Renault Type CI

The Renault Type CI was an early large passenger car from Renault, also called the 35 CV, and the national authority approved it on 19 January 1911. It was a shortened variant of the Renault Type CF and had neither a predecessor nor a successor, and its 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 70 to 105 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 353.5 centimetres the car was 472 centimetres long and 155 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 1,200 kilograms. Double phaeton and torpedo bodies were available, and the chassis cost 18,000 francs.