page_title: DB Le Mans
section_title: René Bonnet era
hierarchical_section_title: DB Le Mans / René Bonnet era
caption_attribution_description: Missile was front wheel drive using Renault 4 mechanicals.
context_page_description: The DB Le Mans 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 comfortable than previous efforts by DB was aimed squarely at the US market.
context_section_description: After the split between Deutsch and Bonnet, René Bonnet reintroduced the Missile and the Le Mans under his own name and with Renault engines. The more luxurious Le Mans was a convertible with Renault's 1108 cc type 688 R8 engine tuned to produce 70 CV (51 kW). This engine was mounted ahead of the driving axle, whereas on the lower priced Missile it was mounted behind the front axle, in a front mid-engine location. The Missile, although with similar bodywork, also had single rather than the double headlights of the Le Mans. The Missile also had a lesser engine, in the form of the 845 cc type 670. The Missile has 50 CV (37 kW).
caption: A 1961 René Bonnet Missile, a later redesigned version with Renault engines
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