Mitsuoka Le-Seyde
The Mitsuoka Le-Seyde is a limited production Grand Tourer manufactured in the early 1990s, 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.
The Le-Seyde is considered a "neoclassic" car, featuring a retro design inspired by cars of the 1920s and 1930s. The Le Seyde features a similar design to other neoclassic cars of the 1990s made by companies such as Zimmer and Excalibur.
The Le-Seyde was designed at Nissan's Kyushu plant, where the design for the centre portion and interior was based on the Silvia S13. The engine used is the same naturally aspirated CA18DE engine used in the Silvia S13 up until mid-1990.
Dore
The Dore is a convertible version of the Le-Seyde produced in July 1991 as a limited production model based on the 1979-1993 Ford Mustang Fox body.Compared to the Le-Seyde, the centre portion and interior of the Dore was similar to that of the Fox body Mustang. The engine used is the same naturally aspirated "5.0" small-block (Windsor) V8 engine as used on the Mustang. The Dore also kept its left-hand drive configuration from the Mustang as opposed to the right-hand drive configuration used in many cars in Japan.
New Le-Seyde
A redesigned version of the Le-Seyde was introduced in late 2000, and was based on the Nissan Silvia S15. 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 is the same naturally aspirated SR20DE engine used in the Silvia S15.