Datsun Bluebird: specs that decide the purchase
Those blanks are purchase facts, not omissions. You cannot compare 1.8 MT to a higher-output Bluebird in this line, and you cannot pick a torque figure that is not in the data. The arithmetic that *is* allowed sits on the numbers that exist.
1.8 MT is the only Datsun Bluebird you can specify from this catalogue. Production of that version runs 1976-01-01 to 1981-12-31. Body is Coupe. Fuel is Gasoline. Gearbox is Manual with 4 gears. Drive is RWD. Boost is No. Induction is Carburetor. Cylinders are 4, layout Inline, valves per cylinder 2. Displacement is 1770 cc. Output is 88 hp (65 kW). Peak power rpm is not measured. Torque in Nm is not measured. Torque rpm is not measured. Compression ratio is not measured. Engine position is not measured. Fuel grade is not measured.
Those blanks are purchase facts, not omissions. You cannot compare 1.8 MT to a higher-output Bluebird in this line, and you cannot pick a torque figure that is not in the data. The arithmetic that is allowed sits on the numbers that exist.
88 hp from 1770 cc is 49.7 hp per litre (88 ÷ 1.770). In kW the same engine is 36.7 kW per litre (65 ÷ 1.770). Kerb weight is 1084 kg, so 1.8 MT carries 12.3 kg per horsepower (1084 ÷ 88) and 0.081 hp per kilogram (88 ÷ 1084). Bore and stroke are 85 × 78. The bore is 7 mm larger than the stroke (85 − 78). None of those ratios invent a second engine; they describe the only one.
If the brief is “more power, another gearbox, another drive,” this catalogue has no second SKU. The name to order remains 1.8 MT.
Generations: what changed, and what did not
There is 1 generation, labelled 1 generation, years 1976-01-01–1981-12-31, body Coupe, 1 version. No restyling generation appears in the data, so there is no later Bluebird in this set that bought you more hp, a different box, or a different drivetrain.
The calendar span of 1 generation is the same as 1.8 MT: start 1976-01-01, stop 1981-12-31. Choosing an early or late car inside that window does not change the published engine, gearbox, or drive. You are still buying 1.8 MT at 88 hp, 1770 cc, Manual 4, RWD, Gasoline, boost No.
What a later generation would usually “buy” — extra displacement, automatic, all-wheel drive, turbo — is not in this dataset. The generation comparison therefore collapses to one statement: 1 generation did not split the range. The extra money, if any, is not buying a second factory version here; it is buying the same Coupe 1.8 MT in a different year of the same run.
Engine and specs (catalogue table)
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cc) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 MT | 88 | not measured | 1770 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | No | Manual | RWD |
Read the row as a buying filter. 1.8 MT is Gasoline, not a diesel option that does not exist here. Cylinders are 4 and layout is Inline — those labels are from the data, not a guessed format. Boost is No, so you are not paying for forced induction. Gearbox is Manual, gears 4, not a five-speed or an automatic. Drive is RWD. Nm is not measured, so you cannot rank this engine on torque against anything.
Supporting engine fields that still belong to 1.8 MT: 65 kW; power rpm not measured; torque rpm not measured; valves per cylinder 2; Carburetor; compression not measured; 85 × 78; engine location not measured; fuel grade not measured.
Power density again, next to the version name: 1.8 MT = 88 hp / 1770 cc = 49.7 hp/l. Without a second row, that figure is the whole engine story.
Performance and mpg
1.8 MT reaches 100 km/h in 13.6 s. Top speed is 162 km/h. City consumption is not measured. Highway consumption is not measured. Combined consumption is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.
There is no second Bluebird time or top speed to subtract. You cannot say another version is X seconds quicker. The only 0–100 in the file is 13.6 s on 1.8 MT. The only top speed is 162. MPG and l/100 km searches hit not measured on city, highway, and combined: the catalogue does not give a fuel number to trade against the 88 hp.
Weight-to-power, which is measured, sits beside those times: 1084 kg and 88 hp → 12.3 kg/hp for 1.8 MT. That is the performance ratio you can defend. Torque is not measured, so a “pulling power” comparison is not available.
If the buying test is a published combined mpg, 1.8 MT fails that test because the value is not measured, not because the car has no tank or no engine.
Dimensions, weight, ground clearance
Kerb weight of 1.8 MT is 1084 kg. Gross weight is not measured. Ground clearance is 185 mm. Fuel tank is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured.
Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Disc. Rear brakes: Disc.
Payload cannot be calculated: gross weight is not measured, so (gross − 1084) is not a legal difference. Tank range cannot be calculated: tank is not measured and all three consumption fields are not measured. Wheel choice is not measured.
What you can use when choosing 1.8 MT: 1084 kg kerb, 185 mm clearance, independent spring at both ends, Disc at both ends. Clearance 185 mm is the only ride-height number in the set; there is no later generation with a different figure.
1084 kg for 88 hp is 12.3 kg/hp, as above. Per litre of 1770 cc the car weighs 0.613 kg per cc (1084 ÷ 1770). Those ratios describe 1.8 MT only.
Which version to choose
There is one named version: 1.8 MT. Choose it when the published package is the package you want. Do not invent a twin with another power figure; this line is not a Land Cruiser case of two identical names at 299 and 309 hp. One name, one output: 1.8 MT at 88 hp.
1.8 MT is the buy if you want:
- Coupe body in 1 generation (1976-01-01–1981-12-31)
- Gasoline, 1770 cc, 4 Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Carburetor
- 88 hp / 65 kW, which is 49.7 hp per litre
- Manual with 4 gears, RWD
- 13.6 s to 100 km/h and 162 km/h top speed
- 1084 kg kerb and 12.3 kg per hp
- 185 mm ground clearance
- Independent, spring front and rear, Disc front and rear
- bore × stroke 85 × 78
1.8 MT is the wrong buy if the decision needs a number this catalogue does not carry: Nm (not measured), fuel consumption city/highway/combined (not measured), tank (not measured), wheels (not measured), gross weight (not measured), eco class (not measured), CO2 (not measured), power rpm (not measured), compression (not measured). Those are not “probably similar to other Bluebirds”; they are not measured.
There is no extra-money version. You cannot pay up from 1.8 MT to a stronger Datsun Bluebird in this file. Generation 1 generation did not add a second modification. Arithmetic between versions is empty because the version count is 1. Arithmetic inside 1.8 MT is the whole comparison: 88 hp, 1770 cc, 1084 kg, 13.6 s, 162 km/h, 185 mm, 4 gears, RWD.
Reliability and common problems are not in the launch data, so they are not used as a reason to pick or skip 1.8 MT. Prices and listings are not in the data and are not part of this choice.
Bottom line: the Datsun Bluebird to specify is 1.8 MT. It is the only version, the only generation’s only engine, and the only set of measured performance and weight figures. If 88 hp, 1770 cc, Manual 4, RWD, Coupe, 1084 kg, 13.6 s, and 162 km/h fit the use, that is the car. If you need a second power, a different gearbox, or a measured mpg figure, this catalogue does not contain another Bluebird to move to.