The Nissan Sunny VZ-R is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Sunny VZ-R is part of Nissan's B15 model series.
Powering the Nissan Sunny VZ-R is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 7800 rpm and 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 7200 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1180 kg.
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 | 2535 mm | 99.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4345 mm | 171.1 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1180 kg | 2601 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | SR16VE (NEO VVL) | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 68.7 mm
3.39 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 7200 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
80.8 kW/litre 109.9 ps/litre 108.4 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
101.5 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Nissan ECCS fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1275.5 kPa (185 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 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 148.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 146.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.15 kg/kW 15.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/55 R 15 84V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 15 84V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 264517 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | GF-JB15 | ||
| Model family | B15 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Nissan Sunny VZ-R added 2012-02-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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