The Renault Grand Espace IV 3.5 V6 is a multi-purpose vehicle with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power to the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) at 6000 rpm and 330 Nm (243 lbft/33.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1815 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 225 km/h (140 mph), official fuel consumption is 17.5/9.5/12.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 292.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/7 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2868 mm | 112.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4861 mm | 191.4 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1746 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1815 kg | 4001 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.81 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.98 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | V4Y | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 81.4 mm
3.76 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
50.5 kW/litre 68.7 ps/litre 67.8 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
94.34 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.5 kPa (171.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.27 kg/kW 17.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/9.5/12.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/9.5/12.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/10.5/8.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/29.7/22.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/24.8/19.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 292.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 116578 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | JK0FCB | ||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Renault Grand Espace IV 3.5 V6 added 2003-12-21. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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