The Renault Espace was the family van par excellence, large, spacious, comfortable, modern. The last generation already said goodbye to the space concept and became a relatively narrow crossover van. With the coming generation, not much more remains than the name of the former successful model and pioneer.
In the future, the seven-seater French will be an SUV and will accommodate its occupants in more compact dimensions of 4.72 meters – despite an external length of 14 centimeters, up to five or seven people should have more space available. The first published photos of the upcoming family car show a silhouette and Design details in the style of the compact SUV Austral, standing on the same technical platform. The rear is to gain dynamics with a spoiler extending the roof line. The range of drives is also likely to partially overlap, with mild and full hybrids being conceivable. A more electrified variant could also come – this is indicated by the rear copper-colored “E” in the model lettering, which has the shape of a plug.Who invented it?Renault invented the European van in 1984 with the first generation of the Espace. The monocab concept with a short bonnet and maximum interior volume carried three further generations before the fifth edition already included clear crossover elements. The sixth Espace is likely to have little in common with its predecessors except for the name and the up to seven seats and will appear as a generic SUV in the style of the Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander siblings.
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