The Renault 12 Gordini is a 4 door saloon-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 111 bhp (113 PS/83 kW) at 6250 rpm and 140 Nm (103 lbft/14.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 980 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 185 km/h, or 115 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 | 2441 mm | 96.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 4300 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 89 litres | 19.6 [23.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1565 cc (95.502 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 84 mm
3.03 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
113 PS (111 bhp) (83 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.9 kW/litre 71.9 ps/litre 70.9 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.46 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 45 DCOE 38/39 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1124.1 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 391.25 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 | 31.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.84 kg/kW 19.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½B x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½B x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 x 330 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 x 330 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43043 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Renault 12 Gordini added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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