Specs: every named version (use the name as printed)

Same catalogue name can hide different outputs. Distinguish those twins by hp, Nm, drive, injection, and kerb.

Same catalogue name can hide different outputs. Distinguish those twins by hp, Nm, drive, injection, and kerb.

1 generation (1966-01-01–1969-12-31, Estate 3-door, RWD, Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, 2 valves per cylinder, Drum/Drum): `1.0 MT` 62 hp / 45 kW at 6000 rpm, 83 Nm (rpm not measured), 998 cc, Manual 4; `1.0 AT` same engine, Automatic 3. Compression 8.5. Fuel grade, tank, kerb, clearance, wheels, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured.

2 generation (1970-01-01–1973-02-28, Estate 5-door, RWD): `1.2 MT` and `1.2 AT` — 70 hp / 51 kW, 95 Nm, 1171 cc, Gasoline, Inline 4, boost No, Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, 2 valves, compression 10, bore 73 × 70. Manual 4 vs Automatic 3. Kerb 700 kg both. Front brakes Disc, rear Drum. Clearance, tank, wheels, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured.

3 generation (1973-03-01–1977-10-31, Estate 3-door, RWD): `1.2 MT` 70 hp / 51 kW, 95 Nm, 1171 cc, Manual 4; `1.4 MT` 75 hp / 55 kW, torque not measured, 1397 cc, Manual 4; `1.2 AT` 70 hp, Automatic 3; `1.4 AT` 75 hp, Automatic 3. Carburetor, 2 valves, compression 10, Front, longitudinal. Kerb, tank, clearance, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured.

4 generation (1977-11-01–1981-11-30, Estate 5-door, RWD): `1.4 AT` 75 hp / 55 kW, 1397 cc, Automatic 3; `1.4 MT` 75 hp, Manual 4. Rear suspension Independent, spring (3 generation was Dependent, spring). Torque, kerb, tank, clearance, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured.

5 generation (1981-12-01–1985-12-31, Hatchback 3-door): first FWD, Front, transverse. `1.5 MT` 95 hp / 69 kW, 1488 cc, Manual 4; `1.5 AT` 95 hp, Automatic 3. Central injection (single-point or single- point), 2 valves, boost No. Torque, compression, fuel grade, kerb, tank, clearance, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured.

6 generation (1986-01-01–1991-12-31, Coupe, clearance 140 mm): `1.3 MT` 60 hp / 44 kW, 1300 cc, Manual 5, FWD; `1.3 AT` 60 hp, Automatic 3, FWD; `1.4 AT` 75 hp / 55 kW, 112 Nm at 4000 rpm, 1392 cc, Automatic 3, FWD, fuel 95, 4 valves, compression 9.5; `1.5 MT` 94 hp / 69 kW, 126 Nm at 3600, 1497 cc, Manual 5, AWD, fuel 92, kerb 1080 kg; `1.5 AT` 94 hp, Automatic 4, AWD, kerb 1110 kg; `1.5 AT` 94 hp, Automatic 4, FWD, kerb 960 kg; `1.6 MT` 90 hp / 66 kW at 5200, 123 Nm at 3200, 1598 cc, Manual 5, FWD, fuel 92; `1.6 AT` 73 hp / 54 kW, 1600 cc, Automatic 3, FWD, Central injection (single-point or single- point); `1.6 AT` 84 hp / 62 kW, 1600 cc, Automatic 3, FWD, same injection; `1.7 AT` 54 hp / 40 kW at 4800, 104 Nm at 2800, 1680 cc, Diesel, Automatic 3, FWD, compression 22; `1.4 MT` 75 hp, 112 Nm, 1392 cc, Manual 5, FWD, Ventilated disc front; `1.6 MT` 110 hp / 81 kW, 147 Nm at 4000, 1596 cc, Manual 5, FWD, Distributed injection (multi-point), fuel 95, Ventilated disc front. Tank, wheels, 0–100, top speed, mpg: not measured on all twelve.

