This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Renault Safrane 3.0 V6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 188 bhp (191 PS/140 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 267 N·m (197 lb·ft/27.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The Renault Safrane 3.0 V6 weighs a claimed 1580 kg at the kerb.
The Renault Safrane 3.0 V6 is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 225 km/h which is 140 mph, official fuel consumption is 16.7/8.7/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 273.0 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 | 2765 mm | 108.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4768 mm | 187.7 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1580 kg | 3483 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.18 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | L7X | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2946 cc (179.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82.6 mm
3.43 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
191 PS (188 bhp) (140 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
267 Nm (197 ft·lb) (27.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.6 kW/litre 64.7 ps/litre 63.8 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
90.63 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1138.9 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.27 kg/kW 18.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.7/8.7/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.7/8.7/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/11.5/8.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.9/32.5/24.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.1/27.0/20.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 273.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.160 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 265 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82929 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | B54N02 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Renault Safrane 3.0 V6 added 1998-12-06. Last modified 2018-08-29. |
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