RENAULT Vel Satis · 2.0 Turbo 16V Initiale · Hatchback · 2005 ‐ 2009

Manufacturing version 2.0 Turbo 16V Initiale of automobile models Vel Satis was started in 2005 by Renault, and closed in 2009. This car has five doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.9 meters, which allows a seat 5 men in sum.

«Vel Satis 2.0 Turbo 16V Initiale» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual gear shift. This auto can be accelerated for 9.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 170 hp at 5000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 80 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 9.4 l per 100 km (7.6 liters on the suburban, 12.6 liters in the urban), that let you drive nearly 852 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 225/55WR17.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Vel Satis received the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a highly safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ABS, EBD, ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant.