Renault Type AS

The Renault Type AS was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 20/30 CV, and the national authority approved it on 12 March 1909. It replaced the Renault Type V. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 100 millimetre bore and a 140 millimetre stroke displaced 4,398 cubic centimetres and gave 20 to 25 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 70 to 93 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 318 centimetres the car was 421 centimetres long and 156 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 950 kilograms. Buyers could choose double phaeton and landaulet bodies.