The Le Car De Luxe is a front wheel drive hatchback motor car with a front located engine, produced by Renault.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 846 kg at the kerb.
The Renault Le Car De Luxe is claimed to attain a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Length | 3620 mm | 142.5 inches | |
| Width | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 200 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 846 kg | 1865 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1397 cc (85.25 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 77 mm
2.99 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
26.7 kW/litre 36.3 ps/litre 35.8 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
50.82 Nm/litre
0.61 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We 32 DIR carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 638.7 kPa (92.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 59.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.69 kg/kW 37.9 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLongTA.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94028 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Renault Le Car De Luxe added 2002-05-15. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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