Quantum 5th Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Heard from somebodys chat , Sylphy sales figure is not good since it was launched half year ago , what is the reason? Price high, Latio reason, Civic FD reason, Underpower, FC, or.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb 4th Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Though it's a matter of opinions, the look is simply unattractive, though not boring like Altis. Same goes for Latio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V200 Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Not much advertising? I told my friend about Sylphy and he thought it was some sexually transmitted diease! Seriously though, ask around, I don't think many people even know this car existed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
User12343 Clutched October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 think its size and dimensions are not really proportional. eg, compare the overall length vs the height vs the width of the car, i can't help feel that the width is squashed too much such that the height goes higher... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgan Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 having a variant of the sylphy with the 1.5 litre engine doesnt actually makes sense when they got a better selling car of the same capacity - the latio. And so far, I have never seen a 2.0 litre sylphy. Personally I just feel the sylphy doesnt not have the presence of a 2 litre luxury sedan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caravan 5th Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 When it first launched, looking at its price, i predicted it will turn out to be like the primera, doesn't fit in nicely into any categories and will be eventually a niche car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 You sure? my neighbour is driving a 2.0L one. He trade-in his X-trail for Sylphy. A die-hard Nissan fan, only drive Nissan and nothing else. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vit4wd 1st Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 (edited) Sylphy's failure has got to do with its 1. Name 2. High price 3. Unattractive looks of its rear But the Sylphy scores in its huge interior space! Latio may look unatttractive but its spacious interior, very attractive pricing (just slightly more than the older Sunny & Lancer) plus a new engine are its main selling points. Edited October 21, 2006 by Vit4wd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V200 Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 For a 2 litre nissan, i would rather get the cefiro. Sylphy is rather spacious, but cannot beat the cefiro in size and accessories. Since paying so much for a 2 liter road tax, might as well get a more luxurious car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 (edited) Heard from somebodys chat , Sylphy sales figure is not good since it was launched half year ago , what is the reason? Price high, Latio reason, Civic FD reason, Underpower, FC, or.... one word UGLY Nissan shld shoot all its designers, a 3 yr old kid can design better than tat Cant understand y a company that can produce murano, fairlady can produce such utter trash designs like sylphy and latio and cefiro Slyphy's proportions are a bit weird, giving a squashed up look. I mean whats wrong with the nissan primeria and presea, they all look decent even many many yrs later then along comes latio ... Edited October 21, 2006 by Lala81 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb 4th Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 However spacious it is or the attractive pricing, I can't stand the box look. I gave it a miss and took sunny le with body kit instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gongchun Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 I heard, the pricie of Sylphy 1.5L is 61,000 now, is it truth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtoh Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Price price price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspri Clutched October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Apart from all that's been said, there's also another reason. I think Nissan failed to identify with the market that it was intending to go after. Is the women? Is it the young family guy who is trying to decide whether to buy a FD or a Sylphy? Why drum brakes, for eg, compared to FD's disc brake setup? And although people's already said it but I just gotta say it here again. Com'on...can't you come up with a better name than Sylphy, Nissan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 the best exterior design in Nissan still is Sunny after that especially brought over by Renault, exterior design become worse and worse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Sylphy's failure has got to do with its 1. Name 2. High price 3. Unattractive looks of its rear But the Sylphy scores in its huge interior space! Latio may look unatttractive but its spacious interior, very attractive pricing (just slightly more than the older Sunny & Lancer) plus a new engine are its main selling points. Did you notice that Nissan is increasing their sedan's interior space by growing taller? Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gongchun Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 What is the price now? Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnjian Neutral Newbie October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Heard from somebodys chat , Sylphy sales figure is not good since it was launched half year ago , what is the reason? Price high, Latio reason, Civic FD reason, Underpower, FC, or.... one word UGLY Nissan shld shoot all its designers, a 3 yr old kid can design better than tat Cant understand y a company that can produce murano, fairlady can produce such utter trash designs like sylphy and latio and cefiro Slyphy's proportions are a bit weird, giving a squashed up look. I mean whats wrong with the nissan primeria and presea, they all look decent even many many yrs later then along comes latio ... Well,I don't find the car ugly...its really subjective...neither is Latio ugly.I'm not too sure about the sales but I do see quite a number of Sylphy on the road.But I do find the price a bit too steep...but it will come down soon,just like Latio ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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