This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that develops 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
With a stated kerb weight of 1635 kg, the Renault Safrane RXE 3.0 V6 Quadra covers the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 9.8 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 30.6 seconds.
Maximum stated speed is 214 km/h (133 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2766 mm | 108.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4736 mm | 186.5 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1414 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2975 cc (181.546 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 73 mm
3.66 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.9 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.99 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bendix fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 992.6 kPa (144 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.13 kg/kW 21.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.52 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39545 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Renault Safrane RXE 3.0 V6 Quadra added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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