Renault Type AK

Renault
Renault Type AK (1906)
Type AK and Type AK-1
Production period:	1906-1907
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Petrol engines : 13.0 liters (59–66 kW)
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Width:
Height:
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

Commons : Renault Type AK  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{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).
2. ^ ^{A b} René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).