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Renault Safrane 2.5 168

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About the Safrane 2.5 168

The 1996 Renault Safrane 2.5 168 is a front-drive naturally aspirated saloon of 1,495 kg with 162 bhp, which works out at 109 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.90 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 7,119th quickest to 60 mph, and the 85th quickest of the 499 Renaults here. Its 86.6 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

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Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Head to head

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Questions

What is the Renault Safrane 2.5 168 0-60 time?

The Renault Safrane 2.5 168 reaches 60 mph in 8.30 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 7,119th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.

What is the Renault Safrane 2.5 168 quarter mile time?

16.59 s at 86.6 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.92 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.90 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

How much power does the Renault Safrane 2.5 168 have?

162 bhp and 1,495 kg, which is 109 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, naturally aspirated, with 5 gears and a quoted top speed of 220 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

What cars are comparable to the Renault Safrane 2.5 168?

Closest here on pace: Toyota Corolla 1.6 VVT-i 132 (8.34 s), Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 TS 155 (8.27 s), Volvo S60 2.0 T 180 (2008) (8.35 s). Each one can be raced against the Renault Safrane 2.5 168 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

Are these real measured times?

No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Renault Safrane 2.5 168 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.