The Piazza Turbo XS is a rear wheel drive Giugiaro designed coupé passenger car with a front positioned engine, manufactured by Isuzu.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 178 bhp (180 PS/133 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The Isuzu Piazza Turbo XS is claimed to attain a top speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2440 mm | 96.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Isuzu | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1949 cc (118.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82 mm
3.43 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
180 PS (178 bhp) (133 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
68.1 kW/litre 92.6 ps/litre 91.3 bhp/litre 1.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
128.27 Nm/litre
1.55 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1611.9 kPa (233.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 162646 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Isuzu Piazza Turbo XS Automatic added 2007-10-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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