The Renault Safrane Biturbo is a saloon (sedan) with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through all four wheels.
The Renault Safrane Biturbo's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3 litre, single overhead camshaft 90 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 258 bhp (262 PS/192 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 365 N·m (269 lb·ft/37.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1724 kg.
The Renault Safrane Biturbo is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 8.8/10.4/15.1 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4770 mm | 187.8 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1724 kg | 3801 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.10 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2963 cc (180.813 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 72.7 mm
3.66 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
262 PS (258 bhp) (192 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
365 Nm (269 ft·lb) (37.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
64.9 kW/litre 88.3 ps/litre 87.1 bhp/litre 1.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
123.19 Nm/litre
1.49 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1548 kPa (224.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 KKK turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.9 s
@ 93.2 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.5 s
@ 188 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.96 kg/kW 14.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.8/10.4/15.1 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.8/10.4/15.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.4/9.6/6.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 32.1/27.2/18.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 26.7/22.6/15.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 60:40 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5797 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Renault Safrane Biturbo added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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