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Renault 4CV  

1955-1961, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
55-57: i4/8V 7.3:1 747cc.(46ci)

21SAE-hp

@4100rpm

28.1 hp/l 1bbl 35lb-ft. (47Nm)

@1500rpm

57-61: i4/8V 7.8:1 747cc.(46ci)

26SAE-hp

@4100rpm

34.8 hp/l 1bbl 33lb-ft. (45Nm)

@2000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
0.7l21hp: 100kph/62mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

5.7 l/100km41.3 mpg
0.7l26hp: 100kph/62mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

6.0 l/100km39.2 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 4.50-15
transmission/drive wheel: 3-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3640 x 1430 x 1470 mm (143.3 x 56.3 x 57.9 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1220/1220 mm (82.7 in - 48.0/48.0 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.21 m² (56.0 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.73 m² (~18.7 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.65 m³ (270.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 560 - 600 kg (1235 - 1323 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 23.1 - 26.7 kg/hp (50.9 - 58.8 lb/hp) 38 - 43 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 1,105,543

   

The 4CV was the first french car selling over one million units.
It was a competitior to the Citroën 2CV and the Volkswagen "Käfer".
The 4CV was built between 1946 and 1961, with a facelift in 1954.

Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l’Automobile – Musée National – Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France
 
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Pictures taken at the "Technorama 2008" in Hildesheim, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2003 in Northeim (south of the Harz), Germany
 
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