
In 1988 Nissan decided to go rallying in the 1600cc class, however due to wanting to use a turbo and a supercharger the engine capacity was reduced to 930cc so as not to attract a penalty. In fact the standard 998cc engine was reworked to make it compliant and the use of the supercharger was to even out the turbo lag. The result 108bhp, and a record it apparently still holds, as the fastest Nissan March with a 0-60mph of 7.7s, a quarter mile in 15.5s and a top speed of 112mph.
A run of 10,000 were built for the road to allow it to be homologated. This though wasn’t some lightweight special as it came with electric mirrors and air-con, it even came with a choice of manual or automatic. A much underrated car, no doubt due to the image its standard variant had in the mind so the public.
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