The Renault 10 Major is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the rear, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
Powering the Renault 10 Major is an overhead valve, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 42 bhp (42.6 PS/31.3 kW) at 4600 rpm and 84 N·m (62 lb·ft/8.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Renault 10 Major weighs a claimed 795 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 132 km/h or 82 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2270 mm | 89.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1230 mm | 48.4 inches | |
| Length | 4200 mm | 165.4 inches | |
| Width | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 795 kg | 1753 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1108 cc (67.614 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 72 mm
2.76 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
42.6 PS (42 bhp) (31.3 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
28.3 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.81 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 DITA 3 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 952.7 kPa (138.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 277 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 132 km/h (82 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 53.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.38 kg/kW 42.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145 x 380 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 x 380 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 542245 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Renault 10 Major added 2018-02-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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