Amilcar's most celebrated car, the 1924 CGS "Grand Sport", punched above its tiny 1074cc engine by fitting four-wheel brakes — rare on an affordable sports car of that era.
Lead trim: CGS 1.074 L side-valve
Amilcar CGS "Grand Sport"CGS · 1924–1924
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FactAmilcar's most celebrated car, the 1924 CGS "Grand Sport", punched above its tiny 1074cc engine by fitting four-wheel brakes — rare on an affordable sports car of that era.
The Amilcar CGS "Grand Sport," introduced 1924 and "the most famous model of all" per the page, was a 1,074 cc side-valve cyclecar with four-wheel brakes (an advance over its CC/CS siblings) — built under license abroad as the Pluto in Germany, the Grofri in Austria and Amilcar Italiana in Italy. It evolved into the more sporting CGSS "Grand Sport Surbaissé." No cylinder count or wheelbase is restated for the CGS specifically on the page (only its side-valve displacement), so those are left unset here rather than assumed from the CC's spec.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGS 1.074 L side-valve | 1924–1924 | 1.1 L | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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