Renault Type H

The Renault Type H, also called the Type H 14 CV, was an early passenger car, the first Renault with a two-cylinder engine and the first with an engine Renault developed and built itself. It was presented in April 1902 and approved by the national authority on 13 May 1902, designed by Louis Renault. Apart from the engine it resembled the Type G and Type J. The two-cylinder engine had a 100 mm bore and 110 mm stroke, displaced 1,728 cc and produced 14 PS, driving the rear axle by shaft, and the quoted top speed ranged from 46 to 74 km/h depending on gearing. The car was 300 cm long on a 190 cm wheelbase and weighed 800 kg. Tonneau and landaulet bodies were offered, and production ended in 1902 with the Type N (c) as successor.