The Vel Satis 3.5 V6 is a front wheel drive saloon road car with a front located engine, produced by Renault.
The Renault Vel Satis 3.5 V6 belongs to the RVS01 range of cars from Renault.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) at 6000 rpm and 330 Nm (243 lbft/33.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1720 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 235 km/h (146 mph), stated fuel consumption is 16.8/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 275.0 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 | 1720 kg | 3792 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.6% 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 | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | V4Y | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 81.4 mm
3.76 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.34 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.5 kPa (171.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.82 kg/kW 16.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.8/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/11.8/8.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/33.2/24.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/27.7/20.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 275.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80465 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | BJ0V0B | ||
| Model family | RVS01 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Renault Vel Satis 3.5 V6 added 2001-06-28. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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