The Nissan Pulsar CVT is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is part of Nissan's B17 series of cars.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 129 bhp (131 PS/96 kW) at 6000 rpm and 174 Nm (128 lbft/17.7 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a continuously variable gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1230 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Australian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4615 mm | 181.7 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1230 kg | 2712 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | MRA8DE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.7 × 90.1 mm
3.14 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 131 PS (129 bhp) (96 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 174 Nm (128 ft·lb) (17.7 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.5 kW/litre 72.7 ps/litre 71.7 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.77 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1216.1 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.79 kg/kW 21.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 160.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.55 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.52 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 311938 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | B17 | ||
| RAC rating | 15.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Nissan Pulsar CVT added 2013-02-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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