Renault Type EK

The Renault Type EK was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 9 CV, and the national authority approved it on 18 December 1913. It replaced the Renault Type AX and production ended in 1917. A water cooled two cylinder engine with an 80 millimetre bore and a 120 millimetre stroke displaced 1,206 cubic centimetres and gave 7 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 45 to 56 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 237 centimetres the car was 331 centimetres long and 133.6 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 500 kilograms. The chassis cost 4,200 francs.