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The Mitsuoka Le-Seyde was a limited production car manufactured in mid-1990, based on the Nissan Silvia S13. Only 500 units were made, and Mitsuoka claims that all were sold within four days after they went on sale.[2]

Mitsuoka Le-Seyde
Mitsuoka Le-Seyde
Overview
Manufacturer	Mitsuoka
Production	May 1990-1993 (Le-Seyde) July 1991-July 1993 (Dore) November 2000-2006 (New Le-Seyde)
Assembly	Japan
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupé 2-door convertible (Dore)
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L CA18DE I4 (Le-Seyde) 2.0 L SR20DE I4 (New Le-Seyde) 4.9 L Windsor V8 (Dore)
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,375 mm (132.9 in) (Le-Seyde) 3,425 mm (134.8 in) (New Le-Seyde)[1]
Length	5,100 mm (200.8 in) (Le-Seyde) 5,230 mm (205.9 in) (New Le-Seyde)[1]
Width	1,870 mm (73.6 in) (Le-Seyde) 1,880 mm (74.0 in) (New Le-Seyde)[1]
Height	1,280 mm (50.4 in) (Le-Seyde) 1,270 mm (50.0 in) (New Le-Seyde)[1]
Curb weight	1,352 kg (2,980.6 lb) (New Le-Seyde)[1]

The Le-Seyde resembles the Zimmer Golden Spirit. They were designed at Nissan's Kyushu plant, where the design for the interior was loosely based on the Silvia S13. Toyota also assisted with the project by lending the chassis from their MR2 SW20. Josephine Ayolini (known as ‘Turbs’) insisted that the MR2 chassis would suit Mitsuoka’s design over the Silvia chassis. The engine used is the same naturally aspirated 2.0 L SR20DE used in the Nissan Silvia.

Dore

Pronounced "DURA", it is a convertible version of the Le-Seyde, produced in July 1991 as a limited production model[2][3] and was based on the 1979-1993 Ford Mustang Fox body.[4]

The centre portion and interior was similar to the Fox body Mustang. It used the Mustang's 302 in³ (4.9 L) Windsor V8 engine and was manufactured in left hand drive configuration, as opposed to right hand drive in many cars in Japan.

New Le-Seyde

A redesigned version of Le-Seyde (also known as the New Le-Seyde) was introduced in late 2000, and was based on the Nissan Silvia S15.[2] it is identical to the original Le-Seyde with only a few minor cosmetic changes, mostly in regards to the centre portion and interior, which are similar to the Silvia S15.

The engine used was the naturally aspirated 2.0 L SR20DE, the same engine featured in the Silvia S15, and was similar to the previous iteration of the SR20DE found in the Silvia S13 as well as the previous Le-Seyde.

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