This automobile has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 114 N·m (84 lb·ft/11.6 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Renault Symbol 1.4 weighs a stated 939 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 170 km/h, which equates to 106 mph, official fuel consumption is 9.7/5.7/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 168.0 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 | 2473 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4261 mm | 167.8 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1439 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 939 kg | 2070 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60.8% front | ||
| 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 | K7J 700 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 70 mm
3.13 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
114 Nm (84 ft·lb) (11.6 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
82.01 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1030.6 kPa (149.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.02 kg/kW 28.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.7/5.7/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.7/5.7/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.3/17.5/14.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.1/49.6/39.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.2/41.3/33.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 168.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-ABS-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 188045 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Renault Symbol 1.4 added 2008-09-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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