The Fairlady 1500 is a passenger car from Datsun, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 910 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+1 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2280 mm | 89.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1213 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1198 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Length | 3910 mm | 153.9 inches | |
| Width | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Height | 1305 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 910 kg | 2006 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Datsun | ||
| Engine code | Model G | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1488 cc (90.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 74 mm
3.15 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.6 kW/litre 53.8 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.3 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 996.5 kPa (144.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372 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 88.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.45 kg/kW 25.8 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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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60-13-4P | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-13-4P | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 793760 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Datsun Fairlady 1500 added 2023-02-25. Last modified 2023-02-25. |
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