The Nissan Violet 1400GL Hardtop is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 116 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 985 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 155 km/h (96 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2450 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 985 kg | 2172 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 | L16 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1428 cc (87.142 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 66 mm
3.27 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 116 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.9 kW/litre 59.6 ps/litre 58.8 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.23 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1020.8 kPa (148.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 357 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.73 kg/kW 26.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.60-13-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-13-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 793232 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | JK711HWT | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Nissan Violet 1400GL Hardtop added 2023-02-05. Last modified 2023-02-05. |
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