The Renault Safrane Initiale Paris is a 5 door saloon-bodied road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Renault Safrane Initiale Paris weighs a claimed 1600 kg at the kerb.
The Renault Safrane Initiale Paris is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 210 km/h, or 130 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 20.8/9.4/13.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 315.0 g/km.
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 | 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 | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| 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 | 167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.5 kW/litre 56.5 ps/litre 55.7 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.31 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 996.7 kPa (144.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13 kg/kW 21.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20.8/9.4/13.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.8/9.4/13.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.8/10.6/7.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.6/30.1/21.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.3/25.0/17.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 315.0 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 154902 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Renault Safrane Initiale Paris added 2007-03-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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