The Cima V8 Limited L is a rear wheel drive saloon road car with a front placed engine, produced by Nissan.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.1 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 266 bhp (270 PS/198 kW) at 6000 rpm and 371 Nm (274 lbft/37.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1800 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 | 2815 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4945 mm | 194.7 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VH41DE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4130 cc (252.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 76 mm
3.66 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
270 PS (266 bhp) (198 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
371 Nm (274 ft·lb) (37.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
48 kW/litre 65.3 ps/litre 64.4 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
89.83 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.8 kPa (163.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 516.25 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 149.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.07 kg/kW 15.16 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/65 R 15 96H | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/65 R 15 96H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 792033 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Nissan Cima V8 Limited L added 2023-02-05. Last modified 2023-02-05. |
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