1898 Renault Type A
BODYWORK
BODY TYPE . 2 seater
NUMBER OF DOORS . 0
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
LENGTH . 1900 mm . 74.8 inches
WIDTH . 1150 mm . 45.3 inches
HEIGHT . 1400 mm . 55.1 inches
KERB WEIGHT . 280 kg . 617 lb
ENGINE
ENGINE TYPE . naturally aspirated petrol
ENGINE MANUFACTURER . de Dion Bouton
CYLINDERS . 1
CAPACITY . 0.3 litre 273 cc (16.659 cu in)
VALVE GEAR . 2 valves per cylinder 2 valves in total
MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT . 1.7 PS (1.7 bhp) (1.3 kW)
SPECIFIC OUTPUT . 6.2 bhp/litre 0.1 bhp/cu in
ENGINE COOLANT . Air
UNITARY CAPACITY . 273 cc
ASPIRATION . Normal
COMPRESSOR . N/A
INTERCOOLER . None
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED . 45 km/h (28 mph)
POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO . HIGHER IS BETTER - 6.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.01 PS/kg 4.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0 kW/kg 6.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.01 bhp/kg 0 bhp/lb
WEIGHT-TO-POWER RATIO . LOWER IS BETTER - 220.87 kg/kW 368.94 lb/bhp
CHASSIS
ENGINE POSITION . front
ENGINE LAYOUT . unknown
DRIVE WHEELS . rear wheel drive  
TORQUE SPLIT . N/A
GEARBOX . 3 speed manual
TOP GEAR RATIO . 1