Renault Type N (c)

The Renault Type N (c), also called the 10/16 CV, was an early passenger car presented at the Paris motor show in December 1902, with La France Automobile reporting on it on 7 February 1903 and the Type Q following in October 1903 as its successor. A two-cylinder engine with a 90 mm bore and 100 mm stroke displaced 1,272 cc and produced 10 PS, driving the rear axle by shaft, and the quoted top speed ranged from 37 to 65 km/h depending on gearing. On a 220 cm wheelbase the car was 320 or 330 cm long and 150 cm wide, and the chassis weighed 550 kg and the complete car 900 to 950 kg. Tonneau, double phaeton and special bodies were offered. The similar Type N (a) had a four-cylinder engine and a radiator with 18 elements, and Bonhams sold a 1903 example in 2016 for 148,948 euros.