The Nissan Fairlady Z is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Fairlady Z is part of Nissan's RZ34 series of cars.
The Nissan Fairlady Z's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 399 bhp (405 PS/298 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 475 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.4 kgm) at 1600-5600 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1570 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1845 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1570 kg | 3461 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VR30DDTT | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2997 cc (182.888 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 405 PS (399 bhp) (298 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) at 1600-5600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 99.3 kW/litre 135 ps/litre 133.1 bhp/litre 2.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
158.49 Nm/litre
1.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1991.7 kPa (288.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 257.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 189.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 254.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.28 kg/kW 8.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 245/45 R 18 06W | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 06W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 854678 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 3BA-RZ34 | ||
| Model family | RZ34 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2024 Nissan Fairlady Z added 2026-04-19. Last modified 2026-04-19. |
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