This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 0.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 34 bhp (34.5 PS/25.4 kW) at 5000 rpm and 57.9 Nm (43 lbft/5.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Renault 4 Rodeo weighs a quoted 670 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2450 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Length | 3730 mm | 146.9 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 670 kg | 1477 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.8 litre 845 cc (51.565 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 58 × 80 mm
2.28 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
34.5 PS (34 bhp) (25.4 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
57.9 Nm (43 ft·lb) (5.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30 kW/litre 40.8 ps/litre 40.2 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.52 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 861.1 kPa (124.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 211.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 37.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 50.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.43 kg/kW 44.14 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.TTB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLTrailA.TTB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71852 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Renault 4 Rodeo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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