The Twingo dCi 85 is a front wheel drive hatchback motor car with a front mounted engine, from Renault.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 200 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.4 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 980 kg.
Top quoted speed is 185 km/h, which equates to 115 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 7.3/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 90.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2367 mm | 93.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1414 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 3687 mm | 145.2 inches | |
| Width | 1654 mm | 65.1 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1461 cc (89.156 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 80.5 mm
2.99 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
42.9 kW/litre 58.3 ps/litre 57.5 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
136.89 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1720.2 kPa (249.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 365.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.65 kg/kW 26.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/21.3/17.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/60.1/50.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/50.0/42.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 90.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 260711 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Renault Twingo dCi 85 added 2012-01-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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