The Renault 25 V6 Turbo is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 281 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1340 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 220 km/h (137 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 | 2723 mm | 107.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4699 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1773 mm | 69.8 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1340 kg | 2954 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | X7U | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2458 cc (149.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 63 mm
3.58 × 2.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 281 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.2 kW/litre 75.1 ps/litre 74 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
114.32 Nm/litre
1.38 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1436.6 kPa (208.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 409.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.87 kg/kW 16.49 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25993 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Renault 25 V6 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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