The Renault 21 GTX Nevada is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 168 N·m (124 lb·ft/17.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1135 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 193 km/h, which is 120 mph.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/7 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4645 mm | 182.9 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1135 kg | 2502 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 | J7R-R750 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 82 mm
3.46 × 3.23 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 5500 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
44.1 kW/litre 60 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.21 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1058.2 kPa (153.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.9 kg/kW 21.55 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5159 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1986 Renault 21 GTX Nevada (1988) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||