The Nissan Cedric Turbo Brougham VIP C Type Hardtop is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of Nissan's Y31 model range.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3 litre, single overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1530 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 | 2735 mm | 107.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1530 kg | 3373 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VG30ET | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
48.4 kW/litre 65.8 ps/litre 64.9 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
99.32 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nissan ECCS fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1248.1 kPa (181 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.33 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 127.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.69 kg/kW 17.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 205/65 R 15 93H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 93H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 370722 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | KPY31WAT-W5 | ||
| Model family | Y31 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Nissan Cedric Turbo Brougham VIP C Type Hardtop added 2014-09-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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