Nissan Silvia S13
JP / 1988–1991
Silvia S13: introduction and the museum example
No.115 is a 1988 Q’s specimen. The later SR20 change is year-only history, not a specification for this car. Full Japanese type, gearbox, precise cutover, production boundaries and all-grade coverage remain UNKNOWN.
Introduction
Nissan dates the fifth-generation Silvia S13’s Japan introduction to May 1988.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · S13 introduction
retained text line 33, opening sentence. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (document date not stated).
The Q’s specimen
The collection’s 1988 Silvia Q’s is identified as an S13 with a CA18DE engine. This finding applies to that example.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP specimen · 1988 Q’s museum example
retained text line 3, specimen heading; line 34, final sentence. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (document date not stated).
The later engine change
Nissan’s account records a move to the 2-litre SR20 DOHC engine family in 1991. It supplies no month or complete grade and gearbox matrix.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 1991 family change
retained text line 34, sentence beginning In 1991. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (document date not stated).
The Q’s specimen and gearbox gap
The No.115 Q’s specimen has a CA18DE engine of 1,809 cc. Its table provides no transmission field; gearbox designation and assembly code remain UNKNOWN.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 1988 S13 Q’s collection specimen No.115
#collection_neme_area: No.115 and heading; #heritage_leftbar Specifications > Engine; complete table has no Transmission row. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (publication and exact specification revision UNKNOWN; specimen year stated in heading, HTTP Last-Modified is separate retrieval metadata).
Body and layout in context
Nissan describes the Japan S13 as a coupé with front engine and rear-wheel drive. This launch-context description is kept separate from gearbox and later-grade specifications.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · May1988 S13 Japan introduction account
#heritage_rightbar first description paragraph: May1988 Japan coupé and FR drive system. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (publication and exact specification revision UNKNOWN; specimen year stated in heading, HTTP Last-Modified is separate retrieval metadata).
Design and cultural reception
Nissan recalls the Art Force Silvia tagline, the 1988 Good Design Award and popularity among younger buyers. These are manufacturer accounts of design and reception.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 1988 Japan design and reception
#heritage_leftbar Good Design Award1988 note; #heritage_rightbar first paragraph: tagline and reception. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (publication and exact specification revision UNKNOWN; specimen year stated in heading, HTTP Last-Modified is separate retrieval metadata).
The 180SX connection
Nissan says the 180SX introduced in 1989 shared a platform with Silvia. This names a platform relationship; it does not prove identical bodywork, engines, gearboxes or parts interchangeability.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 1989 180SX introduction in S13 historical account
#heritage_rightbar second description paragraph: 180SX shared-platform and1989 rollout sentence. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: not stated (publication and exact specification revision UNKNOWN; specimen year stated in heading, HTTP Last-Modified is separate retrieval metadata).
Collection No.115: a scoped specimen record
These fields describe the identified 1988 Q’s collection car. The collection year does not establish a generation production interval.
| Field | Documented value |
|---|---|
| Grade / chassis | Q’s / S13 |
| Full Japanese type / regulatory prefix | UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN |
| Engine | CA18DE / 1809 cc |
| Drive | FR (front engine, rear-wheel drive) |
| Transmission | UNKNOWN |
| Exact gearbox assembly code | UNKNOWN |
| Body / door count | coupé / UNKNOWN |
| Publication / exact revision | UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN |
| Generation production start / end | UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN |
Engine and transmission evidence is specimen-specific. Drive and body wording retains the historical account’s stated context. Equipment, later revisions and parts interchangeability remain unverified.
A platform connection, with limits
180SX introduced in 1989Nissan 180SX
The source does not name an exact platform code or establish a complete component or production-period equivalence.
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