Renault Nervasport

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Renault Nervasport (Type ZC 2) Roadster (1933–1934)
Renault Nervasport (Type ZC 2) Roadster (1933–1934)
Nervasport
Production period: 1932-1935
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , coupé , cabriolet , roadster
Engines:
Petrol engines : 4.2-5.4 liters
(73.5-88 kW)
Length: 4670-5000 mm
Width: 1750-1850 mm
Height: 1700 mm
Wheelbase : 3130-3209 mm
Empty weight :
With four horizontal ventilation slots:
Type ZC 4 as a sedan (1934–1935)
With the same front design, but the larger engine:
Type ACN 1 as a convertible (1935)

The Renault Nervasport was a passenger car model of the interwar period of Renault . The type codes were Type TG , Type ZC and Type ACN .

description

Renault presented the vehicle in March 1932 as a variant of the Renault Nervastella . Production ended in 1935.

Type TG 5

The water-cooled eight - cylinder engine with a 75 mm bore and 120 mm stroke developed 100 hp from a displacement of 4241 cm³ . The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . With a wheelbase of 313 cm, the vehicles were 467 cm long and 175 cm wide. An internet source mentions a vehicle height of 170 cm, but does not state which body variant this information relates to. There were five ventilation flaps of equal size in the sides of the bonnet. The front bumper was one piece and straight. There was a choice of sedan , coupé , convertible and roadster .

Type ZC 2

The national approval authority approved this version on September 30, 1933. A larger cylinder bore of 80 mm made for a displacement of 4825 cm³. The engine power increased to 120 hp. The wheelbase measured 318.4 cm and the track width at the front 144 cm and 145.4 cm at the rear. Another source names 319 cm wheelbase, 480 cm vehicle length and 185 cm vehicle width. The turning circle was given as 16 meters. The five ventilation flaps were of different sizes. The one-piece front bumper curved down in the middle. The same body versions were available as before.

Type ZC 4

This version appeared in October 1934. The wheelbase was lengthened to 320.9 cm. There were four horizontal vents in the sides of the bonnet. Between the two short front bumper was the license plate number . This version was discontinued on March 26, 1935.

Type ACN 1

This version was approved on December 11, 1934, but did not replace its predecessor until March 26, 1935. A larger cylinder bore of 85 mm resulted in a displacement of 5447 cm³. The prices were 3,000 francs higher than before. Further differences have not been passed down. One source mentions a wheelbase of 319 cm, a vehicle length of 500 cm and a width of 185 cm, but does not state whether this data also applied to the ZC 4 .

Rally and record drives

Nervasport record car at the 2018 Paris Motor Show

Between April 3 and April 5, 1934, the drivers Quatresous, Fromentin, Berthelon and Wagner achieved world records over 4000 miles, 5000 miles and 48 hours as well as nine international records with a Nervasport. In 1935, the drivers Lahaye and Quatresous won the Monte Carlo Rally with a specially designed Nervasport .

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 5: 1924-1933 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1981, ISBN 2-902667-06-X , pp. 179-219 (French).
  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 6: 1934-1934 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-902667-08-6 , pp. 28-47 (French).
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 104-131 (French).

Web links

Commons : Renault Nervasport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 5: 1924-1933 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1981, ISBN 2-902667-06-X (French).
  2. ^ A b c d Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 6: 1934-1934 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-902667-08-6 (French).
  3. ↑ a b c d e René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).