The Renault 15 TL Coupé is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 3 door coupé body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.3 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 91 N·m (67 lb·ft/9.3 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Renault 15 TL Coupé weighs a stated 965 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 151 km/h (94 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2440 mm | 96.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1632 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 965 kg | 2127 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1289 cc (78.66 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 77 mm
2.87 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
91 Nm (67 ft·lb) (9.3 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.1 kW/litre 46.4 ps/litre 45.8 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.6 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 32 DIR carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 887.2 kPa (128.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 322.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.3 s
@ 70 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 36.1 s
@ 135 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 151 km/h (94 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.93 kg/kW 36.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4.5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 145 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 180 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1465 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72182 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | R1300 | ||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Renault 15 TL Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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