The Infiniti FX45 V8 is a 5 door off-road vehicle style road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.5 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 315 bhp (319 PS/235 kW) at 6400 rpm and 446 Nm (329 lbft/45.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed automatic 'box.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1950 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 4803 mm | 189.1 inches | |
| Width | 1925 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 193 mm | 7.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VK45DE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4494 cc (274.241 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 82.7 mm
3.66 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 446 Nm (329 ft·lb) (45.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
99.24 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1247.1 kPa (180.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 561.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 163.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.3 kg/kW 13.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0JJ x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0JJ x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | P265/50 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | P265/50 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108240 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Infiniti FX45 V8 (2003) added 2003-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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