This car has a roadster body style with a mid located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Renault Sport Spider's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 144 bhp (146 PS/107 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 185 N·m (136 lb·ft/18.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 930 kg, the Renault Sport Spider manages the 0-100 km/h sprint in 6.5 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 26.5 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 211 km/h or 131 mph, stated fuel consumption is 12.0/7.7/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2343 mm | 92.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 3795 mm | 149.4 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 930 kg | 2050 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | F7R | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.7 × 93 mm
3.26 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
146 PS (144 bhp) (107 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
185 Nm (136 ft·lb) (18.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53.7 kW/litre 73.1 ps/litre 72.1 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
92.59 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1163.6 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.66 kg/kW 14.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.0/7.7/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.0/7.7/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/13.0/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.5/36.7/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.6/30.5/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6369 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Renault Sport Spider added 1995-12-06. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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