Renault Monaquatre
Encyclopedia
The Monaquatre was a small family car or compact
automobile
assembled by Renault
between 1931 and 1936. It used a conventional front engine / rear wheel drive configuration and was powered by a four-cylinder water-cooled engine.
mid-size car
.
At the 1932 Paris
Motor Show the new Type YN1 version appeared, the engine size increased from 1289 cc to 1463 cc.
In 1933 the type YN2 appeared at the Paris
Motor Show, featuring a redesigned bonnet / hood and a new engine of 2120 cc straight-4
, 35 HP. This engine remained in production until in 1936), but the YN2 itself was produced for only three months before the new more aerodynamic Type YN3 1934 appeared in 1934.
In September 1935 the production of the final version, the Type YN4, ceased like models 1936 Type YN4. The Monaquatre was replaced by the Renault Celtaquatre
.
Compact car
A compact car , or small family car , is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car...
automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
assembled by Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
between 1931 and 1936. It used a conventional front engine / rear wheel drive configuration and was powered by a four-cylinder water-cooled engine.
Details and Evolutions
Launched in October 1931, the Monaquatre was similar in design to Renault PrimaquatreRenault Primaquatre
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:...
mid-size car
Mid-size car
A mid-size car is the North American/Australian standard for an automobile with a size equal to or greater than that of a compact...
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At the 1932 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Motor Show the new Type YN1 version appeared, the engine size increased from 1289 cc to 1463 cc.
In 1933 the type YN2 appeared at the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Motor Show, featuring a redesigned bonnet / hood and a new engine of 2120 cc straight-4
Straight-4
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....
, 35 HP. This engine remained in production until in 1936), but the YN2 itself was produced for only three months before the new more aerodynamic Type YN3 1934 appeared in 1934.
In September 1935 the production of the final version, the Type YN4, ceased like models 1936 Type YN4. The Monaquatre was replaced by the Renault Celtaquatre
Renault Celtaquatre
The Renault Celtaquatre is a small family car or compact car automobile produced by the French manufactured Renault between 1934 and 1938, it was French but looked like an American car , it had elements recalling the "american school".- Details and evolutions :1934-1938: four-cylinder motor of 1463...
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Characteristics
- Speed: 85 kilometre per hour
- Power: 25 HP (7CV), 30 HP (8 CV), 35 HP (9CV)
- Brakes: with cables on drums AV and AR
- Battery: 6 V