The Fuego Turbo is a motor vehicle from Renault, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a Michel Jardin-designed 3 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) at 5500 rpm and 199 N·m (147 lb·ft/20.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
With a stated kerb weight of 1050 kg, the Renault Fuego Turbo can dispense with the 0-60 mph sprint in 8.9 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 16.5 seconds.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 193 km/h (120 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | Michel Jardin | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4343 mm | 171 inches | |
| Width | 1689 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1050 kg | 2315 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1565 cc (95.502 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 84 mm
3.03 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 199 Nm (147 ft·lb) (20.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.9 kW/litre 85.5 ps/litre 84.3 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
127.16 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1597.9 kPa (231.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 391.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.67 kg/kW 17.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.LTA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28864 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Renault Fuego Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-07-26. |
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