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| These photos and information were provided by Kyle Gilliland, John Tong, Jim Hatfield, and Chris Parker. |
| Produced: | Aug 1990 - Dec 1994 |
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| Power: | 227 horsepower |
| Acceleration: (0 - 62.5mph) |
5.97 s |
| Acceleration: (30-70 mph) |
6.1 s |
| Acceleration: (50-70 mph) |
8.8 s |
| Acceleration: (0 -.625 miles) |
26.22 s |
| Torque: | 200 lbft |
| Curb weight: | 1250 kg |
| Braking: (62.5mph - 0) |
40.3m (133ft) |
| Top Speed: | 223.450km/h (139.66 mph); it's geared for rallying |
| Fuel Economy: | 12.93/14.11m/g (city/highway) |
| Price (2/93): | 20,200 pounds |
| Available Colors: | TJ1 - Blue Gray Graphite Pearl KJ7 - Marble White AJ4 - Red KH3 - Super Black |
| Original Ad | |
| Before, I had a 200SX with the 1.8 turbo engine, rated at 169 bhp.
The Sunny didn't feel 60 bhp faster, so I mentioned this to the dealer. They fobbed me off
at first ("it's the four-wheel drive sir, you're not used to it"), but after
persistence they had it measured on a rolling road by a well-respected engineering
company. It measured 150 bhp at the wheels which I thought was evidence that it wasn't
producing it's rated power but the engineering company said that it was normal to lose
that much through the transmission of a 4-wheel drive car, since there are three
differentials rather than one! But it is fast, and it holds the road pretty well. I recently tried out one of the new model 200SX, which has been given a detuned version of the same engine (198 bhp) but has been softened up a bit ("for the American market" !) and it was not too good - handling was much less precise and it was hard to pick a tight line round a bend. The major issue with the Sunny is that it is uncompromisingly a rally car for the road, which means that it is hard, uncomfortable and very noisy. I bought a radio/CD player for it but it was a complete waste of money because you can't hear anything when the engine is running!! |
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