The Renault Alpine A610 is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine positioned in the rear, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) at 5750 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 2900 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1420 kg, the Renault Alpine A610 performs the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 5.9 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 13.9 seconds.
The Renault Alpine A610 is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 266 km/h (165 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.3/9.2/14.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2340 mm | 92.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4441 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1762 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1188 mm | 46.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | Z7X-744 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2975 cc (181.546 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 73 mm
3.66 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
61.9 kW/litre 84.2 ps/litre 83 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
117.65 Nm/litre
1.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1478.4 kPa (214.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air/Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 24.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 266 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 176.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 173.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.71 kg/kW 12.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/9.2/14.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/9.2/14.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/10.9/6.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/30.7/19.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/25.6/16.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26070 | ||
| Production total | 732 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Renault Alpine A610 added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-01-10. |
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