Renault Type G

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Renault Type G Tonneau (1902)
Renault Type G Tonneau (1902)
Type G
Sales designation: Renault 6 CV
Production period: 1901-1903
Class : Small car
Body versions : Tonneau , Phaeton , touring cars , pick-ups
Engines:
Petrol engines : 0.86-0.94 liters
(4.4-5.9 kW)
Length: 3000 mm
Width: 1450 mm
Height: 1500 mm
Wheelbase : 1900 mm
Empty weight : 750 kg
Previous model Renault Type D
successor Renault Type L
Renault Type G Phaeton (1902)
Renault Type G double phaeton (1902)
Renault Type G double phaeton 1902 Front.JPG
Emblem Renault Type G (type plate) .JPG


According to the nameplate a Renault Type G of the series B. Dated by the RAC to 1902, with a single cylinder engine and 8 hp.

The Renault Type G was an early passenger cars from Renault . Another name is Renault Type G - 6 CV

description

A first report on this model can be found in La France Automobile on November 30, 1901. The presentation took place at the 4th Paris Motor Show , which took place in Paris from December 10 to 25, 1901 . The national licensing authority granted its approval on January 23, 1902. The model was the successor to the Renault Type D . The designer was Louis Renault . Production ended in early 1903. The successor was the Renault Type L , which was presented in December 1902.

A single cylinder engine from De Dion-Bouton with a 100 mm bore and 110 mm stroke produced 6 hp from a displacement of 864 cm³ . One source gives a 100 mm bore, 110 to 120 mm stroke, 864 to 939 cm³ displacement and 6 hp. Later versions of the B series developed 8 hp. The side-mounted water cooler had twelve cooling elements, more than on the previous model. The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The maximum speed was given as 31 km / h to 53 km / h.

With a wheelbase of 190 cm, the vehicle was 300 cm long, 145 cm wide and 150 cm high. The empty weight was 750 kg. There was a choice of two-seater Phaeton , double phaeton and tonneau , the latter and the like. a. from the body manufacturer Kellner & Cie .

The Bonhams auction house auctioned a tonneau for 53,155 euros on December 5, 2005 , a two-seater for 112,734 euros on November 4, 2011 and another tonneau for 111,928 euros on November 1, 2013.

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977, pp. 53-77.
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 16-17 (French).
  • Author collective: Renault. 100 years of motoring progress.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977.
  2. ^ A b c René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).
  3. ^ A b Author collective: Renault. 100 years of motoring progress.
  4. ↑ Auction of December 5, 2005 (accessed August 8, 2014)
  5. ↑ Auction of November 4, 2011 (English, accessed August 8, 2014)
  6. ↑ Auction of November 1, 2013 (English, accessed August 8, 2014)