The Nova SL is a passenger car from Holden, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Australian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2430 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 157.3 inches | |
| Width | 1655 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Height | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 4A-FE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1587 cc (96.845 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77 mm
3.19 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.3 kW/litre 57.5 ps/litre 56.7 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.07 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069 kPa (155 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.75 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/6.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/6.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/14.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/41.5 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/34.6 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | P165/75 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | P165/75 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 730818 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Holden Nova SL Automatic added 2021-12-28. Last modified 2021-12-28. |
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