RENAULT Grand Espace · RTE 2.2 dT · Minivan · 1998 ‐ 2000

In 1998 Renault launched manufacture of automobiles model Grand Espace, modification RTE 2.2 dT and terminated it in 2000. This 5-door minivan has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is assigned to sit 7 people including the driver.

«Grand Espace RTE 2.2 dT» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «indirect injection fuel system» can generate output 115 horsepower at 4500 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car in 14.8 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 178 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 76 liters of diesel, thereby when normal fuel rate is 8 l per 100 km (6.5 l on the highway, 10.6 liters in the urban), that let you drive about 950 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 229 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/65R15.

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