This automobile has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) at 5000 rpm and 140 Nm (103 lbft/14.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 1150 kg, the Renault Clio III 1.6 covers the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 11.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 33.9 seconds.
Its maximum speed quoted is 177 km/h (110 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 8.8/5.4/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 157.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2575 mm | 101.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 3986 mm | 156.9 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1493 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | K4M | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80.5 mm
3.13 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
87.61 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1100.9 kPa (159.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.73 kg/kW 29.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.8/5.4/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.8/5.4/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.4/18.5/15.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.1/52.3/42.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.7/43.6/35.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 157.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 | 2.950 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LA.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 15 84H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 84H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129547 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Renault Clio III 1.6 added 2005-06-16. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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