This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Renault Vel Satis 3.0 Diesel is one of the RVS01 model family from Renault.
The Renault Vel Satis 3.0 Diesel's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 178 bhp (180 PS/133 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1735 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 210 km/h (130 mph), official fuel consumption is 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 232.0 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 | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1735 kg | 3825 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.355 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.37 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.84 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | P9X | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2958 cc (180.508 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 82 mm
3.44 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
180 PS (178 bhp) (133 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.9 kW/litre 61 ps/litre 60.2 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
118.32 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1486.9 kPa (215.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 31.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.07 kg/kW 21.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/14.7/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.5/41.5/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.6/34.6/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| 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 | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89683 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | BJ0J0B | ||
| Model family | RVS01 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Renault Vel Satis 3.0 Diesel added 2002-01-03. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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