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            | Car name | 
            
                Mercury Topaz
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                Nissan Fairlady Z
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            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
        
        
            | Car body type | 
            
                sedan
             | 
            
                coupe
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                mercury
             | 
            
                nissan
             | 
        
        
            | Variant | 
            
                topaz
             | 
            
                fairlady_z
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            | Modification | 
            
                2.3 AT (97 hp)
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                3.0 AT (195 hp)
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            | Release of cars | 
            
                1988
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                1983
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            | The end of production | 
            
                1994
             | 
            
                1989
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                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    No | 
                    turbocharging | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    9 | 
                    9 | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    V-shaped | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    93.5 × 84 | 
                    87 × 83 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    2307 | 
                    2960 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    front, transverse | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    distributed injection | 
                    distributed injection | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    97 / 71 at 4400 | 
                    195 / 143 at 5200 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    174 at 2600 | 
                    294 at 3200 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    4 | 
                    6 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    2 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    USA | 
                    Japan | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    C | 
                    S | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    4 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  Performance indicators  | 
                
                
                    | Fuel type | 
                    Normal (92) | 
                    Normal (92) | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1395 | 
                    1415 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    130 | 
                    150 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1340 | 
                    1310 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    4490 | 
                    4605 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1460 | 
                    1435 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    185 / 70 / R14 | 
                    215 / 60 / R15 | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2540 | 
                    2520 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1735 | 
                    1690 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    semi-independent, spring | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    front | 
                    rear | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    3 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    automatic | 
                    automatic | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    No | 
                    1440 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    60 | 
                    72 | 
                
                
                    | Trunk volume min/max, l | 
                    365 | 
                    No |