This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 5200 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1195 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 227 km/h (141 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 6.7/8.2/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2595 mm | 102.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1195 kg | 2635 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.55 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.48 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | J7R-C752 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 82 mm
3.46 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
64.7 kW/litre 87.9 ps/litre 86.7 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
135.34 Nm/litre
1.64 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1700.7 kPa (246.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | air/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 227 km/h (141 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 146.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.26 kg/kW 15.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.7/8.2/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.7/8.2/10.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.9/12.2/9.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 42.2/34.4/26.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 35.1/28.7/21.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 285 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32714 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Renault 21 Turbo (1988) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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