Renault Type DM

The Renault Type DM was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 11 CV, and the national authority approved it on 16 January 1913. It replaced the Renault Type CQ, and the Renault Type ER followed it in 1914. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 75 millimetre bore and a 120 millimetre stroke displaced 2,121 cubic centimetres and gave 11 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 37 to 50 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 300.5 centimetres the car was 421 centimetres long and 161.5 centimetres wide, with a 10 metre turning circle, and the bare chassis weighed 650 kilograms. Torpedo, limousine and roadster bodies were offered. The chassis cost 6,800 francs on ordinary tyres in 1913, and a five seat torpedo rose from 8,200 francs in 1913 to 8,500 francs the next year.