Renault Fluence, Sedan
Renault Fluence - C-class car, that replaced Megane II. The new sedan Renault Fluence is aimed at people who prefer the safety and comfort. Renault Fluence positioned as a comfortable family sedan.
In this case, the car has a length of 4.62 meters, and it has an underlined sport-look, as if it is saying: “I am reliable and strong.”
Indeed, the appearance of Renault Fluence attracts glances. There is every reason to do this- stretched to the side elongated headlights, power rear and slightly elevated above usual windows` bottom line .
Those who is eger to stand out from the crowd, “aggressive” type bumpers are designed, the car equipped with psevdoofftake painted body color. The picture is complemented by straps on the doors and thresholds. The final touch - the spoiler, located on the trunk lid.
With a stylish, elegant appearance and harmonious modern silhouette, this car deserves a name of the most beautiful cars in the Renault lineup.
But not only outstanding design features Renault Fluence. Outperforming competitors in length and width dimensions of track and wheelbase, the sedan got a fairly spacious comfortable lounge, which has lots of advantages. There are compartments for small items (total - 23 l.).
The Renault posseses large doorways. Angle plowing door allows you to get in the car, and to have a sit at comfortable, upholstered leather seats. All the necessary adjustments are provided for the driver’s seat.
Luggage capacity of 530 liters can easily be increased. Low loading height and a wide opening that allows no effortto put into it bags and suitcases. The disadvantage is the lack on the trunk lid handle - not to dirty ones hands in some situations is very hard.
Renault Fluence offers an impressive set of options and fresh solutions. For example you can maintain the desired climate, which has three pre-set automatic mode conditioning. In addition, there is no need to change the fluid in the process of exploitation.
The most expensive configuration Renault fluence offered the latest sound system, which includes eight powerful speakers, bluetooth and has the effect of surround sound. It is possible to control audio commands.
The boot in Fluence is really huge. Its volume is 530 liters.
Car Renault Fluence has good vibration and acoustic protection. Drivability out of the city is not perfect. But in an urban setting suspension is very comfortable.. The steering is equipped with power assistance.
Technical characteristics. Sedan Renault Fluence is staffed by four diesel engines from 85 to 110 horsepower and two engines running on gasoline, the volume of 2,0 and 1,6 liters (140 and 110 horsepower, respectively), mechanical five-and six-speed transmissions, and also the new automatic gearboxes (six-speed transmission with duble clutch, variator and a new modification of the four-machine). With 1.6-liter gasoline engine with ILAC Renault fluence will be capable of accelerating to 100 km / h in 11.7 seconds, while its top speed - 185 km / h.
10 Things That Eat Your Gas The Most
Gas prices grow extremely fast and don’t be too much surprised: experts say we can expect a 15-20% (!) price increase by the end of the year. With that prices even small cars owners won’t be able to go far on their cars not mentioning pickup owners for example. So what can be done about this? Here I listed top 10 things that you should pay attention to while driving and avoid them as that’s them who eat your fuel the most.
1. First thing is your car’s aerodynamics. Although all new cars have flowing design, some old cars are not aerodynamic. Besides open windows always increase the wind resistance and make you less aerodynamic. Altogether these two things can enhance gas usage up to 18%
2. Then goes the air conditioning. Yes, I understand – it’s too damn hot. But consider this before turning you AC to maximum: an average car conditioner eats more than 2 liters per 60 miles.
3. Your wheels. I mean not the wheels themselves (it will be hard to ride without them), but when they are poorly inflated you can loose up to 7% extra gas as the surface of contact between wheels and gravel grows. I bet 7% of your gas is worth pumping the wheels properly.
4. If nothing is wrong with your car but you feel that still you are wasting more fuel than normal you should definitely consider you driving style. You will probably notice that sometimes you tend to drive in a rude manner: harsh accelerations, harp turnings. All this makes you car eat more gas.
5.Another thing could increase your gas usage from 7 to 9%. That is your air filter, especially when it is dirty. In that case it will limit the access of air into the engine, which negatively affects its performance. Try to clean it regularly and you will feel the effect immediately.
6. Engine idling. Well, that all clear with that you’d say. Of course it is. Who needs to keep his engine running while not riding? But according to the statistics, an average driver spends up to 10% of his driving time in the idle state, where he literally wastes his fuel for nothing. This happens on short stops on the red lights, while awaiting “ just 2 minutes” for someone, warming up your engine and so on.
