Renault Type ET

The Renault Type ET was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 40 CV, and the national authority approved it on 27 February 1914. It replaced the Renault Type DQ and production ended in 1917 without a successor. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 130 millimetre bore and a 160 millimetre stroke displaced 8,495 cubic centimetres and gave 40 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 67 to 96 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 1,350 kilograms. Buyers could choose torpedo, limousine and landaulet bodies.