Dependability was Renault's aim in creating the 8-HP twin-cylinder Type AX, which made its debut in 1908.

The magazine Omnia welcomed the new model in these terms: "The house of Renault set itself the task of creating a utility model, that's to say a modestly priced vehicle, easy and economical to maintain and well able to resist hard use ...

The engine has two cylinders.

The firm chose it because of its flexibility, its economy and its reliability ...

It's by the general simplification of all the working parts, and by the use of high strength materials, that this manufacturer has managed to attain its goal because the lightness that results from these qualities has allowed it to use a low-powered engine that gives a sufficiently high speed and avoids the too frequent use of the gearbox.

Hence economy of fuel, of tyres and of mechanism." The Renault AX remains a highly popular Edwardian car, amply catered for by the Veteran Car Club, Renault Frères and the Light Car and Edwardian ...