Renault Type N (a)

The Renault Type N (a) was an early passenger car model from Renault. The Renault Type N (b) differed only in tiny details, and both models were also called 14/20 CV. The model was presented in December 1902 at the Paris motor show and was Renault's first middle-class model. Reports on it appeared in La France Automobile on 31 January and 21 July 1903, the national licensing authority approved it on 21 February 1903, and in October 1903 the Renault Type S followed as its successor. A four-cylinder engine with 90 mm bore and 100 mm stroke gave 14 PS from 2,545 cubic centimetres, although one source gives 90 to 100 mm bore, 100 to 120 mm stroke, 2,545 to 3,770 cubic centimetres and 10 to 20 PS. The side-mounted water radiator had 18 cooling elements, power went by cardan shaft to the rear axle, and the top speed was given as 52 to 85 km/h depending on gearing. The wheelbase was 240 cm, the car 340 or 350 cm long and 155 cm wide, the chassis weighed 550 kg and the complete vehicle 1,050 to 1,170 kg, with a tonneau or special bodies to choose from.