Renault Type D

The Renault Type D was the fourth passenger car model that Renault built, designed by Louis Renault and approved by the national authority on 2 February 1901. It followed the Type C and stayed in production only during that year, after which the Type G appeared at the end of 1901. A single cylinder De Dion-Bouton engine of 452 cubic centimetres gave 4.5 PS and drove the rear axle through a cardan shaft, and the stated top speed was 25 to 40 kilometres per hour. A steering wheel on a slightly slanted column replaced the upright steering lever of the Type C. The car weighed 500 kilograms empty, cost 4,500 francs new and was offered as a two seat phaeton, with or without a rear emergency seat, or as a tonneau. The sportier Renault Type E was based on it.