This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Nissan Silvia 1600 Coupé is one of the CSP311 model family from Nissan.
Powering the Nissan Silvia 1600 Coupé is an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 6000 rpm and 132 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Nissan Silvia 1600 Coupé weighs a quoted 980 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 165 km/h, or 103 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2280 mm | 89.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1198 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Length | 3985 mm | 156.9 inches | |
| Width | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Height | 1275 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan/Datsun | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.2 × 66.8 mm
3.43 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.31 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
41.6 kW/litre 56.6 ps/litre 55.8 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
82.76 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1040 kPa (150.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.77 kg/kW 24.67 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60-14-4P | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-14-4P | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 60511 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | CSP311 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Nissan Silvia 1600 Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-11-03. |
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