Renault Primaquatre

Renault Primaquatre
Overview
Manufacturer Renault
Also called Renault Type KZ
Production 1931-1941
Assembly Haren-Vilvoorde, Belgium (RIB)
Designer Louis Renault
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size / Large family car (D)
Body style 4-door sedan
2-door convertible
Layout FR layout
Related Renault Novaquatre
Renault Primastella
Powertrain
Engine I4 2120 cc, 35 hp (26 kW) (1931)
I4 2383 cc, 48 hp (36 kW) (1936)
I4 2383 cc, 62 hp (46 kW) (1938)
I4 2383 cc, 56 hp (42 kW)
Transmission 3-speed manual
Dimensions
Length (KZ-6/8) 3,700 mm (145.7 in)
(KZ-10) 3,900 mm (153.5 in)
(KZ-18) 4,000 mm (157.5 in)
(KZ-24) 4,150 mm (163.4 in)
(KZ-11) 4,300 mm (169.3 in)
Width (KZ-6/8) 1,450 mm (57.1 in)
(KZ-10) 1,570 mm (61.8 in)
(KZ-18) 1,575 mm (62.0 in)
(KZ-24) 1,600 mm (63.0 in)
(KZ-11) 1,770 mm (69.7 in)
Height (KZ-11) 1,710 mm (67.3 in)
Curb weight 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor Renault KZ
Successor Renault Colorale
Renault Frégate
First Generation
Overview
Production 1931-1935
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size / Large family car (D)
Body style 4-door sedan
2-door convertible
Related Renault Primastella
Powertrain
Engine I4 2120 cc, 35 hp (26 kW)
Transmission 3-speed manual
Second Generation
Overview
Production 1936-1941
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size / Large family car (D)
Body style 4-door Sedan
2-door convertible
Related Renault Novaquatre
Powertrain
Engine I4 2383 cc, 48 hp (36 kW) (1936)
I4 2383 cc, 62 hp (46 kW) (1938)
I4 2383 cc, 56 hp (42 kW)
Transmission 3-speed manual

The Renault Primaquatre was an automobile produced from 1931 to 1941 by Renault, 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 35 horsepower (26 kW) at 2900 rpm. The claimed maximum speed was 100 km/h (62 mph). The rear wheels were driven via an unsynchronised 3-speed manual transmission.

Second generation

In January 1936 the New Primaquatre (Type ACL1) appeared, featuring with a new 2383 cc (14CV) engine providing up to 48 PS (35 kW; 47 hp) 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.[1]

The last Primaquatre was the Primaquatre Sport (Type BDS2) with the 2.4-litre engine,[2] but with 56 PS (41 kW; 55 hp), type BDF2 receive the engine too of 62 PS (46 kW; 61 hp). One final technical enhancement came in 1940 when Lockheed hydraulic brakes replaced the cable brakes specified for the original design.

Types

First generation:

Second generation:

Characteristics

Sources

  1. "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1938 (salon 1937). Paris: Histoire & collections. Nr. 6: Page 72–73 & 76. 1998.
  2. Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
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