This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 94 bhp (95 PS/70 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 143 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1010 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 185 km/h (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 | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4535 mm | 178.5 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1010 kg | 2227 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1721 cc (105.022 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 83.5 mm
3.19 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
95 PS (94 bhp) (70 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
143 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.7 kW/litre 55.4 ps/litre 54.6 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.09 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.2 kPa (151.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.41 kg/kW 24.07 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 221815 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Renault 21 1.7 added 2010-11-13. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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