Nissan’s IDx concepts revives the glory of Skylines and Datsuns

Last month, Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer came out swinging against the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S, saying the beloved tail-sliding coupes were “designed for a 50-year old,” and promised a car fitting for the twenty-something male enthusiast. For a company that killed the 240SX years back (and unmolested examples getting rarer and rarer due to botched Silvia conversions and the stance fad), that meant it had a lot of redeeming to do at the Tokyo Motor Show. And it delightfully has with the IDx — at least, for the niche of enthusiasts that love vintage Japanese cars like the Datsun 510.