The Renault Fluence dCi is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 104 bhp (105 PS/78 kW) at 3750 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1277 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 185 km/h or 115 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 5.3/4.1/4.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 119.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2702 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1541 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1563 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 4618 mm | 181.8 inches | |
| Width | 1809 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1277 kg | 2815 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | K9K | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1461 cc (89.156 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 80.5 mm
2.99 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
105 PS (104 bhp) (78 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
53.1 kW/litre 72.2 ps/litre 71.2 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
164.27 Nm/litre
1.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2064.3 kPa (299.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 365.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.47 kg/kW 27.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.3/4.1/4.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.3/4.1/4.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 18.9/24.4/22.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 53.3/68.9/62.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 44.4/57.4/52.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 119.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 209913 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | LZBB06 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Renault Fluence dCi added 2010-03-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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