Renault Type U (a)

The Renault Type U (a) was an early passenger car model from Renault, and a variation was the Renault Type U (e); they were also called 10 CV. Renault presented this model as the successor to the Renault Type Q at the Paris motor show in December 1903, the national licensing authority approved it on 9 February 1904, and production ended in the same year, with the Renault Type Y as successor. A two-cylinder engine with 100 mm bore and 100 mm stroke gave 10 PS from 1,571 cubic centimetres, although one source gives 90 to 100 mm bore, 100 to 120 mm stroke, 1,272 to 1,885 cubic centimetres and 10 to 16 PS. The side-mounted water radiator had twelve cooling elements, unlike the smaller Renault Type T, power went by cardan shaft to the rear axle, and the top speed was given as 37 to 65 km/h depending on gearing. The Type U (a) had a wheelbase of 220 cm, was 330 cm long and 150 cm wide, and its chassis weighed 600 kg and the complete vehicle 950 kg; a tonneau was available, and the car cost 7,800 francs in December 1903.