This Renault Espace has an 800bhp F1 V10 engine!

[@Drivetribe]

Which insane car should we get on the channel next? 🤔Thanks to CTEK for sponsoring today's video, remember that Charge Your Car Day is on 5th October, so get yourself a CS ONE charger here: bit.ly/CTEK-ESPACE-24-DT-YT-H1

[@xwarped83]

The Micra with a GT-R engine in it.

[@gozinatorrorlandozimbana2716]

Find the wreck of the Mazda Furai

[@kaibaesler]

Any classic Matra or Alpine Sportscar will do, if you want to stay in france. Or do something Abarth maybe...?

[@vapor4den]

There a French KZbin channel that is supposed to make a Espace F1 with a V10; It's: @Movie Car Central

[@philiprowney]

I'd avoid places that can't be arsed to get some dolleys to wheel the car out. [ they have 100's of cars and no dolleys!? ] and mftcrs who hide all their tech, it's not really show and tell then ;-)

[@Ziyaggy]

The irony of this video coming out the same week as Renault announced that it won't be making F1 engines beyond 2025...

[@apophisstr6719]

Would be less damaging to their brand if they just pull out altogether

[@lordlusos8870]

Renault now is runed by seat ceo! A small mind that don't understand what Renault is!

[@bradwhite5884]

​@@lordlusos8870 Even the Seat CEO does not understand their own brand either, lol

[@gregorizi]

They dont sell many sport cars, are not seen globally as pinnacle of development in racing. Decision, has to do with businesses aspect, gains vs investment of time, resources, work force, results.

[@D3Vlicious]

@@apophisstr6719 The team makes money just by being on the grid and is worth about a billion. No way they're pulling the entire team out unless someone is buying it for that much.

[@MarcolineGaming]

The nostalgia from the intro...

[@fracturedlife1393]

playing gt4 spec ii ATM ♥️

[@lorddoobsworth144]

They smashed the intro when they did the TVR Speed 12 on this channel too

[@jackasscz682]

I also like these GT2 touches on the channel automobilistic, he uses the first snare hit from south and east city as a divider between video sections and I might say they are very tasteful, very skillfully placed and very nostalgic :D

[@SpaceyGhost94]

we are old lol

[@sidbobby3233]

Took me right bk to my step hair cut & shell suit that SONY beginning 🙏✌🇬🇧

[@MrRKF1]

See if you can get the Suzuki V6 Escudo Pikes Peak Special next!

[@-Lucky-Six-]

i think, that rates higher than this Espace F1 for the difference between the road going version, for those that dont know Suzuki Escudo was the original Vitara in UK

[@StigDesign]

@@-Lucky-Six- yes But Heavy modified and with 2 engines :D

[@StigDesign]

i hope so too both Escudo and Cultus :D

[@biafo4541]

Yes pls

[@RyanHellyer]

Rod Millens Toyota Celica and Toyota Tacoma would be interesting too. AFAIK the Tacoma is in the USA and the Celica is in New Zealand. Both are in full working order still, so he might even let you see it in action if you are lucky.

[@robin_marriott]

Couple of years ago I drove from Northampton to the Matra museum just to see the Espace because it was so iconic. I basically planned a whole road 10 day road trip around that one exhibit. The whole museum was brilliant. I was expecting to look at the F1 and be bored by the rest of the place but it’s a proper little gem. Loads of history and it’s obviously maintained by genuine enthusiasts, not just someone looking to make a quick buck.

[@duckiflyerz8637]

Saw this at Silverstone 95 British gp . I was 15

[@Gois83]

To answer your question regarding the wheels, the answer is: those are exactly as they always were. That's because there were two Espace F1, the one with the wheel dishes, orange lights on the rear spoiler and partial blanking of the front air intake was a static model, the one featured on the video is the fully-functional one...which always wore those Ronal centre-lock wheels.

[@benflanagan9889]

You’re exactly right. I’ve been doing some research and found exactly the same information.

[@wobblysauce]

17:12 Smooth down the straight and just like him saying about how bumpy it was, that was from it binding up taking a corner too sharply, as the tyres were so grippy it wasn't slipping and boucing... you can see it getting air.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@wobblysauceit also prone to get suspension problem as well.

[@ghettoskramzer]

and to complete your researches : The second Espace F1 is a completely static car, like a real-size replica, kept in the Renault collection which sleeps at their Flins (Paris suburbs) factory. In this one you can find the engine cover, it kinda looks like a bubble. They may have LOST the one from the running Espace F1...

[@Zayllyaz]

That intro was perfect, this car is so iconic to GT2

[@Carmafixcars]

Hey look, there's 10 cupholders back here! 😆

[@AbbStar1989]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Neojhun]

It's also fills your cup up with a spicy drink.

