The Renault Mégane Scenic RT 1.6e is a front wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) at 5000 rpm and 137 Nm (101 lbft/14 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1330 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 165 km/h or 103 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 12.6/7.1/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 214.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4134 mm | 162.8 inches | |
| Width | 1719 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1330 kg | 2932 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
137 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.8 ps/litre 55.1 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.73 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1077.3 kPa (156.3 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 | 16 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.27 kg/kW 33.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.6/7.1/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.6/7.1/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/14.1/11.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.4/39.8/31.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.7/33.1/25.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 214.0 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 | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101354 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Renault Mégane Scenic RT 1.6e Automatic added 2002-11-12. Last modified 2018-02-04. |
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