Renault Type FK

The Renault Type FK was an early passenger car from Renault, also called the 12 CV, and the national authority approved it on 7 December 1917. It replaced the Renault Type ER, production ended in 1918. A water cooled four cylinder engine with a 75 millimetre bore and a 120 millimetre stroke displaced 2,121 cubic centimetres and gave 12 PS, sent to the rear axle by a cardan shaft, for a stated top speed of 38 to 64 kilometres per hour depending on the gearing. On a wheelbase of 306 centimetres the car was 431.5 centimetres long and 161.5 centimetres wide, and the bare chassis weighed 750 kilograms.