I'm not a huge Nissan guy, and this is a radical departure from the types of cars I've been featuring on here lately. However, the Nissan Figaro is a rare and quirky classic that I couldn't pass up creating a post about.
The Figaro was introduced at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show for the 1991 model year and was primarily sold in its native Japan. Powering the Figaro is a 1.0-liter turbo four-cylinder producing 75 horsepower and 78 lb-ft of torque paired to a three-speed automatic. Its top speed is listed at 106 mph, which shouldn't be much of a shocker for a small front-wheel drive roadster that looks much older than it really is. The upper side panels of the Figaro are fixed in place, while its soft top retracts in conjunction to its fixed side panels. Its interior has a pretty simple layout, which includes leather seats, chrome knobs and gauges, air conditioning, and a CD player, among other features.
In total, Nissan made just over 20,000 units of the Figaro for only the 1991 model year, all of them being right-hand drive and legal to import to the U.S. It isn't a performance vehicle from a premium automaker, but the Nissan Figaro is a cute and interesting roadster with a retro design that was never originally sold stateside. Cars like the Figaro and other rare imports always entice me no matter how flawed those vehicles may seem.
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