7. Speeding. Not only it’s dangerous and illegal, it also uses extra gas. Going on 90 mph gives you 25% (!) more gas usage than on 60. Think about it.
8. Overloaded car. It’s simple: every 30 kilograms makes your car eat plus 2% of fuel. So try to get rid of all unwanted stuff from your boot (yes, everyone has it) and clean up your saloon regularly. Avoid cheap, heavy tuning.
9. Unaligned wheels. Go to a repairing service and get your wheels aligned. This will economize up to 4% of your gas. Your expenses will pay themselves in no time, you’ll see.
10. Using wrong gear. This means that often, especially newbie drivers, use unsuitable gear for the speed they’re going on. This is not that hard to remember which gear to use, or you can simply ask one of your driver friends.
Happy mileage increasing!
Quick Fuel Saving Links (August 5-8)
- Want another great gas saving tip? Get a manual transmission car. Not that fast to get used to drive with that stick, but have a look at this amazing stats and rethink your attitude to manual transmissions:
‘You’ll probably save about 5,000 gallons of gas and $30,000 or more by only driving cars with manual transmissions over the course of your lifetime’.
It is not that hard to learn manual transmission driving when you keep in mind the amount you save: $30,000 (what is the average lifetime expectancy I wonder?)
- Gas saving tips these days are properly mixed with alternative vehicles: Segway, two-wheeled balance powered by electric mobility – it is a saver to gas prices dependency? It is fun to read someone’s experience traveling on a 10 mile trip on that two wheel wonder though I feel discouraged once I am through. On the other hand these new vehicles DO have future, we need just make some changes to our infrastructure to let them enter our lives.
- If you do not know by this time who is responsible for current gas prices do not miss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi conclusions. We should have guessed that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are to blame, but we were scared to say that. Pelosi’s point:
“There are plenty of opportunities that oil companies should explore before environmentally sensitive areas such as ANWR are open to drilling, pointing to the 33 million acres that have already been approved for offshore drilling and the 68 million acres of federal land in the lower 48 states that is open to exploration”.
- If you are not yet tired of all those typical saving tips reprinted daily in hundreds of blogs and sites I would re-list them once more time (this time they are published on thebachelorguy.com blog):
1 - Check Your Tires
2 - Change the Air Filter
3 - Lighten Your Load
4 - Check Your Spark Plugs
5 - Make Sure Your Cap is Tight
6 - Don’t Be Idle
I just wonder what amount of gas you can save following these ‘advanced’ fuel saving tips? Probably I should not be that ironic, but could anyone show me numbers – what is the effect of these fuel saving techniques?
- If you think that GasBuddy is the only service that aims to help desperate drivers to save cash on gas bills – you are wrong. Gas saving services pop up here and there weekly if not daily:
- share and compare your mpg with Fuelly.com
- find cheap gas using your cell phone and GasRunner.com (though their website does not look reliable and popular service, but probably the project is still in Beta.
- US set records exporting oil. Unbelievable, but true:
“A record 1.6 million barrels a day in U.S. refined petroleum products were exported during the first four months of this year, up 33 percent from 1.2 million barrels a day over the same period in 2007. Shipments this February topped 1.8 million barrels a day for the first time during any month, according to final numbers from the Energy Department.”
Quick Fuel Saving Links (July 26-30)
Hydrogen powered cars – what it feels to drive and if these cars have future:
Indeed, the Equinox is no slouch when it comes to performance. The first few times I put my foot to the floor, the torque of the electric motor really set me back in the seat. I really was impressed—and that’s coming from a guy used to driving a V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee…
8 more ways to save gas – this time geeky ways:
- Find the best gas prices on the Web.
- Look for online gas promotions.
- Use GPS or mapping tools.
- Share a ride with your Web buddies.
- Track your gas use.
- Know your car’s health.
- Replace your engine computer chip.
- Ecomod your car.
I really like this handy tool to search for fuel efficient auto (by class & year) Annual fuel cost and air pollution score included…
You can also compare cars one to another
Guys from Edmunds.com know much about cars, no doubt. What about their testing gas saving tips? What did they test?
Test #1 Aggressive Driving vs. Moderate Driving
Test #2 Lower Speeds Saves Gas
Test #3 Use Cruise Control
Test #4 A/C On, Windows Up vs. A/C Off, Windows Down
Test #5 Check Your Tire Pressure
Test #6 Avoid Excessive Idling
One great positive thing about never ending gas price increase is the fall of car accident deaths. Stats by state prove it is true