This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Nissan's Z31 series.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) at 5200 rpm and 334 N·m (246 lb·ft/34.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1325 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2320 mm | 91.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4330 mm | 170.5 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1325 kg | 2921 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2960 cc (180.63 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 83 mm
3.43 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
334 Nm (246 ft·lb) (34.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
57.2 kW/litre 77.8 ps/litre 76.7 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
112.84 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nissan ECCS fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1418 kPa (205.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 171.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.83 kg/kW 13.07 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 HR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 HR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27566 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Z31 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Nissan 300 ZX Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2016-10-14. |
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