Renault 97-54 TS or SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 97-54 TS: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Renault 97-54 TS suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (6.6 L/min / 1.7 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 | 97-54 TS | Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 58.8 kW (78.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 58.8 kW (78.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 97-54 TS and the Leopard 90-Turbo (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 97-54 TS and the Leopard 90-Turbo (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 41.6 L/min (11.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 35.0 L/min (9.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | AheadThe Renault 97-54 TS has 19% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,750 kg (10,472 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 4,760 kg (10,494 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,620 kg (10,185 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 3,450 kg (7,606 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 97-54 TS is 34% heavier (1,170 kg / 2,579 lb) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (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 97-54 TS and the Leopard 90-Turbo (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | AheadThe Renault 97-54 TS has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 97-54 TS and the Leopard 90-Turbo (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 97-54 TS and the Leopard 90-Turbo (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 97-54 TS R 7802” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Leopard 90 Turbo” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1990 | 1982–1984 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 97-54 TS is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault 97-54 TS has 19% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 97-54 TS is 34% heavier (1,170 kg / 2,579 lb) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 97-54 TS has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SAME Leopard 90-Turbo (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 97-54 TS is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources