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DB Le Mans
The DB Le Mans (later also sold as the René Bonnet Le Mans and René Bonnet Missile) is a fibreglass-bodied two-door sports car with front-wheel drive, built in France from 1959 until 1964. Originally equipped with Panhard two-cylinder boxers, the cars built by René Bonnet had Renault four-cylinder engines. The car, with pronounced tailfins and more comfort than previous efforts by DB, was aimed squarely at the US market.
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Predecessor: DB HBR 5
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Specifications
- name
- 1960 DB Le Mans Luxe
- aka
- René Bonnet Le Mans, René Bonnet Missile
- Manufacturer
- DB, Automobiles René Bonnet
- Production
- 1959 – April 1962, 232 built
- Assembly
- Champigny-sur-Marne, France, Romorantin, France
- Predecessor
- DB Coach/HBR
- Body style
- 2-door convertible, 2-door coupé
- Layout
- FF layout
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Engine
- 702 cc Panhard H2, 848 cc Panhard Tigre H2, 954 cc Panhard H2, 845 cc Ventoux I4 (Bonnet Missile), 1,108 cc Cléon I4 (Bonnet Le Mans)
- Length
- 4100 mm (DB LM GL)
- Width
- 1600 mm
- Height
- 1250 mm
- Kerb weight
- 700 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2400 mm
- Designer
- René & Claude Bonnet, Jacques Hubert
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3011125CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Le_MansCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1317816859 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panhard_DB_Le_Mans_-_2_cyl_-_850_ccm_-_60_PS_-_1960_-_1.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Th-Photos · 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.