The Renault Mégane Classic 1.4 RT 16v is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 94 bhp (95 PS/70 kW) at 6000 rpm and 127 N·m (94 lb·ft/13 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1170 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 189 km/h (117 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 | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 4436 mm | 174.6 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1170 kg | 2579 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | K4J | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 70 mm
3.13 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
95 PS (94 bhp) (70 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
127 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.4 kW/litre 68.6 ps/litre 67.6 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.37 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1148.2 kPa (166.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | 11.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.33 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 189 km/h (117 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.69 kg/kW 27.88 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83149 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Renault Mégane Classic 1.4 RT 16v added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2022-12-27. |
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