The Espace 2.2 is a front wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle motor car with a front positioned engine, from Renault.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 5000 rpm and 174 Nm (128 lbft/17.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1215 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 178 km/h, which is 111 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4365 mm | 171.9 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1215 kg | 2679 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | J7R | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2165 cc (132.116 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 89 mm
3.46 × 3.5 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 (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
174 Nm (128 ft·lb) (17.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.2 kW/litre 50.6 ps/litre 49.9 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.37 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1010 kPa (146.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 541.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 178 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.09 kg/kW 25.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 TR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 TR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 157355 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Renault Espace 2.2 added 2007-05-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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