The Renault Type Y was a French

automobile A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, peopl ...

produced between 1905 and 1906 by

Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...

. It is believed that the mechanical structure and design came out as an evolution to that of the

Renault Voiturette The Renault Voiturette (Renault Little Car) was Renault's first ever produced automobile, and was manufactured between 1898 and 1903. The name was used for five models. The first Voiturettes mounted De Dion-Bouton engines. Continental tires were u ...

as it is very similar to the Type C, D and E Voiturettes.

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Type Y Cars introduced in 1905 Cars discontinued in 1906 {{Brass-auto-stub