4-sensor, 2-channel electronic ABS
Front Track - 1440mm
Rear Track - 1415 mm
Nissan Pulsar/Sunny GTi-R |
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| Body | Two-door hatch, Cd - 0.39 | |
| Drive | Transverse front engine, four-wheel drive with viscous coupling, center differential and viscous LSD, 5-speed manual - 1st 3.285, 2nd 1.850, 3rd 1.272, 4th 0.954, 5th 0.740, Rev 3.266, Final gear ratio 4.125 | |
| Engine | 1998 cc SR20DET 4 cylinders, 16-valve , DOHC, Intercooled, Garett T028 turbocharger at 10.6 psi, Bore & stroke - 86.0 x 86.0mm, Electronic port injection, Quad throttle bodies, 8.3:1 | |
| Power/torque | 170kW@6400rpm / 200lb/ft@4800rpm | |
| How heavy | 1190 kg | |
| Suspension | Power assisted rack and pinion, 4-wheel independent with front McPherson struts. Rear parallel links with struts | |
| Brakes | Heavy-duty
front ventilated disc brakes and rear disc brakes
4-sensor, 2-channel electronic ABS |
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3975/1690/1410/2430
Front Track - 1440mm Rear Track - 1415 mm |
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| Performance (0-100/0-400m) | 5.5s/13.9s Max speed - 223kph |
| This car redefines the term 'Pocket Rocket'.
Nissan might of have given up on the Pulsar GTi-R when it failed to dominate
the World rally Championship, but it's still an awesome road car. With
very short wheelbase, 4WD grip and an angry turbo motor, you just point
it where you want to go and treat the accelerator pedal like the trigger
of a gun. you find yourself changing into third before you know it and
wondering how anyone keeps their license in a car like this...
In Standard form the 1991 GTiR's SR20 turbo produces 172kw at 6400rpm with a weighty 284Nm of torque at 4800rpm. Given a reasonably trim kerb weight of 1220kg that makes for a very fast package, easily capable of quarter mile times in the low fourteen's. Even in standard form the black interior gives the car an ominous feeling compared to the businesslike gray of most Japanese cars. The driving position is very good with the gear lever well placed for fast changes (it needs to be). The seats are also surprisingly body-hugging given their plain appearance. You're never in any doubt that you're in a very fast version of a cheap car, but that doesn't really take away from the fun of driving it. Very solid brakes pull it up well at the end of each blast. The calipers are all the normal floating type, but the discs are ventilated at both ends. When you tip the car into a corner the short wheelbase is immediately apparent as it jumps like a go-kart. With the excellent tyres fitted to this car it resisted the usual 4WD understeer quite well, though it never felt like it wanted to oversteer until the very tail of a corner. If you saw the 3-door Pulsar body you couldn't mistake the GTi-R for an entry level model. That enormous bonnet mound feeds air to the large intercooler mounted above the engine. This position is good in the sense that the inlet tract is very short, but ultimately it's not as efficient as a front mounted core. The rear wing and side skirts are also unique to the GTi-R, with slightly different front bumper design creating a more aggressive look. Perhaps the most unique feature of all is a factory Nissan Umbrella that slides into a cavity in the driver's door. |