Renault Type BX

The Renault Type BX was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 14 CV, and the national authority approved it on 3 December 1909. It replaced the Renault Type X, production ended in 1910. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 90 millimetre bore and a 120 millimetre stroke displaced 3,054 cubic centimetres and gave 14 to 16 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 46 to 64 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 308 centimetres the car was 434.5 centimetres long and 166 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 900 kilograms. Buyers could choose double phaeton, touring car, limousine and phaeton bodies, and the chassis cost 11,800 francs.