The Datsun Bluebird Sedan is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 86 N·m (63 lb·ft/8.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 898 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 129 km/h, or 80 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2281 mm | 89.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1227 mm | 48.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1212 mm | 47.7 inches | |
| Length | 3914 mm | 154.1 inches | |
| Width | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 898 kg | 1980 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 31 litres | 6.8 [8.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1189 cc (72.557 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 71 mm
2.87 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
86 Nm (63 ft·lb) (8.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
34.5 kW/litre 46.9 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
72.33 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 908.9 kPa (131.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 297.25 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 | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 62.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.9 kg/kW 36.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 141229 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | P 312 U | ||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Datsun Bluebird Sedan added 2006-05-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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