This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 188 N·m (139 lb·ft/19.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1235 kg.
Top stated speed is 210 km/h or 130 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.2/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 177.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2461 mm | 96.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 4082 mm | 160.7 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1368 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1235 kg | 2723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.90 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | F4R | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.7 × 93 mm
3.26 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 188 Nm (139 ft·lb) (19.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.8 kW/litre 69 ps/litre 68.1 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.09 Nm/litre
1.14 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) | 1182.4 kPa (171.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.18 kg/kW 20.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.2/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/6.0/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/16.7/13.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.7/47.1/37.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.1/39.2/31.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 177.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/50 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/50 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 254122 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | EA1S05 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Renault Mégane Cabriolet 2.0 16v added 2011-08-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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