Renault Type S

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Type S
Sales designation: Renault 14/20 CV
Production period: 1903
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Tonneau , Phaeton
Engines:
Otto engines : 2.5-3.8 liters
(10.3-14.7 kW)
Length: 3500 mm
Width: 1550 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2400 mm
Empty weight : 1170 kg
Previous model Renault Type N (a) and Type N (b)
successor Renault Type U (b) and Type U (c)

The Renault Type S was an early passenger car model from Renault . It was also called 14/20 CV .

description

This model was the successor to the Renault Type N (a) and Type N (b) . It appeared on the market in October 1903. The national licensing authority granted its approval on October 15, 1903. Successors were the Renault Type U (b) and Type U (c) .

A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with a 90 to 100 mm bore and 100 to 120 mm stroke developed 14 to 20 hp from 2545 cm³ to 3770 cubic capacity . The engine power was sent to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The maximum speed was specified as 39 km / h to 65 km / h, depending on the gear ratio.

With a wheelbase of 240 cm, the vehicle was 350 cm long and 155 cm wide. The chassis weighed 800 kg, the complete vehicle 1170 kg. There was a choice of Tonneau , Phaeton and special bodies.

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977, pp. 84-107.
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 18-20 (French).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ A b Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Voitures Particulières. Tome 1: 1899-1905. Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1977.