The Renault 21 Turbo-D is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.1 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) at 4250 rpm and 181 Nm (133 lbft/18.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1135 kg.
Top stated speed is 171 km/h, which equates to 106 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 | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4465 mm | 175.8 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1135 kg | 2502 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | J8S-B714 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.1 litre 2068 cc (126.197 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 89 mm
3.39 × 3.5 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) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
181 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
31.4 kW/litre 42.7 ps/litre 42.1 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.52 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 21.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099.9 kPa (159.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 517 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | air/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.49 kg/kW 29.22 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 | longitudinal | ||
| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5137 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Renault 21 Turbo-D (1988) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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