The Nissan Maxima QX SE is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 6400 rpm and 179 Nm (132 lbft/18.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1415 kg.
Top claimed speed is 203 km/h (126 mph), stated fuel consumption is 12.3/7.3/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 g/km.
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 | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4920 mm | 193.7 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1415 kg | 3120 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ20DE | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 73.3 mm
2.99 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 179 Nm (132 ft·lb) (18.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.6 kW/litre 70.1 ps/litre 69.2 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.72 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1127.5 kPa (163.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 332.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.75 kg/kW 22.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.3/7.3/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.3/7.3/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/13.7/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.0/38.7/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.1/32.2/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 100518 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Nissan Maxima QX SE added 2002-10-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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