’t be a hot hatchback like the Pulsars of yesteryear. It would have to be a “smaller electric sports car” and a “bit more affordable” to cater to customers in their early 20s. To lure in such a young clientele, Espinosa said the car would have to be “exciting and engaging to drive” while offering a Nismo derivative.<\/p>\n

It would seem Nissan wants an electric rival for the likes of the Toyota GR86, Subaru BRZ, and Mazda MX-5 Miata. However, it’s easier said than done since launching an entry-level sports car would mean it would have to cost less than the cheapest Z, available in the United States from $43,305. A sub-$40,000 electric sports car seems like a pipe dream for now considering even the cheapest GR86 is nearly $30,000 nowadays.<\/p>\n

Domestic rivals are also thinking of hybrid and electric performance cars as the Japan Mobility Show hosted the premiere of the Honda Prelude, Mazda Iconic SP, and the Toyota FT-Se. Nissan attended the show with its very own spectacular concept, the Hyper Force, serving as a window into the GT-R’s inevitable electric future.<\/p>\n

Back in September 2021, Vice President of Nissan Design Europe\u00a0Matthew Weaver shared his work on a hypothetical Silvia revival (pictured above)<\/em>. It wasn\u2019t long after that when a juicy rumor from Japan’s Best Car<\/em> magazine speculated an electric revival of the nameplate as early as 2025. However, we took that report with a healthy dose of skepticism.<\/p>\n

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