Renault Type ES

The Renault Type ES was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 40 CV, and the national authority approved it on 21 February 1914. It replaced the Renault Type DT and the Renault Type FI followed it in 1916. 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. On a wheelbase of 374.3 centimetres the car was 503.5 centimetres long and 176 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 1,450 kilograms.