7 generation (1990-01-01–1993-11-30, Sedan, tank 50 L, clearance 150 mm): `1.4 MT` 75 hp / 55 kW, 116 Nm, 1392 cc, Manual 5, FWD, Distributed injection (multi-point), kerb 1035 kg, 0–100 12.5 s, 171 km/h, gross 1545 kg; `1.4 AT` 75 hp, 112 Nm, Carburetor, Automatic 4 (torque 4 Nm below the injected `1.4 MT`); `1.6 MT` 110 hp / 81 kW, 147 Nm, 1596 cc, Manual 5, FWD, Front, transverse, kerb 1030 kg; `1.6 MT` 90 hp / 66 kW, 136 Nm, 1597 cc, Carburetor, Manual 5, FWD, kerb 960 kg; `1.6 MT` 90 hp, Carburetor, Manual 5, AWD, kerb 1100 kg, gross 1595 kg; `2.0 MT` 143 hp / 105 kW at 6400, 178 Nm at 4800, 1998 cc, Manual 5, FWD, compression 10, kerb 1070 kg; `1.7 MT` 55 hp / 40 kW at 4800, 104 Nm at 2800, 1680 cc, Diesel, 2 valves, compression 22.2, Manual 5, FWD, kerb 1020 kg; `2.0 MT` 76 hp / 56 kW, 132 Nm, 1973 cc, Diesel, Manual 5, FWD, kerb 1005 kg, 0–100 15.4 s, 160 km/h, gross 1545 kg; `1.6 AT` 90 hp, Carburetor, Automatic 4, FWD, gross 1545 kg, kerb not measured; second `1.4 MT` 75 hp, kerb 1050 kg, 12.5 s, 171 km/h; second `1.6 MT` 110 hp, kerb 1010 kg; third `1.6 MT` 90 hp FWD Carburetor, kerb 1057 kg, 0–100 10.7 s, 180 km/h. City/highway/mixed mpg: not measured.

8 generation (1993-12-01–1999-06-30, Sedan, clearance 145 mm): `1.3 MT` 87 hp / 63 kW at 6000, 130 Nm at 4400, 1295 cc, Manual 5, FWD, fuel 92, 4 valves, compression 9.9, Front, transverse, kerb 980 kg, tank not measured; `1.3 AT` 87 hp / 63 kW, Automatic 4, kerb 1080 kg (100 kg more than the manual), mixed 6.7 L/100 km. 0–100 and top speed: not measured.

9 generation (1998-10-01–2005-12-31, Sedan, tank 50 L, clearance 145 mm, FWD, Gasoline, Inline 4, 4 valves, boost No, Distributed injection (multi-point)): `1.3 MT` 87 hp / 65 kW at 6000, 130 Nm at 4400, 1295 cc, Manual 5, fuel 92, city 8.6 / highway 5.5 / mixed 6.6, kerb 1080 kg, Front, transverse, rear brakes Disc; `1.5 MT` 90 hp / 66 kW at 5600, 128 Nm at 2800, 1498 cc, Manual 5, 13.8 s, 173 km/h, same 8.6/5.5/6.6, kerb 1080 kg, rear Disc; `1.5 AT` 90 hp, Automatic 4, kerb and mpg not measured, rear Disc; `1.5 MT` 105 hp / 77 kW at 6000, 135 Nm at 4000, Manual 5, kerb 1130 kg, rear Drum; `1.5 AT` 109 hp / 80 kW, 143 Nm at 4000, Automatic 4, kerb not measured, rear Drum; `1.5 MT` 109 hp / 80 kW, 143 Nm, Manual 5, kerb 1130 kg, rear Drum; `1.6 MT` 118 hp / 87 kW, 143 Nm at 4400, 1597 cc, Manual 5, fuel 92, compression 9.5, kerb 1130 kg, rear Drum; `1.8 AT` 120 hp / 88 kW at 5600, 163 Nm at 4400, 1769 cc, Automatic 4, fuel 95, kerb 1170 kg, compression not measured, rear Drum; `1.5 AT` 105 hp / 77 kW, 135 Nm, Automatic 4, kerb not measured, rear Drum; `1.6 AT` 120 hp / 88 kW at 6000, 165 Nm at 4000, 1597 cc, Automatic 4, fuel 95, Front, transverse, rear suspension None, rear Drum. Wheels, gross, CO2, eco class: not measured. 0–100 and top speed not measured except on `1.5 MT` 90 hp.

