Makes › Nissan › Bluebird SSS-R (U12) · Factory competition
Nissan
Bluebird SSS-R (U12)
Autech-built competition-base Bluebird with ATTESA four-wheel drive and roll cage, sold through NISMO for rallying; won the 1988 Japan Rally Championship.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
.jpg){kind=link}
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- 136 kW / 185 PSFactory: 185 PS
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The SSS-R was Nissan's factory rally base for the U12 Bluebird, prepared by Autech and sold by NISMO, and an early use of the ATTESA four-wheel-drive system in competition.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Autech Japan reworked the top SSS-ATTESA Limited into a competition base after the U12 launched in September 1987. Early cars used a CA18DET-R with Cosworth forged pistons and 185 PS; later cars switched to the SR20DET with 205 PS, and the early version is much rarer.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Bluebird SSS-R (U12).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | CA18DET-R (early), SR20DET (late)1 |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 136 kW / 185 PSFactory: 185 PS1Early CA18DET-R car; later SR20DET 205 PS. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 240 Nm / 24.5 kgmFactory: 24.5 kgm1 |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,230 kgFactory: 1,230 kg1 |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
-
1
Bluebird SSS-R (U12) article Level C Motor-Fan (motor-fan.jp)
- CA18DET-R
- SR20DET
- 185ps/6400rpm
- 24.5kgm/4400rpm
- 1,230 kg
Keep exploring
More from Nissan
-
Nissan · 1995
NISMO GT-R LM road car (R33)
1 Built
-
Nissan · 1997
R390 GT1 Road Car
1 Built
-
Nissan
R88C
4 Built
-
Nissan · 1985–1987
MID4 / MID4-II prototypes
5 Built
More from Japan
-
Daihatsu · 1951
Bee
Production not yet verified
-
Mazda · 1992
Familia GT-Ae (BG8Z)
300 Built
-
Honda
EV Plus
Production not yet verified
-
Datsun · 1935–1936
Type 14 (1935)
Production not yet verified
27 other makes from JapanAriaAsparkAutozamDaihatsuDatsunDomeHinoHondaInfinitiIsuzuJiottoKuroganeLexusMazdaMazdaspeedMitsubishiMitsuokaMossMugenOrcaScionSubaruSuzukiToyotaTRDVemacYamaha