Renault 40CV

The Renault 40CV was a full-size luxury car that the French manufacturer Renault built from 1911 to 1928. It was sold in many variations known by two letter names such as the CG, ES and JP. It was launched with a six-cylinder 7.5-litre engine, which gave way to a larger 9.1-litre unit when the Type HF replaced the Type HD in August 1920, and a hydraulic servo-brake system was fitted in 1922. A 40CV won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1925, and in 1926 a modified single-seater NM covered 80.5 kilometres at 190 km/h and broke the 24-hour record by covering 4,167.57 km at an average of 173.6 km/h. Between 1920 and 1928 the car served as official transport for the French presidents Alexandre Millerand and Gaston Doumergue, and it was replaced by the Renault Reinastella in 1928.