Renault Type EF

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Renault Type EF Landaulet (1914)
Renault Type EF Landaulet (1914)
Type EF
Sales designation: Renault 12 CV
Production period: 1914
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , landaulet
Engines: Otto engine :
2.6 liters (13 kW)
Length: 4315-4510 mm
Width: 1615 mm
Height: 2370 mm
Wheelbase : 3060-3295 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 800 kg
Previous model Renault Type DG
successor Renault Type EU

The Renault Type EF was an early passenger car model from Renault . It was also called 12 CV .

description

The national licensing authority granted its approval on April 15, 1914. The model replaced the Renault Type DG . Production ended in the same year. The successor was the Renault Type EU in 1917 .

A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with a bore of 80 mm and a stroke of 130 mm produced 13 hp from a displacement of 2614 cm³ . The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The maximum speed was specified as 38 km / h to 64 km / h, depending on the gear ratio.

Two chassis of different lengths were available. The shorter one with a 306 cm wheelbase enabled a vehicle length of 431.5 cm. The longer one had a wheelbase of 329.5 cm, which made for a length of 451 cm. The track width of 134 cm and the vehicle width of 161.5 cm were identical. One source cites a height of 237 cm, but does not state which body shape this information refers to. The turning circle was given as 11 meters. The chassis weighed 800 kg. Torpedo , limousine and landaulet have survived. A sedan with a factory body cost 12,900 francs .

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 3: 1911-1918 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-902667-04-3 , pp. 131-169 (French).
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 54-58 (French).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).
  2. ^ A b Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 3: 1911-1918 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-902667-04-3 (French).