Nissan Silvia S15

Nissan silvia S16

Japan's Best Car supposedly has still another scoop on the Nissan Silvia revival, and while the image gracing the mag's cover is little more than a photoshopped pipedream, the information presented within deserves note.According to one of the publication's editors, a source at Nissan has advisable that the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe could goodness from the

Nissan/Renault alliance and fitted with a 2.0-liter engine lifted from the French automaker. Speculation is that the 225 hp turbocharged four-pot powering the Renault Megane Sport could be mounted up front, sending power to the side wheels on a modified Z platform. Not only would that ready production costs low, but the motor could be shoved far back into the firewall, making it a competent crossway carver in the process.Best Car expects the S16 Silvia to be priced between US$18,000 and US$21,000 if and when it goes on sale in 2010.