Engine: hp per litre and what a bigger badge buys

Specific output (hp ÷ litres from the given cc):

GenerationVersionhpcchp/L
1`1.0 MT` / `1.0 AT`6299862.1
5`1.5 MT` / `1.5 AT`95148863.8
6`1.3 MT` / `1.3 AT`60130046.2
6`1.6 MT` 110 hp110159668.9
6`1.6 AT` 73 hp73160045.6
6`1.7 AT` Diesel54168032.1
7`2.0 MT` Gasoline143199871.6
7`2.0 MT` Diesel76197338.5
7`1.6 MT` 110 hp110159668.9
7`1.6 MT` 90 hp90159756.4
8`1.3 MT` / `1.3 AT`87129567.2
9`1.3 MT`87129567.2
9`1.5 MT` 90 hp90149860.1
9`1.5 MT` 105 hp105149870.1
9`1.5 MT` 109 hp109149872.8
9`1.6 MT` 118 hp118159773.9
9`1.6 AT` 120 hp120159775.1
9`1.8 AT` 120 hp120176967.8

On 9 generation, stepping from `1.5 MT` 90 hp to `1.5 MT` 105 hp is +15 hp (+16.7%) on the same 1498 cc; to `1.5 MT` 109 hp is +19 hp (+21.1%) and +15 Nm (128 → 143). `1.6 MT` 118 hp adds 9 hp over the 109 hp `1.5 MT` for 99 cc more, but torque stays 143 Nm — the extra 0.1 L buys peak hp, not peak twist. `1.8 AT` 120 hp versus `1.6 AT` 120 hp: same 120 hp / 88 kW, but 163 Nm vs 165 Nm and 1769 vs 1597 cc, so the 1.8 is the weaker engine per litre (67.8 vs 75.1) and needs fuel 95 instead of the 1.5/1.6-92 cars (except `1.6 AT`, which is also 95). If the goal is 120 hp on 9 generation, `1.6 AT` is 172 cc smaller and 2 Nm stronger at peak than `1.8 AT`.

7 generation `2.0 MT` 143 hp is +25 hp versus 9 generation’s strongest (`1.6 AT` / `1.8 AT` 120 hp) and +35 hp versus 9 generation `1.6 MT` 118 hp. 6 generation’s strongest is `1.6 MT` 110 hp — the same 110 hp / 147 Nm / 1596 cc pairing that 7 generation repeats twice (kerb 1030 kg and 1010 kg).

Diesel specific output is the floor: 32.1 hp/L on 6 generation `1.7 AT`, 32.7 hp/L on 7 generation `1.7 MT` (55/1.680), 38.5 hp/L on 7 generation `2.0 MT` Diesel. Those three are the only Diesel rows in the whole model.

Which version to choose (comparisons, not a brochure)

Want the most power per kilogram (measured kerb only). 7 generation `2.0 MT` 143 hp at 1070 kg = 7.5 kg/hp. Next among measured cars: 7 generation `1.6 MT` 110 hp at 1010 kg = 9.2 kg/hp (the 1030 kg twin is 9.4 kg/hp). 9 generation `1.6 MT` 118 hp at 1130 kg = 9.6 kg/hp. 9 generation `1.8 AT` 120 hp at 1170 kg = 9.8 kg/hp. 2 generation `1.2 MT`/`1.2 AT` 70 hp at 700 kg = 10.0 kg/hp — light, not strong. 8 generation `1.3 MT` 87 hp at 980 kg = 11.3 kg/hp, better than 9 generation `1.3 MT` 87 hp at 1080 kg = 12.4 kg/hp: same 87 hp / 130 Nm / 1295 cc, 100 kg heavier in 9 generation. 9 generation `1.5 MT` 90 hp at 1080 kg = 12.0 kg/hp, worse than 7 generation `1.6 MT` 90 hp at 960 kg = 10.7 kg/hp.

