Silvia S13 enjoyed enormous popularity in Japan. At the same time, the name "Sylvia" ceased to be used in export models, for example in Europe it was known under the name Nissan 200SX. In North America, Silvia S13 was known as the Nissan 240SX. The name was also used on the Nissan 200SX coupe version of the Nissan Sentra B14. S13 was made at the first platform of the Nissan Cefiro.
The Nissan Silvia this generation have installed fixed headlights, while the previous truck bed lights were "blind" and open the hood. S13 was one of the first occasions when mnogoryčažnuû began installing rear suspension, a technology which was previously tested on concept cars. In some Sil′viâh S13, as an option, the present limited slip differential. The body was assembled PS13 "car Festival"-MITSUOKA LE SEYDE, and was released just 500 copies.