The Mégane 1.4e is a front wheel drive hatchback road car with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Renault.
The 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 114 N·m (84 lb·ft/11.6 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1140 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 170 km/h, which is 106 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 4164 mm | 163.9 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1140 kg | 2513 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75.8 × 77 mm
2.98 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
114 Nm (84 ft·lb) (11.6 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.01 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1030.6 kPa (149.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 35.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.66 kg/kW 34.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83072 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Renault Mégane 1.4e added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2022-12-27. |
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