MotorWeek | Retro Review : '89 Nissan 240SX

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[nettle]

It's funny how they hated the shade of green on the 240SX until they found out that BMW used the same color.

[GTSuzukaTimeTrials]

These are the best car videos on youtube, by far.

[Accrd]

Nissan seriously needs to bring this car back! They need a cheap car in the 20k range. I think the younger audience and ladies would snag them up super fast!

[FirebirdDude]

The CD opening with the 20th Century Fox fanfare must have been the soundtrack from a Star Wars movie!

[cupidblues]

Heads Up Display in 1989.
Still an expensive option here in Australia in 2019.
Awesome 😎

[LouisSubearth]

That moment when Motor Week reviewed Iketani's S13 before he modified it.

[StanceGaming]

26 years later this cost 7000$ in bad condition and every drifter's budget dream ahha

[ConFox]

“That shade of green is yuck” I cracked up

[marvinmurakami]

I have one of the earliest examples of this car which has a higher compression and a rumored 155 hp. It drives great to this day and has been stone dead reliable. A fantastic car indeed.

[asianmanfromasia]

This is the first review of completely stock 240sx. All the other reviews are modified or just beat to shit.

[gunandcarfreak]

"highway loving coupe, not a hardcore sports car" Lol not anymore

[jtl]

80's mullet-perm warning at 5:30.

[JS-bffz]

Little did they know this would become one of the 90s japanese classics and the one of the best sports car platforms built with all sorts of engines and suspensions.

[Hundred]

I love these car reviews from the 80s. Brings back memories of my childhood. If you have it, can you post a review of a Suzuki Samurai?

[EJVF]

My first car. Bought it when I was 18, & drove it for 15 yrs 300k miles. I always had great taste. 4 wheel disc brakes, rear drive, and manual tranny. I chose this over ricer Hondas, & FWD Eclipses.

[SpencerTaylorOnline]

"For those 20 years older and softer..." Haha! That's hilarious! This is easily one of the Top 10 funniest lines in MotorWeek history :-)

[XenomorphLV]

Am I the only one that would love a 100% stock 240sx? 

[jonmanos]

Our well thought-out Jerhi-Curl provided nothing but a pleasurable, and sporty

[manthony]

The hatch was definitely better looking than the coup. The minty green, the acid washed jeans and the mullet are a lot to take in.

[hyperlogos]

My 240SX was white. I had the spoiler lip. I crashed it, fixed it, lowered it, and sold it. Anyone want to buy some 26mm 300ZX calipers and braided lines?
The KA24E made 155 bhp and 155 lb-ft. The 0-60 was so poor because you had to shift twice due to gearing. 0-55 is better than anything else in the class.
I took the seat cover off the driver's side and put a fabric covered foam wedge pillow into the bottom of the seat, then _bent_ the headrest forward and reclined the seat an extra notch.
To those who say the 240SX was meant to follow the 200SX and not the 240Z, _bananas_. All cars were getting heavier at that time to accommodate new safety standards, just as they have been ever since. If you've driven the 240SX in anger, you know what I mean. A completely base car is utterly tossable and will do anything you ask of it. The 240SX had handling superior to the Porsche 944 in 1989. Shame about that truck motor, though