Specifications
11A 'Normale'
Dimensions
Overall length; 4650mm, overall width; 1760mm, height; 1540mm
Wheelbase; 3090mm, ground clearance; 178mm
Front track; 1460mm, rear; 1450mm
Weight & Capacities
Weight; 1200kg. Carrying capacity; five/six adults
Engine
Four cylinder, water cooled. Pausodyne engine suspension system.
Bore 78mm, stroke 100mm, cubic capacity 1911cc.
Compression ratio; 5.9:1, 46bhp @ 3800 rpm.
Starter
Electrical. Hand crank if required ... round handle slot in grille
Gearbox
3-speed manual & reverse, mechanical clutch. Synchromesh on 2 and 3.
Suspension
Independent front, longitudinal torsion bars, telescopic dampers
Rear beam axle, transverse torsion bars, telescopic dampers
Brakes
Hydraulic foot brakes front & rear. Cable handbrake on rear wheels.
Wheels
Pressed steel. Tyres 150 x 400. Spare wheel with tyre carried on boot.
Steering
Rack and pinion. Turning circle 13.7 metres.
Fuel Supply
50 litre tank, single fuel filler - right hand side
Mechanical fuel pump. Solex 30 THD horizontal carb. Automatic choke.
Lighting
Dynamo. 12V. Switch on steering column stalk for headlight dimming & trafficators
Other
Electric horn. Speedometer. Electrical windscreen wipers. Driving mirror.
Clock. Opening boot.
Grille
Painted, external chevrons.
Traction Avant
Pre- WWII Production
Launched April '34
Production; April '34 to End '39;
- Total saloons ~206,000
- '11 Normales' ~30,500
The last Traction Avant was built in 1957.