The Datsun Violet 140J is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 6000 rpm and 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 990 kg.
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 | 2451 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1289 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4121 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 990 kg | 2183 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan/Datsun | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1428 cc (87.142 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 66 mm
3.27 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.8 kW/litre 56.8 ps/litre 56 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.73 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Hi carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.8 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 357 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 81.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.6 kg/kW 27.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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.MS.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 | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48840 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Datsun Violet 140J added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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