Renault Type DT

The Renault Type DT was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 40 CV, and the national authority approved it on 25 July 1913. It replaced the Renault Type CG, the Renault Type ES followed it in 1914. A water cooled six cylinder engine with a 100 millimetre bore and a 160 millimetre stroke displaced 7,540 cubic centimetres and gave 31 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 67 to 86 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. The bare chassis weighed 1,450 kilograms. Buyers could choose double phaeton and roadster bodies, and the chassis cost 21,000 francs.