Renault · 1927–1932
Renault Monasix
The Renault Monasix (Type RY) was a compact car or small family car manufactured between 1927 and 1932 by Renault.
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Successor: Renault Monaquatre
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Overview
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 grille: side gills on hood) storage below doors RY1: Produced from 1928 to 1929 with the radiator behind the engine (no front grille: 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
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Specifications
- name
- Renault Monasix
- aka
- Renault Monasix Monastella, Renault Monastella
- Manufacturer
- Renault
- Assembly
- France: Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
- Production
- 1927–1932
- Predecessor
- Renault NN
- Successor
- Renault Monaquatre
- Class
- Compact car / small family car (C)
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Body style
- 2-door coupé, 2-door convertible, 2-door truck, 4-door sedan, 4-door convertible, 4-door torpedo
- Engine
- 1476 cc sidevalve I6
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2650 mm
- Length
- 3700 mm
- Width
- 1550 mm
- Height
- 1600 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1350 kg
- Related
- Renault Monastella
- Designer
- Louis Renault
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1496020CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_MonasixCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1370554953 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renault_Monasix_ca_1928.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Charles01 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.