The Cedric 300LX-Z is a car from Nissan, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 387 N·m (285 lb·ft/39.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6-step continuously variable transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1670 kg.
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 | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1670 kg | 3682 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ30DET (NEO) | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2987 cc (182.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 73.3 mm
3.66 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
387 Nm (285 ft·lb) (39.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
68.9 kW/litre 93.7 ps/litre 92.4 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
129.56 Nm/litre
1.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nissan EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1628.1 kPa (236.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 167.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.11 kg/kW 13.55 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 92H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 92H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6-step continuously variable | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 115489 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | TA-HY34 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Nissan Cedric 300LX-Z added 2003-10-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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