In Europe, the Sunny Coupé was also available with the larger, 1.8-litre 16V twin cam CA18DE engine. In an unusual move, this was more powerful than any option available in Japan, where such a model was seen as a possible threat to sales of the Silvia series. A limited number were also manufactured in South Africa with this engine. It is speculated that production of this model were 720 units with at 6400 rpm and 159 N·m (117 ft·lbf) at 5200 rpm, although this number has never been confirmed to this day.