The Cube Square Autech is a front wheel drive hatchback motor vehicle with a front located engine, sold by Nissan.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 6000 rpm and 120 Nm (89 lbft/12.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1010 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 3815 mm | 150.2 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1010 kg | 2227 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1348 cc (82.26 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 82.8 mm
2.83 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
47 kW/litre 63.9 ps/litre 63.1 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
89.02 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1118.7 kPa (162.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 337 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 85.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 62.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.93 kg/kW 26.62 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.83 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 79156 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Nissan Cube Square Autech added 2001-03-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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