The Nissan President is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) at 6000 rpm and 451 N·m (333 lb·ft/46 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1870 kg.
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 | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 5060 mm | 199.2 inches | |
| Width | 1845 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1870 kg | 4123 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VK45DE (NEO) | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4494 cc (274.241 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 82.7 mm
3.66 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
451 Nm (333 ft·lb) (46 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
45.8 kW/litre 62.3 ps/litre 61.4 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
100.36 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nissan EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1261.1 kPa (182.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 561.75 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 149.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.09 kg/kW 15.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 98H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 98H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 115478 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Nissan President added 2003-10-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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