The Renault Mégane Classic 1.9 RT dTi is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 97 bhp (98 PS/72 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 200 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1225 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 183 km/h (114 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.8/4.4/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 139.0 g/km.
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 | 1225 kg | 2701 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1870 cc (114.114 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 93 mm
3.15 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
98 PS (97 bhp) (72 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.7 kW/litre 52.6 ps/litre 51.9 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
106.95 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1344 kPa (194.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 467.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.94 kg/kW 28.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/4.4/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/4.4/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/22.7/19.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/64.2/54.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/53.5/45.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 139.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 185/60 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82995 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Renault Mégane Classic 1.9 RT dTi added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2018-02-04. |
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