The Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS II is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS II belongs to the R31 model family from Nissan.
Powering the Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS II is a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) at 5600 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1405 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4653 mm | 183.2 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| 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 | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.15 Nm/litre
1.1 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) | 1145.5 kPa (166.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 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 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.05 kg/kW 16.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama A008P 215/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama A008P 215/55 ZR 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 | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 558019 | ||
| 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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1989 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS II added 2018-09-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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