Want a measured sprint. Only four 0–100 figures exist. Fastest is 7 generation `1.6 MT` 90 hp (Carburetor, FWD, kerb 1057 kg) at 10.7 s, 180 km/h. Then 7 generation `1.4 MT` 75 hp (both kerb 1035 kg and 1050 kg) at 12.5 s, 171 km/h. Then 9 generation `1.5 MT` 90 hp at 13.8 s, 173 km/h — 3.1 s slower than the 7 generation 90 hp `1.6 MT` with a time on file, despite matching hp. Slowest measured: 7 generation `2.0 MT` Diesel 76 hp at 15.4 s, 160 km/h. Every other version: 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured.

Want AWD. Three cars only. 6 generation `1.5 MT` 94 hp, 126 Nm, Manual 5, AWD, kerb 1080 kg (11.5 kg/hp). 6 generation `1.5 AT` 94 hp, Automatic 4, AWD, kerb 1110 kg — 30 kg (2.8%) heavier than the AWD manual. 6 generation `1.5 AT` 94 hp FWD is 960 kg: AWD on the automatic costs 150 kg versus FWD. 7 generation `1.6 MT` 90 hp AWD is 1100 kg versus 960 kg for the light FWD 90 hp `1.6 MT` (+140 kg, +14.6%) and versus 1057 kg for the FWD 90 hp car with 10.7 s on file. AWD also raises gross to 1595 kg versus 1545 kg on several FWD 7 generation cars (+50 kg).

Want Diesel. 6 generation `1.7 AT` 54 hp, Automatic 3 — weakest Sunny in the file (54 hp). 7 generation `1.7 MT` 55 hp, Manual 5, kerb 1020 kg = 18.5 kg/hp. 7 generation `2.0 MT` 76 hp Diesel, 1005 kg = 13.2 kg/hp, and the only Diesel with a sprint (15.4 s). Injection system on all three Diesels: None. Fuel: Diesel. Boost: No.

Want the last generation as a daily. All 9 generation cars share FWD, 50 L tank, 145 mm clearance, Independent, spring front, Ventilated disc front. Rear brakes split: Disc on `1.3 MT` 87 hp, `1.5 MT` 90 hp, `1.5 AT` 90 hp; Drum on every 105/109/118/120 hp row. So the “hotter” 1.5s give up rear discs. Fuel 92 on all except `1.8 AT` and `1.6 AT` (95). Mpg is only on `1.3 MT` 87 hp and `1.5 MT` 90 hp, and the figures are identical (8.6 / 5.5 / 6.6): the 3 hp and 203 cc step does not change the measured fuel line. `1.5 AT` 90 hp is the same 90 hp / 128 Nm engine with Automatic 4 instead of Manual 5; 0–100, top speed, mpg, kerb: not measured — you cannot prove the automatic penalty from this file.

Inside 9 generation 1.5: three manuals (90 / 105 / 109 hp) and three automatics (90 / 105 / 109 hp). The 105 hp pair shares 135 Nm; the 109 hp pair shares 143 Nm. Peak rpm 5600 on the 90 hp pair, 6000 on 105/109. Torque rpm 2800 on 90 hp (the earliest peak in 9 generation gasoline), 4000 on 105/109. If you want low-rpm pull on a late Sunny, the 90 hp `1.5 MT` is the one with 128 Nm at 2800; the 109 hp cars need 4000 rpm for 143 Nm.

`1.6 MT` 118 hp vs `1.5 MT` 109 hp: +9 hp, same 143 Nm, same 1130 kg kerb, same Manual 5, same 92 fuel, same Drum rear. Compression 9.5 vs 9.9. The 1.6 is 9 hp for 99 cc and a 0.4-point drop in compression; kg/hp improves from 10.4 to 9.6.

Manual vs automatic where both exist. 1 generation: Manual 4 vs Automatic 3, same 62 hp. 2–4 generation: Manual 4 vs Automatic 3. 5 generation: Manual 4 vs Automatic 3, same 95 hp. 8 generation: Manual 5 vs Automatic 4, same 87 hp, but kerb 980 vs 1080 kg. 9 generation manuals are 5-speed; automatics are 4-speed. 6 generation still has Automatic 3 on `1.3 AT`, `1.4 AT`, both `1.6 AT` (73 and 84 hp), and `1.7 AT`; Automatic 4 appears on both `1.5 AT` 94 hp cars.

