Renault Type J

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Type J
Sales designation: Renault 18 CV
Production period: 1902
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : Phaeton , tonneau , limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.65 liters
(13.2 kW)
Length: 3000 mm
Width: 1450 mm
Height: 1500 mm
Wheelbase : 1900 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 500 kg

The Renault Type J was an early passenger cars from Renault . Another name is Renault Type J - 18 CV

description

This model appeared a few weeks later as the Renault Type H , which was presented in April 1902. It was the most powerful vehicle to date. The designer was Louis Renault . Production ended in 1902. The following Renault Type N (a) had a comparable engine power, but a 50 cm longer wheelbase.

Except for the engine, the model was similar to Renault Type G and Renault Type H . A self-developed and manufactured two-cylinder engine with a 114 mm bore and 130 mm stroke produced 18 hp from a displacement of 2654 cm³ . The water cooler was mounted on the side of the engine. The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The maximum speed was specified as 53 km / h to 79 km / h, depending on the gear ratio.

With a wheelbase of 190 cm, the vehicle was 300 cm long, 145 cm wide and 150 cm high. The chassis weighed 500 kg. There was a choice of a sporty, two-seater Phaeton , a tonneau and a sedan .

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977, pp. 56-77.
  • 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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977.
  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).
  3. ^ A b Author collective: Renault. 100 years of motoring progress.