wikipedia is your friend.... well most of the time :)
It has more torque than my 4.5 tonne campervan which is 128lb ft.

177 lb·ft (240 N·m)

Very fat torque for a little engine problem is its ugly as the cars
Why cant Nissan put beauty back in engines!!!
Mazda do a good job and so do the Germans

wonderful quality though for efficiency so features of the MR16DDT are:
offset crank
isotropic finished crank
Sodium filled exhaust valves
Nano finished camshafts
Beehive valve springs
Twin variable valve timing control (VTEC really!)
(CVTCS on intake and exhaust valves)
Turbo-charged and intercooled
Compression ratio of 9.5:1
Improved fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions
Light weight design and reduced frictions
Direct injection (liscensed from Mitsubishi?)

Applications:
2011–present Nissan Juke
2011–present Nissan Tiida (hatchback)
2013 Datsun VB10GX :)