The Renault 16 TL is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
The Renault 16 TL's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 65 bhp (66 PS/48 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1045 kg.
Top quoted speed is 140 km/h, or 87 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2720 mm | 107.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Length | 4240 mm | 166.9 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 105 mm | 4.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1045 kg | 2304 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1647 cc (100.506 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 84 mm
3.11 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
66 PS (65 bhp) (48 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
29.4 kW/litre 40 ps/litre 39.5 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
67.4 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So MIMAT carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 846.9 kPa (122.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 411.75 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 | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.56 kg/kW 36.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.110 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114004 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Renault 16 TL Automatic added 2003-10-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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