The Nissan Versa CVT is a front wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 122 bhp (124 PS/91 kW) at 5200 rpm and 172 Nm (127 lbft/17.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a continuously variable set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1251 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2601 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4295 mm | 169.1 inches | |
| Width | 1694 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1251 kg | 2758 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | MR18DE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 81.1 mm
3.31 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
124 PS (122 bhp) (91 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.9 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
95.66 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1202.1 kPa (174.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 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 98.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.75 kg/kW 22.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.43 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 172117 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Nissan Versa CVT added 2008-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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