RENAULT Espace · 2.0 Turbo 16V Privilège · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2005

Renault started manufacture from 2003 of cars type Espace, modification of 2.0 Turbo 16V Privilège and finished it in 2005. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a minivan, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.7 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Espace 2.0 Turbo 16V Privilège» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 165 hp at 5000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 10.8 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 197 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 83 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel rate is 10.5 liters per 100 km (8.1 l on the track, 14.8 l in the city), accordingly let you drive nearly 791 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 308 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/55R17.

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