The Nissan Skyline 1.8 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Skyline 1.8 forms part of Nissan's R32 model series.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) at 5200 rpm and 142 Nm (105 lbft/14.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1120 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
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 | 2615 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4580 mm | 180.3 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | CA18i | ||
| 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 net) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
37.1 kW/litre 50.4 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
78.5 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 986.4 kPa (143.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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 | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.69 kg/kW 27.88 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 184217 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | R32 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Nissan Skyline 1.8 added 2008-07-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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