RENAULT Safrane · RTE 2.0 · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2000

Renault started manufacture in 1999 of autos model Safrane, modification RTE 2.0 and finished it in 2000. This 5-door hatchback has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is assigned to fit 5 passengers total.

«Safrane RTE 2.0» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 10.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 207 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 138 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.7 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 7.1 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 9.1 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 80 l of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 880 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 265 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65HR15.

Renault Safrane is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. In addition to passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS.