The Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Nissan's R31 series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 255 N·m (188 lb·ft/26 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1420 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 220 km/h or 137 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 | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4653 mm | 183.2 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | RB30E | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2962 cc (180.752 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 85 mm
3.39 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.1 kW/litre 59.9 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.09 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1081.8 kPa (156.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.88 kg/kW 18.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle 215/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle 215/55 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 558217 | ||
| Production total | 200 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R31 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS added 2018-09-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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