The Clio V6 is a passenger car from Renault, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door hatchback body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.9 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 251 bhp (254 PS/187 kW) at 7150 rpm and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 4650 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 1400 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 232 km/h, which is 144 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 15.5/9.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 285.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2532 mm | 99.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 3841 mm | 151.2 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 40.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.372 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.02 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.75 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | L7X | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| 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 (CEE) |
254 PS (251 bhp) (187 kW) at 7150 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 4650 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
63.5 kW/litre 86.4 ps/litre 85.2 bhp/litre 1.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
101.83 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME7.4.6 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1279.7 kPa (185.6 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) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.6 s
@ 98 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.4 s
@ 200 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 181.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 133.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.48 kg/kW 12.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.5/9.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.5/9.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/10.2/8.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.2/28.8/23.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.2/24.0/19.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 285.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 14.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Sport Pilot 205/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Sport Pilot 245/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108669 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C61U06 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Renault Clio V6 added 2003-04-08. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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