The Renault Mégane 1.6 16v is a 5 door hatchback style car with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 148 N·m (109 lb·ft/15.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 1205 kg, the Renault Mégane 1.6 16v can dispense with the 0-100 km/h sprint in 10.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 32.4 seconds.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h or 118 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 159.0 g/km.
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 | 2641 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4302 mm | 169.4 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1205 kg | 2657 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80.5 mm
3.13 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.2 kW/litre 62.8 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.62 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1163.8 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.32 kg/kW 27.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.1/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.0/18.2/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.0/51.4/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.8/42.8/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 159.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.860 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 266376 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Renault Mégane 1.6 16v added 2012-03-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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