The Renault Clio 1.8i is a 3 door hatchback style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) at 5750 rpm and 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1025 kg.
The Renault Clio 1.8i is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 185 km/h (115 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.9/7.6/10.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2472 mm | 97.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1358 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1324 mm | 52.1 inches | |
| Length | 3716 mm | 146.3 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1025 kg | 2260 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1794 cc (109.477 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.7 × 83.5 mm
3.26 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.7 kW/litre 52.6 ps/litre 51.8 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.15 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.7 kPa (144.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.78 kg/kW 24.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/7.6/10.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/7.6/10.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/13.2/9.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/37.2/26.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/30.9/22.2 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101266 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Renault Clio 1.8i added 2002-11-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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