The Nissan Cedric 2000 LPG is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 4800 rpm and 148 Nm (109 lbft/15.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1345 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 130 km/h, or 81 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4690 mm | 184.6 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1345 kg | 2965 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated LPG (gas) | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan/Datsun | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1982 cc (120.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.12 × 83.1 mm
3.43 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
30.1 kW/litre 40.9 ps/litre 40.4 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
74.67 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 LPG carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.4 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal LPG | ||
| 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 | 130 km/h (81 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.55 kg/kW 37.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 60797 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Nissan Cedric 2000 LPG added 1999-12-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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