Renault kept tweaking the humble Primaquatre right to the end: in 1940, with France already fighting a losing war, it quietly swapped the car's old cable brakes for modern Lockheed hydraulics.
Lead trim: Primaquatre ACL1 2.4 four (1936; 48 PS at 3,200 rpm)
Renault PrimaquatreACL1 · 1936–1941
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FactRenault kept tweaking the humble Primaquatre right to the end: in 1940, with France already fighting a losing war, it quietly swapped the car's old cable brakes for modern Lockheed hydraulics.
In January 1936 the New Primaquatre (Type ACL1) appeared with a new 2383 cc (14CV) engine providing up to 48 PS at 3200 rpm; the types ACL2, BDF1, BDF2 and BDS1 followed until production ended in early summer 1940 with the German invasion, with Renault's new mechanical brake servo and a single fuel filler on the right of the rear panel from late 1937. The last Primaquatre was the Primaquatre Sport (Type BDS2) with the 2.4-litre engine at 56 PS, and the BDF2 received an engine of 62 PS. The page's power figures for this generation conflict (48, 52, 56 and 62), so only the ACL1's 48 PS is entered.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primaquatre 2.4 four (later types, 1937–1941) | 1937–1941 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Primaquatre ACL1 2.4 four (1936; 48 PS at 3,200 rpm) | 1936–1936 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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