The Dacia SupeRNova (ˈdat͡ʃia) was a car

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 manufactured by Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n auto marque Dacia.

History

A small front wheel drive hatchback

Hatchback

A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

 car, Dacia SupeRNova was produced from 2000 to 2003, being the first car released after signing the contract with Renault

Renault

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

. The SupeRNova is in fact a Dacia Nova

Dacia Nova

The Dacia Nova was a car manufactured by Romanian auto marque Dacia.-History:Dacia Nova was the first car designed by the Romanian engineers, taking a very long time to complete. This is the reason for the car looking slightly outdated when it exited the factory's gates for the first time, in 1995...

 which has been improved by adding a Renault injection engine and gearbox.

The Renault Clio

Renault Clio

The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation...

 engine is a Straight-4

Straight-4

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

, and the appropriate manual five-speed hydraulic gearbox. It has also been equipped with air conditioning

Air conditioning

An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...

, aluminium wheels and cassette player. The car's original cost was set for the most equipped version to 5800€. The car was sold in 5 different versions depending on its features: Europa, Confort, Rapsodie, top version Clima and special edition Campus. The car is Euro 2 compliant and some of the 2003 versions are even euro3 compliant.

Engines

Name	Capacity	Type	Power	Torque	Top speed	Acceleration 0–100km/h	City consumption	Highway consumption
E7J Renault E-Type engine The "Energy" or E-Type was a straight-4 automobile engine from Renault, introduced in 1988 with the Renault 19.-ExF:The ExF displaces 1.2 L Applications:* E5F** 1991–1997 Renault Clio** 1994-1997 Renault Twingo* E7F... 1.4 MPI	1390 cc	8 valves SOHC	74 PS at 5250 rpm	114 newton metre at 2800 rpm	162 kilometre per hour	13 s	9.0 liters/100 km	6.0 liters/100 km

External links

• Romanian cars – Dacia SupeRNova