The Renault Primaquatre is an automobile produced from 1931 to 1941 by

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured ...

, the last car built before Louis Renault's death in 1944.

First Generation

The Primaquatre was first exhibited on 29 December 1930 as the Type KZ6, being a development from to the KZ series. Its 4-cylinder engine was of 2120 cc providing a published maximum output of at 2900 rpm. The claimed maximum speed was . The rear wheels were driven via an unsynchronised 3-speed manual transmission. *In 1932 arrived the new model Type KZ8 more width to difference of the Renault Monaquatre. *In 1933 appeared the Type KZ10 larger from to , with an engine powerest. *In 1933 the KZ11 appeared, was a taxis G7 company, a special series of 2400 vehicles with new adaptations. *In 1934 arrived the Type KZ18 larger than . *In 1935 arrived the Type KZ24 with of large and of width.

Second generation

In January 1936 the New Primaquatre (Type ACL1) appeared, featuring with a new 2383 cc (14CV) engine providing up to at 3200 rpm. In following years the types ACL2, BDF1, BDF2 and BDS1 were introduced, and were produced until the early summer of 1940 when the unexpected speed of the German invasion put an end to most passenger car production in France. Two changes towards the end of 1937 were the introduction of Renault's newly developed mechanical brake servo, as well as the removal of one of the two access points for the fuel tank which from now on had to be filled using a single fuel filler on the right hand side of the rear panel. The last Primaquatre was the Primaquatre Sport (Type BDS2) with the 2.4-litre engine,Odin, L.C. ''World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production''. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG. but with , type BDF2 receive the engine too of . One final technical enhancement came in 1940 when Lockheed hydraulic brakes replaced the cable brakes specified for the original design.

Types

First generation: *KZ6 *KZ8 *KZ10 *KZ11 *KZ18 *KZ24 Second generation: *ACL1 *ACL2 *BDF1 *BDF2 *BDS1 *BDS2

Characteristics

*Speed: *Power: , , , *Brakes: with cables on drums AV and AR *Battery: 6 V

Sources

{{Renault timeline 1921-1960 Primaquatre Cars introduced in 1931