RENAULT Grand Espace · RXE 2.0 16V · Minivan · 1999 ‐ 2000

From 1999 Renault launched production of automobiles model Grand Espace, modification RXE 2.0 16V and closed it in 2000. This auto has five doors, the body chassis is shaped like a minivan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, that allows a seat 7 men total.

«Grand Espace RXE 2.0 16V» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can be accelerated for 11.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 187 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 140 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 78 liters of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 8.9 l per 100 km (7.3 liters on the suburban, 11.6 liters in the urban), that let you drive approximately 877 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 265 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/65R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Grand Espace got the lot number of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS.