The Nissan 370Z is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Nissan's Z34 series.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 331 bhp (336 PS/247 kW) at 7000 rpm and 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1483 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4247 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1849 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1318 mm | 51.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1483 kg | 3269 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ37VHR | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3696 cc (225.544 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 86 mm
3.76 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (1999/99/EC) |
336 PS (331 bhp) (247 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (1999/99/EC) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (1999/99/EC) |
66.8 kW/litre 90.8 ps/litre 89.6 bhp/litre 1.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (1999/99/EC) |
99.03 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1244.4 kPa (180.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 616 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 226.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 166.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 223.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.01 kg/kW 10.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama ADVAN Sport P225/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama ADVAN Sport P245/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 191521 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Z34 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Nissan 370Z Automatic (2009) added 2008-11-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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