The Venturi Cabriolet is a rear wheel drive Gérard Godfroy designed convertible/cabriolet passenger car with a mid located engine, manufactured by MVS.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 5750 rpm and 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1255 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 255 km/h (158 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 6.5/9.1/13.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Gérard Godfroy | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4090 mm | 161 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1170 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1255 kg | 2767 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 40% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.60 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.50 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2458 cc (149.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 63 mm
3.58 × 2.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.8 kW/litre 81.3 ps/litre 80.1 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
115.95 Nm/litre
1.4 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bendix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1457 kPa (211.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6100 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 409.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garett T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 255 km/h (158 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.54 kg/kW 14.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/9.1/13.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/9.1/13.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/11.0/7.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/31.0/21.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/25.8/17.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin MXX 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin MXX 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28325 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 MVS Venturi Cabriolet added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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