The Nissan Fairlady Z is a 2 door coupé-bodied automobile with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Nissan Fairlady Z is one of the Z34 range of cars from Nissan.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.7 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 331 bhp (336 PS/247 kW) at 7000 rpm and 365 Nm (269 lbft/37.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1500 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1845 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ37VHR | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3696 cc (225.544 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 86 mm
3.76 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (1999/99/EC) |
336 PS (331 bhp) (247 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (1999/99/EC) |
365 Nm (269 ft·lb) (37.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (1999/99/EC) |
66.8 kW/litre 90.8 ps/litre 89.6 bhp/litre 1.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (1999/99/EC) |
98.76 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1241 kPa (180 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 616 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 223.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 164.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 220.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.08 kg/kW 10.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 255.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 18 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 96W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 281622 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | CBZ-Z34 | ||
| Model family | Z34 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Nissan Fairlady Z added 2012-07-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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