RENAULT Grand Espace · 3.5 V6 24V Initiale · Minivan · 2002 ‐ 2006

Type of autos Grand Espace, modification 3.5 V6 24V Initiale began producing by Renault from 2002 and closed in 2006. The weight of the car is 1.8 tons and a length of 4.9 m, It is formed as minivan with five doors, and can be placed in a 6 person with a driver.

«Grand Espace 3.5 V6 24V Initiale» car with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.1 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 225 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 245 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 83 liters of petrol, therefore when average fuel rate is 12.2 l per 100 km (9.3 l on the highway, 17.3 l in the urban), that let you to go roughly 681 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 225/55R17.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Grand Espace gained the higher quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a very safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags).