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Type B
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ABOARD
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ABOARD
From its second car, Renault focused on passenger comfort by offering one of the world’s very first saloon cars. Following on from Renault Type A, Type B was the fruit of a collaboration with the coachbuilder Labourdette developed in 1900.
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spirit
QUITE A
CARRIAGE
QUITE A
CARRIAGE
With the coachbuilder Labourdette, Renault developed a closed body (similar to the bodies of hansom cabs) and fitted it to Type B. The brand's second model benefited from Type A’s technical advancements, including the direct-drive gearbox, a system patented by Louis Renault for greater efficiency and quieter operation.
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interior
HORSE
POWER
HORSE
POWER
Renault Type B, more powerful than its big sister Type A, had a 450 cm3, 2.75 hp De Dion-Bouton engine. The hansom cabs of the time were drawn by one or two horses. Type B was therefore, to all intents and purposes, more powerful than the horse-drawn competition. And it could get up to 45 km/h!
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original soundtrack
LISTEN
TO THIS
PLAYLIST
LISTEN
TO THIS
PLAYLIST
In 1900, the sound of car horns and engines could be heard on the streets of Paris, alongside the neighing of the horses.
style
PHOTOGRAPHIC
EVIDENCE
PHOTOGRAPHIC
EVIDENCE
It would seem that Renault Type B was never actually marketed. The only traces left for posterity are rare photos of the time that prove that the model existed. The Type B in the Renault collection is a faithful reconstruction based on these photo archives.
technical features
360 KG
360 KG
- Performance and engine
approximately 45 km/h
Single-cylinder
De Dion Bouton 4-stroke,
450 cm3, 2.75 hp
- dimensionsLength 1,90 mWidth 1,15 mHeight 1,80 m
- architecture
Voiturette saloon
Rear-wheel drive transmission
3-speed (direct-drive) + reverse gearbox
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