Nissan Silvia R-L Coupé is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Nissan's S12 model series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 960 kg.
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 | 2425 mm | 95.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4350 mm | 171.3 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.74 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | CA18S | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1809 cc (110.392 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 83.6 mm
3.27 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
46.6 kW/litre 63.3 ps/litre 62.5 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
89.55 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1125.3 kPa (163.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 452.25 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 119.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.39 kg/kW 19.03 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.TLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148258 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | JS12SF | ||
| Model family | S12 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Nissan Silvia R-L Coupé added 2006-09-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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