The Renault Symbol 1.6 16V is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) at 5750 rpm and 148 Nm (109 lbft/15.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1039 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 185 km/h (115 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 10.7/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 180.0 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 | 1039 kg | 2291 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64.4% 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 | K4M 745 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80.5 mm
3.13 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
48.3 kW/litre 65.7 ps/litre 64.8 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
92.62 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1163.8 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.46 kg/kW 22.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.7/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/16.9/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/47.9/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/39.9/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 180.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| 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 | VeDi/Dr-ABS-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 238 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 188067 | ||
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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 1.6 16V added 2008-09-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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