RENAULT Espace · 2.0 Turbo 16V Expression · Minivan · 2006 ‐ 2010

Type of autos Espace, modification of 2.0 Turbo 16V Expression began manufacture by Renault in 2006 and closed in 2010. The weight of the car is 1.7 tn and a length of 4.7 meters, It is shaped as minivan with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«Espace 2.0 Turbo 16V Expression» car with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 10.6 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 197 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 170 hp at 5000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 60 l of petrol, so when mixed fuel rate is 10.5 liters per 100 km (8 l on the suburban, 14.3 l in the urban), what allows drive nearly 572 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 308 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 225/55R17.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Espace got the maximal quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a very safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ESP, ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).