Sweet Versas (Tiidas)

[HashiriyaS14]

This car has been taking a lot of crap on this forum so far, and it hasn't even come out yet. I thought I'd show what respected Japanese tuners are already doing with the JDM equivalent of the Versa (essentially identical to ours), the Tiida.

Impul:

Check out the whole page: http://images.google.com/imgre...a%3DG

Gialla:



Trust:



G-Corp:



Now the following are Tiida's that belong to average joes, all taken from the Carlife page (sorta like the Japanese cardomain, only *way* cooler and better set up).

First one:



Second one:

Hopefully I changed some people's minds about the car. I'm personally very excited about it, and looking forward to watching Nissan duke it out with the Fit and Yaris for the entry-level market.

[AZhitman]

Some of those are SWEET!

[HashiriyaS14]

I really like the 5-door Versa.

I like it a lot more than the 5-door Yaris or Fit.

I think in 2-door form though, I still probably prefer the Fit.

[Falkdesigns]

Yeah, like I said in the other post in here about it, I was able to check one out in Japan at a Nissan Red Stage dealer, and was so freakin impressed with it.

[jayka]

i actually kinda like it, its better lookin then a matrix

[MinisterofDOOM]

i actually kinda like it, its better lookin then a matrix

They had a couple of hot ones (Tiidas) at the Nissan booth at SEMA.

[EZcheese15]

Yeah, this car is going to be pretty sweet. It was announced this week officially that the 07 Sentra is moving up in categories, and the Versa is the new official entry-level Nissan. (BTW, the 07 Sentra was shown a few days ago at the Detroit auto show).

We will definitly be seeing some of these become part of the new tuner trend.

[chitownguy]

i actually kinda like it, its better lookin then a matrix

My dad owns a Matrix, I like 'em though it would still be better if i got those red 19's on there.

As for the Versa I never doubted it for a second. Almost every FF wagon, hatchback, sedan, and coupe is turning out to be some of the most popular cars for tuners and modifiers.

[wonS14aero]

It looks kinda French to me but still suprisingly likeable. I'll take the white one.

[dfw240_EE]

It looks kinda French to me but still suprisingly likeable. I'll take the white one.

Remember, Renault DOES own Nissan, so there may be some influence there.

My mom also owns a Matrix. It really is a great car, but I drove it over highway once and it got somewhere in the low 30mpg range. I can't remember, it's been awhile. I would like a little better mileage out of a 4cyl, but it is abit of a big vehicle.

[silversentra1999]

im sorry but i dont think renalt owns nissan, i read the nissan global site weekly and havent come across this infromation . i think its like the relationship between ford and volvo. certainly volvo dosent own ford. but i do agree that renalt influences nissan as far as design . alot of changes started when renalt came into the picture.

I think this is going to be a car that will have alot of style points. and i cant wait to see some photos of the new redesigned 07' Altima. anyone seen any yet.

[AZhitman]

Welcome aboard SS99!

[dfw240_EE]

im sorry but i dont think renalt owns nissan, i read the nissan global site weekly and havent come across this infromation . i think its like the relationship between ford and volvo. certainly volvo dosent own ford. but i do agree that renalt influences nissan as far as design . alot of changes started when renalt came into the picture.

I think this is going to be a car that will have alot of style points. and i cant wait to see some photos of the new redesigned 07' Altima. anyone seen any yet.

I found this website. http://www.nissan-global.com/E...NAULT/

They don't make it sound like a buyout of Nissan, but more like a very tight partnership.

Plus it would be the other way around, Ford owns Volvo. And in this case, Ford DOES own Volvo, http://www.ford.com/en/company...o.htm

I paraphrase: "On March 8, 1999, Volvo shareholders approved the sale of Volvo to the Ford Motor Company."

[rico05]

http://www.cisco.com/web/about...l.pdf

Rennault does not in effect "own" Nissan. They just gave them lots of money and share platforms.

