This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a rear positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.1 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 49 bhp (49.7 PS/36.5 kW) at 5100 rpm and 88 Nm (65 lbft/9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 771 kg.
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 | 2267 mm | 89.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1251 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 4267 mm | 168 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 771 kg | 1700 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38.6 litres | 8.5 [10.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1108 cc (67.614 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 72 mm
2.76 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
88 Nm (65 ft·lb) (9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
33 kW/litre 44.8 ps/litre 44.2 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
79.42 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 998.1 kPa (144.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 277 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 64.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.1 kg/kW 35.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71918 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Renault Caravelle added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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