Renault Type CF

The Renault Type CF was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 35 CV, and the national authority approved it on 19 January 1911. Production ended in 1912. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 130 millimetre bore and a 160 millimetre stroke displaced 8,495 cubic centimetres and gave 40 to 45 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 68 to 97 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 374.3 centimetres the car was 501 centimetres long and 176 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 1,350 kilograms. The chassis cost 18,000 francs.