The Renault Megane RS Trophy EDC is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 296 bhp (300 PS/221 kW) at 6000 rpm and 420 Nm (310 lbft/42.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1518 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 260 km/h, which is 162 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 9.4/6.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined Euro 6d-Temp, and carbon dioxide emissions are 176.0 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 | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 4364 mm | 171.8 inches | |
| Width | 1875 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 101 mm | 4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1518 kg | 3347 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | MR18 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.7 × 90.1 mm
3.14 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 300 PS (296 bhp) (221 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 420 Nm (310 ft·lb) (42.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 122.8 kW/litre 166.9 ps/litre 164.6 bhp/litre 2.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
233.59 Nm/litre
2.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2935.4 kPa (425.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 260 km/h (162 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 197.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 145.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 194.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.88 kg/kW 11.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.4/6.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined Euro 6d-Temp | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/14.9/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.1/42.2/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/35.1/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 176.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 569558 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Renault Megane RS Trophy EDC added 2018-11-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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