The Datsun 280C Estate is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 4800 rpm and 197 N·m (145 lb·ft/20.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Datsun 280C Estate weighs a claimed 1430 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4750 mm | 187 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Datsun | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2753 cc (167.998 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 79 mm
3.39 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
197 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.9 kW/litre 46 ps/litre 45.4 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
71.56 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Hi carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 899.2 kPa (130.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 458.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.34 kg/kW 25.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38643 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Datsun 280C Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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