Datsun GO

Datsun GO: which version to buy (1.2 MT 14.2 s vs 1.2 MT 13.3 s)

The Datsun GO has one generation (from 2014) and two catalogue versions, both named 1.2 MT. They share the same 69 hp / 51 kW engine, the same 104 Nm, the same 1198 cm³ Gasoline unit, the same 5-speed Manual gearbox and the same FWD layout. The measured difference is 0–100 km/h: 14.2 s on one 1.2 MT and 13.3 s on the other — 0.9 s quicker, which is 6.3% less time to 100 km/h.

The Datsun GO has one generation (from 2014) and two catalogue versions, both named 1.2 MT. They share the same 69 hp / 51 kW engine, the same 104 Nm, the same 1198 cm³ Gasoline unit, the same 5-speed Manual gearbox and the same FWD layout. The measured difference is 0–100 km/h: 14.2 s on one 1.2 MT and 13.3 s on the other — 0.9 s quicker, which is 6.3% less time to 100 km/h. If you are choosing a GO, you are not choosing between engines or body types; you are choosing which of two identically named 1.2 MT rows to take, and the only figure that separates them in this dataset is that sprint.

Datsun GO specs: what both 1.2 MT versions share

Both versions are Compact Van, first generation, listed from 2014-01-01 with production end not measured. Both use a 1198 cm³ Gasoline engine, 3 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, boost: No. Engine location is Front, transverse. Fuel system: Distributed injection (multi-point). Fuel: 92. Peak power is 69 hp (51 kW) at 4000 rpm. Peak torque is 104 Nm; torque rpm is not measured. Gearbox: Manual, 5 speeds. Drive: FWD. Ground clearance is 175 mm on both. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Disc. Rear suspension, rear brakes, kerb weight, gross weight, tank, wheels, compression ratio and bore × stroke are not measured on either row.

Because power, displacement, gearbox and drive do not change, power per litre is the same on both 1.2 MT rows: 69 hp ÷ 1.198 L ≈ 57.6 hp/L. Torque per litre is 104 Nm ÷ 1.198 L ≈ 86.8 Nm/L. Specific output is modest and identical; it does not help you pick a version.

Engine: 1.2 MT vs 1.2 MT — same 69 hp, different 0–100

Do not treat the two 1.2 MT names as one car. In this catalogue they are two versions with the same badge and the same 69 hp. Distinguish them by the only differing performance number:

There is no second engine family, no Automatic, no extra driven axle, and no restyling listed as a separate generation. Generation count is 1; version count is 2.

The faster 1.2 MT reaches 100 km/h in 13.3 s; the slower 1.2 MT takes 14.2 s. Ratio of the two times: 13.3 ÷ 14.2 ≈ 0.937, so the quicker row uses about 93.7% of the slower row’s 0–100 time. Absolute gap: 0.9 s. Power does not explain the gap (69 hp on both). Weight is not measured, so you cannot compute kg/hp or prove that one is lighter. Gear count is 5 on both, so you cannot credit an extra ratio. Treat the 0.9 s as a measured difference between two 1.2 MT listings, not as a different engine.

Performance and mpg: what is measured and what is not

0–100 km/h: 14.2 s on one 1.2 MT, 13.3 s on the other. That is the buying split.

Top speed: not measured on either 1.2 MT. Do not infer a top speed from 69 hp.

Fuel consumption (mpg / L/100 km): city, highway and combined are all not measured on both versions. There is no mpg figure to prefer one 1.2 MT over the other. Combined, city and highway consumption are not measured — not “low”, not “high”.

CO2 and eco class: not measured on both.

Tank: not measured on both, so range cannot be calculated.

If economy is your decision rule, this dataset does not support a choice. If acceleration is your decision rule, the 1.2 MT with 13.3 s is the one that is 0.9 s quicker.

Dimensions, weight and ground clearance

Kerb weight: not measured (both 1.2 MT). Gross weight: not measured (both). Ground clearance: 175 mm (both). Tank: not measured (both). Wheel sizes: not measured (both).

Weight per horsepower cannot be computed: mass is not measured and power is 69 hp on both, so kg/hp would be identical anyway if mass were the same. Ground clearance does not split the choice: 175 − 175 = 0 mm. The Compact Van body is the only body in the generation; there is no second body to trade against the 1.2 MT.

Generations: one generation, two 1.2 MT versions

There is 1 generation of the Datsun GO, from 2014, Compact Van, 2 versions, both 1.2 MT. Stop year is not measured. There is no second generation to compare for “what the extra money buys” in a later facelift, because no later generation is in the data. Restyling is not listed as its own generation. Buying a GO in this catalogue is buying first-generation Compact Van, not choosing gen 1 vs gen 2.

What did not change between the two versions: 69 hp, 51 kW, 4000 rpm, 104 Nm, 1198 cm³, Gasoline, 3 Inline cylinders, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, transverse, Distributed injection (multi-point), fuel 92, Manual 5, FWD, 175 mm clearance, Independent, spring front suspension, Disc front brakes.

What did change: 0–100 km/h only (14.2 s vs 13.3 s).

Which version to choose

Choose the 1.2 MT with 13.3 s 0–100 if the sprint number is the criterion. It is the same 69 hp and the same 104 Nm as the other row, with 0.9 s less time to 100 km/h. That is a 6.3% shorter 0–100 time at the same listed power, same 1198 cm³, same Manual 5 and same FWD. You are not paying (in this dataset) for more horsepower; you are taking the quicker of two 1.2 MT listings.

Choose the 1.2 MT with 14.2 s 0–100 only if you must match that exact row (for example a listing that quotes 14.2 s). It is not a weaker engine in the table: 69 hp and 104 Nm are the same. It is slower to 100 km/h by 0.9 s. Nothing else in the measured columns is worse: clearance 175 mm, gearbox Manual 5, drive FWD, fuel 92.

Do not choose by mpg, tank, weight, top speed or wheels. Those values are not measured on either 1.2 MT. A preference for “lighter”, “thirstier” or “higher top speed” would be invention.

Do not choose by generation. There is 1 generation. There is no gen-2 engine, no extra hp, and no change in body type.

Do not split by gearbox or drive. Both are Manual, 5 speeds, FWD. There is no Automatic 1.2 MT and no non-FWD 1.2 MT in the data.

Problems and reliability: not measured. This catalogue does not list fault rates, service intervals or known failures for either 1.2 MT. Reliability cannot be used as a version filter here.

Arithmetic recap for the two 1.2 MT rows: same 69 hp, same 51 kW, same 104 Nm, same 1198 cm³, same 57.6 hp/L, same 86.8 Nm/L, same 175 mm clearance. Only 0–100 differs: 14.2 s vs 13.3 s (Δ 0.9 s). For a buyer who wants the quicker GO under the exact name 1.2 MT, take the 13.3 s row. For a buyer who needs the 14.2 s row as listed, take that one and expect 0.9 s more to 100 km/h at the same 69 hp.