Some of the styling features of the SS2 prototype were incorporated into a facelifted SS1 model, renamed Scimitar SST ("T" for "Towns").
The SST was launched in 1990.
More than a mere facelift, the new body was also of a very different construction.
The SS1's bodypanels were mounted on a steel framework, itself mounted to the chassis, while the SST's body was of a "semi-monocoque" design fixed directly to the chassis.
The bodywork, consisting of two large pieces (front and rear), thus did not suffer the unsightly panel gaps that were so characteristic of the SS1.

The engines were Nissan's CA18ET (1800Ti) producing 135 bhp (101 kW; 137 PS) and Ford's CVH (1400) producing 75 bhp (56 kW; 76 PS).
The only transmission available was a five-speed manual unit.
Some of the styling features of the SS2 prototype were incorporated into a facelifted SS1 model, renamed Scimitar SST ("T" for "Towns"). The SST was launched in 1990. More than a mere facelift, the new body was also of a very different construction. The SS1's bodypanels were mounted on a steel framework, itself mounted to the chassis, while the SST's body was of a "semi-monocoque" design fixed directly to the chassis. The bodywork, consisting of two large pieces (front and rear), thus did not suffer the unsightly panel gaps that were so characteristic of the SS1.
The engines were Nissan's CA18ET (1800Ti) producing 135 bhp (101 kW; 137 PS) and Ford's CVH (1400) producing 75 bhp (56 kW; 76 PS). The only transmission available was a five-speed manual unit.
Reliant Scimitar SS1