The Peugeot RC Spades is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a mid positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) and 202 N·m (149 lb·ft/20.6 kgm) respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 900 kg.
Top stated speed is 230 km/h (143 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 183.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4300 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 202 Nm (149 ft·lb) (20.6 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 66.1 kW/litre 89.9 ps/litre 88.6 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.15 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1271.1 kPa (184.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 26 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 199.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 146.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 196.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.82 kg/kW 11.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 183.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Sport Pilot 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Sport Pilot 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 93291 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Peugeot RC Spades added 2002-02-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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