Renault Avantime is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.9 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 207 bhp (210 PS/154 kW) at 6000 rpm and 285 Nm (210 lbft/29.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1761 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 215 km/h, or 134 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 16.3/8.8/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/full cycle, and carbon dioxide emissions are 271.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2702 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1548 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4642 mm | 182.8 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1761 kg | 3882 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.56 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.87 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | L7X | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2946 cc (179.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82.6 mm
3.43 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
210 PS (207 bhp) (154 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.4 kW/litre 71.2 ps/litre 70.3 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.74 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.7 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.41 kg/kW 19.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.3/8.8/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/full cycle | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.3/8.8/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/full | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/11.4/8.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/full | ||
| UK MPG | 17.3/32.1/24.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/full | ||
| US MPG | 14.4/26.7/20.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/full | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 271.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 265 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97185 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | DE0T02 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Renault Avantime Automatic added 2002-07-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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