The first Renault Espace - and MPV - debuted 30 years ago.
Dodge also brought out the Caravan in the US at the time.
This is the 5th gen, following some facelifts. A great success.
Yet it's a bit different now. 4 cm higher, bigger wheel arches.
Wheels up to 20 inch! It's more of a crossover, as Renault intended.
Like the Captur, and many full-size SUV's. There you have it.
The designer has been inspired by the TGV train - see the lines.
Yet Espace still means space, so let's see. In the back!
Less headroom now, logically. It's manageable though.
A lot more legroom though, adjustable too. And it's a 7-seater!
Let's see. With the middle seats a bit more to the front, it's okay.
And you get out easily, too. So what about the boot?
274 liters, which is alright. You can't stowaway this bar, sadly.
This is fun, something Chrysler has - watch this. Works up front too.
2000 liters! Or 610 when you just flip the third row. Nice numbers.
The cockpit shows this is a very different kind of Renault.
It looks nice. Small steering wheel and nice leather in this Initiale version.
Look at the key. This big lever looks like it's from Audi.
A vertical screen with a new system. And these colours in the dash.
You can change the dials, too.
There are 3 1.6 engines on offer. 2 diesels: 130 PS and 160 PS.
And a 200 PS petrol version - the Clio RS engine. Plenty of power.
We drive the 200 PS now, which is a bit overkill in price and speed.
The low-end torquey engine is more suited to this than the Clio RS.
There's a new 7-speed DCT and it's pretty good.
The platform is all-new and modular, so we can expect variations.
It's 250 kg lighter as a result, which is very nice. And it's very comfortable.
You can now change driving modes, too: comfort, sport and eco.
In sport, it's tighter and in comfort is the most comfortable car around.
Ancient Citroën levels of comfort. Light steering, too - like it or not.
While the Clio is actually a really dynamic car.
Still, it's not really heaving - the chassis is well-composed.
Also, there's 4-wheel steering and it works really well.
Makes roundsabouts and turning very easy. Very nice.
It's very different from a Ford Galaxy. A less dynamic drive.
Multimedia then. It has plenty of gadgets, lots of safety systems mostly.
The vertical screen is inspired by tablets, but I'm not too sure.
It works with touch screen and this dial, but I don't like it.
Zooming in and out is a pain! Like switching between driving modes.
Press the button, and you get in a menu first. Not very intuitive.
Despite making it more SUV-y, it's a proper Espace.
The interior is amazing. Very promising all around.
It's a bit pricy, the diesel starts at 40000 euros but you get a lot.
+ Nice engines, comfortable travel vehicle
- Awkward multimedia system, quite expensive