The Nissan Sentra Coupé XE is a 3 door hatchback-bodied car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It is part of Nissan's B11 range of cars.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 67 bhp (68 PS/50 kW) at 5200 rpm and 115 N·m (85 lb·ft/11.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Quoted kerb weight is 857 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4249 mm | 167.3 inches | |
| Width | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Height | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 857 kg | 1889 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | E15 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1487 cc (90.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 82 mm
2.99 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 68 PS (67 bhp) (50 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.6 kW/litre 45.7 ps/litre 45.1 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.34 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 971.8 kPa (141 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 371.75 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 79.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.15 kg/kW 28.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.79 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 855239 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | B11 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Nissan Sentra Coupé XE added 2026-05-03. Last modified 2026-05-03. |
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