Renault Type AK
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Renault Type AK (1906)
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Type AK and Type AK-1 | |
Production period: | 1906-1907 |
Class : | race car |
Body versions : | Phaeton |
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Petrol engines : 13.0 liters (59–66 kW) |
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Wheelbase : | 2850 mm |
Empty weight : | 1000-1070 kg |
Previous model | Renault Type AE and Type AF |
successor | Renault Type AQ |
The Renault Type AK was an early Renault racing car model from 1906. It led to the Renault Type AK-1 in 1907 . Both were only available with a lightweight, two-seater structure.
description
Renault manufactured this model as the successor to the Renault Type AE and Type AF . The national licensing authority granted its approval on June 16, 1906. At least three copies were made. The successor was the Renault Type AQ in 1908 .
A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with a 166 mm bore and 150 mm stroke produced 80 to 90 hp from a displacement of 12,985 cm³ . The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The top speed was specified at 154 to 168 km / h, depending on the gear ratio.
The wheelbase was 285 cm and the track width was 125 cm. The vehicle weighed 1000 to 1070 kg. A special feature was the lack of a differential .
motor race
Ferenc Szisz won the French Grand Prix , which took place in Le Mans from June 26th to 27th, 1906 .
literature
- Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 2: 1906-1910 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1978, ISBN 2-902667-02-7 , pp. 11-47 (French).
- René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 26 (French).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 2: 1906-1910 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1978, ISBN 2-902667-02-7 (French).
- ^ A b René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).