The Renault Vel Satis 2.0T is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1640 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 211 km/h or 131 mph, stated fuel consumption is 12.6/7.6/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 225.0 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 | 2840 mm | 111.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1640 kg | 3616 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.352 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.37 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.83 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | F4Rt | ||
| 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.7 kW/litre 85.3 ps/litre 84.1 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.14 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPSFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1698.2 kPa (246.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.09 kg/kW 21.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.6/7.6/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.6/7.6/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/13.2/10.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.4/37.2/30.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.7/30.9/25.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 225.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 127677 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | BJ0W06 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Renault Vel Satis 2.0T added 2005-05-02. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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