The Nissan Micra R is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed amidships, and a 2 door hatchback bodyshell designed by Christopher Reitz.
The Nissan Micra R belongs to the K12 range of cars from Nissan.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 8000 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 6000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1000 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 240 km/h or 149 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Christopher Reitz | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2430 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3715 mm | 146.3 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1000 kg | 2205 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 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 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 98.9 kW/litre 134.5 ps/litre 132.6 bhp/litre 2.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
125.13 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1572.4 kPa (228.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 268.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 197.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 265 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.06 kg/kW 8.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| 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 | 215/35 x 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 x 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 116611 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | K12 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Nissan Micra R added 2003-12-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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