Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 or Renault Super 6?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Super L 318 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 16% (2.8 L/min / 0.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | Super L 318 | Super 6 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 29.3 kW (39.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 29.4 kW (39.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Super L 318 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the Super L 318 and the Super 6. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Super L 318 and the Super 6. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 19.8 L/min (5.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 17.0 L/min (4.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | AheadThe Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 has 16% more hydraulic flow (2.8 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the Renault Super 6 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the Super L 318: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318”); the Super 6: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,030 kg (4,475 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 1,623 kg (3,578 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 is 25% heavier (407 kg / 897 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Super L 318 and the Super 6. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19.4 km/h (12.1 mph) to 26.2 km/h (16.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 565/1106 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Super L 318. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Super L 318 and the Super 6. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1961 | 1964–1965 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 has 16% more hydraulic flow (2.8 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the Renault Super 6 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Porsche-Diesel Super L 318 is 25% heavier (407 kg / 897 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Super L 318 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the Super L 318: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L 318”); the Super 6: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources