You may not even know this existed, a forgotten sibling of the S15 family... here we have a Nissan Silvia Varietta, a rare version of the S15 Silvia, with only 1143 examples produced for the Japanese market.

As standard the Varietta may not be much to write home about. Built by specialty car developer 'Autech', it was essentially a convertible S15 in Spec-S guise meaning it had the non turbo SR20DE with either a 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto.

However the one we've spotted in Japan has been converted to a spec we think it should of had as standard. The non turbo powerplant has been swapped for the full fat SR20DET unit and mated to a 6 speed manual, giving it S15 Spec-R performance!

This may make it a far more desirable prospect with other modifications, including an external roll bar, DEFi gauges, TOMEI upgrades, 19" WORK wheels & full aero kit...  It's also got heated seats so you can go sideways with the roof down and be warm!

You're going to love or hate this creation, but arguably it has made a fairly tame car a wild one! A 2001 example, with 84,000km on the clock available for ¥3,250,000 JPY (£21,503 GBP). For similar money you could have a proper S15 Spec-R, but who would be different and go for this rarer alternative?

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Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

Nissan Silvia Varietta

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