22 Facts About Renault Espace

Renault Espace is a five-door car manufactured by the French carmaker Renault since 1984 for five generations.

The first three generations of the Espace were amongst the first contemporary minivans or MPVs, and were manufactured by Matra for Renault.

The Renault Grand Espace is a long wheelbase version with increased rear leg room and boot size.

In February 2012, the Renault Espace was retired in the United Kingdom, as part of a cost-cutting plan.

Renault Espace concept was originally conceived in the 1970s by the British designer Fergus Pollock, who was working for Chrysler UK, at its design centre at Whitley in Coventry.

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In 1978, six years before the Renault Espace went into production, Chrysler UK and Simca were sold to the French company PSA Peugeot Citroen, which phased out Simca within a decade because of falling sales.

PSA decided the Renault Espace was too expensive and too risky a design to put into production, preferring to focus on nursing Talbot back to financial health.

Renault Espace improved on Matra's original design by insisting on an entirely flat floor in the entire area behind the front seats.

The introduction of the Renault Espace required the relatively small Matra factory to cease production of the Murena to make room for the Renault Espace.

Plans for the Renault Espace to be launched in the United States ended with the purchase of AMC by Chrysler.

In 1995, Renault displayed a show car called the Espace F1, which was created by Matra to celebrate both the tenth anniversary of the Espace and Renault's involvement in Formula One racing.

Third generation Renault Espace arrived in December 1996, with the long wheelbase Grand Renault Espace coming to market in the beginning of 1998.

Renault Espace III featured a plastic body over a galvanised independent steel chassis.

The Renault Espace III shared much of its running gear with the Laguna of the same era.

On 22 June 2012, Renault announced a restyling of the Espace, the second important after 2006, incorporating the "family feeling" design concept of Laurens van den Acker.

The fourth generation Renault Espace came third from the bottom in the Top Gear Satisfaction Survey 2005.

Renault Espace IV passed the Euro NCAP car safety tests with following ratings:.

The passenger compartment in the Renault Espace was kept fairly intact, but the dummy in the Discovery was smashed between the seats and the dashboard, leaving no survival possibilities.

Renault Espace IV has received very good reviews from motoring journalists and is often cited as one of the best vehicles in the large MPV class.

Fifth-generation Renault Espace was unveiled at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October 2014.

Renault Espace has radar adaptive cruise control, and active emergency braking.

Fifth generation Renault Espace was preceded by the Initiale Paris concept car, which is similar to the production version.