Body and layout if that is the buying filter. Estate 3-door: 1 generation and 3 generation (RWD). Estate 5-door: 2 generation and 4 generation (RWD). Hatchback 3-door: 5 generation only (FWD). Coupe: 6 generation only (clearance 140 mm, 5 mm below 8/9 generation 145 mm and 10 mm below 7 generation 150 mm). Sedan: 7, 8, 9 generation. Drive flips at 5 generation from RWD to FWD. Engine position: Front, longitudinal through 4 generation; Front, transverse from 5 generation where stated (5 generation both cars; 8 generation both; 9 generation `1.3 MT` and `1.6 AT`; 7 generation both 110 hp `1.6 MT`). Elsewhere engine position is not measured.

Performance and economy (only the measured rows)

Mpg exists on three versions. 8 generation `1.3 AT` mixed 6.7 L/100 km (city and highway not measured). 9 generation `1.3 MT` and `1.5 MT` 90 hp: 8.6 city, 5.5 highway, 6.6 mixed. Mixed 6.6 vs 6.7 is 0.1 L/100 km. Tank 50 L is recorded for all 7 generation cars and all 9 generation cars; range from mixed 6.6 would be arithmetic 50/6.6 ≈ 758 km, but only those two 9 generation cars have mixed. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. 6 generation tank: not measured.

Dimensions and weight

Measured kerbs, light to heavy: 700 kg (2 generation both); 960 kg (6 generation `1.5 AT` FWD 94 hp; 7 generation `1.6 MT` 90 hp FWD); 980 kg (8 generation `1.3 MT`); 1005 kg (7 generation `2.0 MT` Diesel); 1010 / 1030 kg (7 generation `1.6 MT` 110 hp twins); 1020 kg (7 generation `1.7 MT`); 1035 / 1050 kg (7 generation `1.4 MT` twins); 1057 kg (7 generation `1.6 MT` 90 hp FWD with 10.7 s); 1070 kg (7 generation `2.0 MT` 143 hp); 1080 kg (6 generation `1.5 MT` AWD; 8 generation `1.3 AT`; 9 generation `1.3 MT` and `1.5 MT` 90 hp); 1100 kg (7 generation `1.6 MT` AWD); 1110 kg (6 generation `1.5 AT` AWD); 1130 kg (9 generation `1.5 MT` 105 hp, `1.5 MT` 109 hp, `1.6 MT` 118 hp); 1170 kg (9 generation `1.8 AT`). Gross only on 7 generation: 1545 kg on `1.4 MT` (both), `2.0 MT` Diesel, `1.6 AT` 90 hp, `1.6 MT` 90 hp 1057 kg; 1595 kg on AWD `1.6 MT` 90 hp. Wheel sizes: not measured on every version. Ground clearance: not measured on 1–5 generation; 140 mm (6), 150 mm (7), 145 mm (8 and 9).

Problems and reliability

This dataset has no failure rates, recalls, or workshop stats. Stating a reliability ranking would be invention. What the numbers do show as configuration risk: Carburetor remains on 6 generation most gasoline rows and on 7 generation 90 hp `1.6 MT`/`1.6 AT` and `1.4 AT`, while 8 and 9 generation gasoline is Distributed injection (multi-point) throughout. Rear brakes go from Drum (1–7 generation, and 9 generation from 105 hp up) to Disc on 8 generation both cars and on 9 generation 87–90 hp cars. 9 generation `1.6 AT` lists rear suspension None — not Independent, spring like the other 9 generation cars. Compression on Diesels is 22 / 22.2 versus 8.5–10.0 on gasoline; that is a different service world, not a quality score.

Bottom line from the arithmetic

Buy by the name as listed (`1.5 MT` is three different 9 generation cars until you add 90, 105, or 109 hp). Any version whose 0–100, mpg, kerb, or wheels are blank in the tables above is not measured, not “probably like its neighbour.”