The Peugeot 308 RC Z is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1200 kg.
The Peugeot 308 RC Z is claimed to achieve a top speed of 235 km/h which is 146 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 160.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2608 mm | 102.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4276 mm | 168.3 inches | |
| Width | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | PSA/BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 100.3 kW/litre 136.4 ps/litre 134.5 bhp/litre 2.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
187.73 Nm/litre
2.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2359.1 kPa (342.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 181.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 133.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.48 kg/kW 12.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 160.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 160160 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Peugeot 308 RC Z added 2007-07-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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