Renault 21 TL is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Renault 21 TL's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.7 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 129 N·m (95 lb·ft/13.2 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Renault 21 TL weighs a stated 955 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 176 km/h or 109 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 | 4460 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 955 kg | 2105 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 | F2N B712 | ||
| 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) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
129 Nm (95 ft·lb) (13.2 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.5 kW/litre 44.2 ps/litre 43.6 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.96 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 28-34Z carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 941.9 kPa (136.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 176 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.08 kg/kW 28.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 TR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 TR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 126753 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Renault 21 TL (1989) added 2005-03-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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