The Best Odds: 1991–94 Nissan 240SX
Key takeaways
- The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest.
- Illustration by Alexis Marcou|Car and Driver From the May/June 2026 issue of Car and Driver.
- If life resembles a three-act play—I'm not insisting it does—Nissan's 240SX at least resembled my own life: A wobbly toddlerhood, in which you wet your pants while groveling for Fudgsicles.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest. Certainly not the most expensive. They were machines that emerged willfully peculiar and intractably idiosyncratic.
Illustration by Alexis Marcou|Car and Driver From the May/June 2026 issue of Car and Driver.
If life resembles a three-act play—I'm not insisting it does—Nissan's 240SX at least resembled my own life: A wobbly toddlerhood, in which you wet your pants while groveling for Fudgsicles. A fecund adulthood, in which you're never late for work and begin cheating on your taxes. And a hoary senescence, in which you scream at the neighbors' kids and wet your pants again. And so: