Renault Type FK

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Renault Type FK touring car
Renault Type FK touring car
Type FK
Sales designation: Renault 12 CV
Production period: 1917-1918
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
2.1 liters (8.8 kW)
Length: 4315 mm
Width: 1615 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 3060 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 750 kg
Previous model Renault Type ER
successor Renault Type GS

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

description

The national licensing authority granted its approval on December 7, 1917. The predecessor was the Renault Type ER . Production ended in 1918. The successor was the Renault Type GS .

A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with a 75 mm bore and 120 mm stroke developed 12 hp from a displacement of 2121 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.

With a wheelbase of 306 cm and a track width of 134 cm, the vehicle was 431.5 cm long and 161.5 cm wide. The turning circle was given as 11 meters. The chassis weighed 750 kg. Only touring cars have survived .

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 3: 1911-1918 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-902667-04-3 , pp. 179-201 (French).
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 59-61 (French).

Web links

Commons : Renault Type FK  - 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).