The Micra 1.2 is a front wheel drive hatchback passenger car with a front placed engine, from Nissan.
It forms part of Nissan's K12 series of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 5200 rpm and 110 Nm (81 lbft/11.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1021 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 167 km/h (104 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2432 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Length | 3719 mm | 146.4 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1021 kg | 2251 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1240 cc (75.669 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 78.3 mm
2.8 × 3.08 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 110 Nm (81 ft·lb) (11.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.5 kW/litre 64.6 ps/litre 63.7 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.71 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1114.8 kPa (161.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 310 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 167 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.33 kg/kW 28.95 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133628 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | K12 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Nissan Micra 1.2 added 2005-09-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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