The M56 is a motor vehicle from Infiniti, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 565 N·m (417 lb·ft/57.6 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
A 7 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1827 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2901 mm | 114.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4945 mm | 194.7 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1827 kg | 4028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VK56VD | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.6 litre 5552 cc (338.804 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98 × 92 mm
3.86 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 565 Nm (417 ft·lb) (57.6 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.4 kW/litre 76.7 ps/litre 75.6 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.77 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1278.8 kPa (185.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 694 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 233.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 171.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 229.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.83 kg/kW 9.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.090 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/50 R 18 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 R 18 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 307 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.61 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 208373 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Infiniti M56 (2011) added 2010-02-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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