The Nissan President is a 4 door saloon-bodied motor vehicle with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 270 bhp (274 PS/201 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 394 N·m (291 lb·ft/40.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1940 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 | 3030 mm | 119.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 5225 mm | 205.7 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1940 kg | 4277 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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) |
274 PS (270 bhp) (201 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
394 Nm (291 ft·lb) (40.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
44.8 kW/litre 60.9 ps/litre 60.1 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
87.67 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1101.7 kPa (159.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 141.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.64 kg/kW 16.09 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78892 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Nissan President added 2001-03-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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