[dfw240_EE]

All the same, I definitely see Renault in this design. I did a quick search and came up with the Renault Megane. Here is a pic:http://www.meganepower.de/hp-m...5.jpg

mind you, I am not saying that the French influence is a bad thing (though I do think the Peugeot 206 is one of the ugliest looking cars since the AMC Pacer).

[l31nismo]

It's a cool little car. Hopefully it will shut some of those Honda B itches up! It's just a little too Small for me. I think I'll Keep My altima SER

[penpen-commander]

i read that nissan was going to go out of business a long time ago, or something, then renault bought alot of nissans shares and helped them out. renault has been designing alot of cars with nissans and i'm glad to see one come out so sucessfully.

[DriftingJesus]

Thats the sex

[MinisterofDOOM]

im sorry but i dont think renalt owns nissan, i read the nissan global site weekly and havent come across this infromation . i think its like the relationship between ford and volvo. certainly volvo dosent own ford.

i read that nissan was going to go out of business a long time ago, or something, then renault bought alot of nissans shares and helped them out. renault has been designing alot of cars with nissans and i'm glad to see one come out so sucessfully.

Penpen is correct. I wrote a paper on the Renault/Nissan Strategic Alliance a few months ago. I don't have it with me, but I'll cull the more useful bits from it when I get home. But to sum up: 1999, Renault bought a controlling interest in Nissan, and Nissan bought a small quantity of Renault shares as well. Whether or not Renault owns Nissan depends upon your definion of the word "owns." Renault is the controlling entity, and is in possession of more than 50% of Nissan shares. Also, Carlos Ghosn, who was the CEO of Renault prior to the Renault/Nissan Strategic Alliance, is now also CEO of Nissan. Nissan and Renault already share quite a bit of technology. The Renault Clio and Nissan March (Micra) are based on the same platform. They have also co-developed a number of models (three, I think...off the top of my head) for a joint venture in South Korea which sell under the Samsung badge. The Samsung SM5 and SM7 are both based on the Japanese Teanna (shares it's platform with our Altima and sold in Australia with a Maxima badge) and the SM3 is based on the Blubeird Sylphy.

There's more, but I can't remember it all off the top of my head.

[wonS14aero]

i read that nissan was going to go out of business a long time ago, or something, then renault bought alot of nissans shares and helped them out. renault has been designing alot of cars with nissans and i'm glad to see one come out so sucessfully.

Nissan was struggling throught out most of the 90s. It was a result of too many different platforms and engines and a sharp down turn in sales durning the mid 90 and late 90s. Remember in this country the B-14 Sentra/200SX, L-30 Altima, S-14 240SX, Gen.1 Frontier, Gen.2 Pathfinder, P-11 Infiniti G20, Y-33 Infiniti Q45 recevied a very chilly reception from automotive press and car buyers. Even the Z-32 300ZX which was cheered by the automotive press sold quite poorly when compared to the Z-31. The Maxima which whas one of the few Nissan models that sold well durning that time period was still heavily critisized for its handling thanx to it's beam axle rear suspension. It was also critisized for it's bland styling like most Nissans of that era. This is what prompted Renault buying a controling interest in Nissan.

[Repo Man]

And Carlos Ghosn is a business genius.

[EZcheese15]

And Carlos Ghosn is a business genius.

And Nissan probably would have let any manufacturer bail them out of bankruptcy...Renault just happend to be the ones that stepped up to the plate.

[91RMKS13]

Maybe if we are lucky we can get a Nissan badged version of this V.

[Sahandman]

Heres the scoop on nissan and renault. Nissan a couple of years ago was having financial problems, and renault came in and purchased 50 percent of nissan, which makes renault half owner of nissan. last summer i spent 2 months in paris france which is loaded with renaults, they have a model there called the renault cleo and the renault megante that honestly looks almost identicle to the versa, the platform B is also the same. Renault however only does styling on the versa mostly because tehy are the champions of making small affordable cars with european styling. Nissan benefits alot from the experience renault has selling tiny, roomy decent europeanlooking cars and has used renault to style the versa. While in paris i rented the renault megante, very similar to the versa and it was an excellent car with amazing fuel efficiency. So dont be worried if nissan and renault have joined forces, its a good thing.