Renault Ventoux engine

The Ventoux was an automotive engine designed by Renault for the Renault 4CV.

The engine was liquid cooled, with four cylinders in line. It was also characterised by its three main bearing design and its piston stroke of 80mm. It used a lateral camshaft to operate overhead valves.

The engine was produced from 1947 through 1984, in displacements of 603cc, 748cc, 782cc, and 845cc, the differences being effected by changing the cylinder bore diameter. Ford do Brasil extended the engine to 1300cc and 1400cc to use it on the Ford Corcel

The following Renault models used the Ventoux engine:

• 4CV
• Dauphine and Ondine
• Dauphinoise
• Caravelle and Floride
• Estafette
• Alpine A108

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

The following Willys-Overland models used the Ventoux engine:

• Interlagos

The following Ford models used the Ventoux engine:

• Corcel I and Belina I

Willys-Overland do Brasil produced this engine in Brazil for use in the Interlagos (Renault Alpine) and Dauphine, which they built under Renault license from 1959 until 1967.

Ford do Brasil acquired Willys-Overland do Brasil in 1968 and continued producing the engine with a higher displacement (of 1300cc and 1400cc) until 1984. After that Ford they made several enhancements to improve the engine performance, increased the displacement to 1600cc and rebranded it as "CHT engine". ^{[1] [2]} It carved its own fame in Brazil, to the point many until today also call the 1.3L and 1.4L Ventoux engines as "CHT".

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