RENAULT Espace · 2.0 Turbo 16V Authentique · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2006

In 2005 Renault launched manufacture of automobiles model Espace, modification of 2.0 Turbo 16V Authentique and finished it in 2006. This vehicle has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a minivan, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.7 meters, which can seat 5 people in sum.

«Espace 2.0 Turbo 16V Authentique» auto with a 6-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 170 horsepower at 5000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car for 9.7 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 206 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 83 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel rate is 9.7 l per 100 km (7.9 l on the suburban, 12.9 liters in the urban), accordingly let you drive roughly 856 km unrefuelled.

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

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