This car has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Renault Modus 1.5 dCi's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 78 bhp (79 PS/58 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 185 N·m (136 lb·ft/18.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1185 kg, the Renault Modus 1.5 dCi covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 13.4 seconds and the standing kilometre in 35 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 168 km/h (104 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 122.0 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 | 2482 mm | 97.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 3792 mm | 149.3 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1589 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1185 kg | 2612 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | K9K | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1461 cc (89.156 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 80.5 mm
2.99 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
79 PS (78 bhp) (58 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
185 Nm (136 ft·lb) (18.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
39.8 kW/litre 54.1 ps/litre 53.4 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
126.63 Nm/litre
1.53 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1591.2 kPa (230.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 365.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 168 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.37 kg/kW 34.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/24.4/21.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/68.9/61.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/57.4/51.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 122.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TbAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119735 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Renault Modus 1.5 dCi added 2004-05-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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