The Renault Initiale is an all wheel drive vehicle, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 3.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 10 cylinder unit that produces 392 bhp (397 PS/292 kW) of power at 8000 rpm, and maximum torque of 359 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 6200 rpm.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1950 kg.
Top claimed speed is 306 km/h, or 190 mph.
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 | 3019 mm | 118.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Length | 4881 mm | 192.2 inches | |
| Width | 1995 mm | 78.5 inches | |
| Height | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 115 litres | 25.3 [30.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3500 cc (213.583 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
397 PS (392 bhp) (292 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
359 Nm (265 ft·lb) (36.6 kgm) at 6200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
83.5 kW/litre 113.6 ps/litre 112 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
102.57 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1289 kPa (186.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 350 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 306 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 203.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 201.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.67 kg/kW 11.14 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 40942 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Renault Initiale added 1996-11-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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