This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5500 rpm and 138 N·m (102 lb·ft/14.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Renault 21 TS Nevada weighs a quoted 1030 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 179 km/h (111 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/7 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2809 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 4645 mm | 182.9 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1030 kg | 2271 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-C710 | ||
| 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) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.6 kW/litre 52.4 ps/litre 51.7 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.19 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 28-34Z carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.6 kPa (146.1 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 | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 179 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.52 kg/kW 25.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5148 | ||
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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 TS Nevada (1988) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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