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Renault Monasix

Renault Monasix
FieldValue
nameRenault Monasix
imageRenault Monasix ca 1928.JPG
captionRenault Monasix RY2
akaRenault Monasix Monastella
Renault Monastella
manufacturerRenault
assemblyÎle Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
production1927–1932
predecessorRenault NN
successorRenault Monaquatre
classCompact car / small family car (C)
layoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
body_style
engine1476 cc sv I6
transmissionmanual
wheelbase2650 mm
length3700 mm
width1550 mm
height1600 mm
weight1350 kg
relatedRenault Monastella
designerLouis Renault

Renault Monastella The Renault Monasix (Type RY) was a compact car or small family car manufactured between 1927 and 1932 by Renault.

Overview

1931 Renault Monasix Type RY2

The car was considered a commercial failure mainly because the engine was too small for the car's length and weight, which often led to problems in keeping the car under control. Renault ended production of the car in 1932. With its 1,476 cc displacement the engine, of an 8CV tax horsepower rating, was one of the smallest six cylinder engines available at the time.

Starting in 1928, the "Compagnie Générale des voitures à Paris", the main Paris taxi company, purchased a large number of the cars and painted them in the same shade of green as that used for the city's buses: 5,000 taxi versions were made, the last of which were used in Paris until 1962.

In competition, the Monasix was raced in the Morocco Rally in 1928.

The Monastella version was an upgraded version of Monasix with better trim.

Production ended in 1932 and the car was replaced by the Renault Monaquatre.

Types

  • RY : Produced from 1927 to 1928 with the radiator behind the engine (no front grill: side gills on hood) storage below doors
  • RY1: Produced from 1928 to 1929 with the radiator behind the engine (no front grill: side gills on hood) no storage below doors
  • RY2: Produced from 1929 to 1931 radiator in front of the engine, front grille, no side gills on bonnet
  • RY3: Produced from 1931 to 1932 radiator in front of the engine, front grille, side gills on bonnet

Characteristics

  • Speed: 91 km/h
  • Power: 12.5 hp-metric (8CV)

References

References

  1. (2006). "Automobilia". Histoire & collections.
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