[@shaneeslick]

@@Neojhun 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@curbyourshi1056]

Hahahaha, self-dispensing ones too! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@detoowang]

Renault does not share info about their greatest F1 engine probably because they don't remember how to do it either

[@bradwhite5884]

Yeah, look how the mighty has fallen, lol

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

Still it’s the only “ normal “ car brand wich did the most years in Motorsport and didn’t quite when the the going gets tough ( like Honda Ugh ugh ) but keep hating

[@curbyourshi1056]

Avec vin bien sur! Oui, oui, oui!

[@Ted_Kenzoku]

@@ThaDutchDK1989 they're literally quitting now

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

@Ted_Kenzoku No not fully smartguy . The engine they leave . But how much did Honda leave should we talk about that .. and Toyota , bmw . And normal manufacture like Renault stayed . But keep hating ..

[@sneakersnsupercars]

Actually spent quite a lot of time around the Espace F1. My father is a long time Renault collector and back in the day when the F1 was at Silverstone and Donnington park on display with other Renault’s he was asked to bring along two of his original mid engined 5 Turbos. I absolutely loved that thing and even had one of my Phase 2 GT Turbos painted in similar livery back then

[@Drivetribe]

That's very cool!

[@Markknightexeter]

Have you got any pictures of your 5? That's seriously cool!

[@moodswinggaming2972]

The sound those V10's make of that era are the best they ever made.

[@WhatDemocracy]

I do really appreciate how much you take care while looking at these legendary cars!

[@GryphLane]

Well if that opening doesn't bring back some memories...

[@nathaningram7557]

Since I was 5-6 years old I wanted to even just look at this car in person! You’re very fortunate Mr Fernie!

[@ZachariahHill-ol4qr]

I watched this last night. I couldn’t wait to get done with dinner so I could give it my full attention. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT! I am 49 years old and this is the ONE VEHICLE that I have been waiting for a deep dive on now since 1995. Hell, I’m even American and we barely had Renault, let alone the Espace. Thank you Mike once again for getting down and detailed with this one! I love this van!!

[@thehomelessproject3784]

Nostalgia overload !!! This will always be the baddest people carrier of all time... I used to play with this for hours in gt2 YOU SHOULD DO A SERIES ON LEGENDARY GT2 CARS... Escudo pikes peak Cultus pikes peak Toyota gt one Tvr speed 12 Alfa 155 touring R390 gt1 Hks r33 gtr RE Amemiya Matsukiyo RX-7 That's all I can remember for now 😅

[@museematra4983]

Great video! It was a pleasure to welcome you! ☺

[@frederickvondinkerberg7721]

Seen the Espace F1 live on the track at Silverstone... that thing was mental

[@BlueHopi144]

they drove it at the Goodwill fest this year - it was the Famous Rally driver Jean Ragnotti driving it

[@ghettoskramzer]

​@@BlueHopi144that wasn't a footage from this year, but from 2002

[@LetsTakeWalk]

I saw the title and though "Hey that is that car from Gran Turismo 2" and you start with Gran Turismo 2. Perfect.

[@KBMaximus]

GT2! It's fun for the whole family

[@Drivetribe]

😂

[@SARCASM_IS_MY_FIRST_NAME]

I was lucky enough to be a teenager in the 90s, I had the privilege of witnessing the release of the most iconic games, Need for Speed Road&Track, Resident Evil, Gran Turismo, I remember skipping school the day I bought Gran Turismo in early 1998 here in Brazil, I spent the whole day playing

[@michaelmahoney8887]

One of the best intros for a video ever!! I logged more hours on Gran Turismo than I can count.

[@Watto0204]

We NEED this car on GT7

[@mrjohnnyk]

Yeah it would be awesome if they did that, probably the only way anyone could enjoy driving this ever again.

[@IparIzar]

No modern hypercar reaches the height of the shadow of this bad boy

[@Tjescoo]

Pretty much every crossover from sporty brands is as big, yet not as spacious and weighs like twice as much

[@nexas2316]

6:20 Actually Peugeot raced a Peugeot 806 Procar minivan in the 1995 24h of Spa

[@purwantiallan5089]

806 Procar Minivan was as powerful as FORD TRANSIT SUPER VAN.

[@acefoxuk]

I'm very happy to say I was one of those kids that played GT2 and instantly fell in love with that beast. I'm probably going to get a lot of heat for saying this but, I think it's the most iconic car ever made! Such a cool idea and outstanding result. It's such a shame it doesn't move, I think as long as the engine is put in a glass case to be displayed next to it then an engine swap is fine. That car deserves to move and be shown off to the rest of the world. Really enjoyed this trip down memory lane 🥰

[@01FozzyS]

Have always loved this van since GT2!

[@0Y02USH]

I was born too young to play the game But I am old enough to enjoy this French madness. Thank you so much DT for helping me enjoy the 2000s once again. I can still remember drooling over this on the computer, and magazines ❤❤❤❤

[@Fsone174]

The fact that it still, somehow, looks so modern despite being as old as it is goes a long way to say just how ahead of it's time it truly was. What a machine.

[@alexdebono4087]

I've been calling this for ages. Absolutely insane vehicle.

[@Disco_S]

The joy that I have had seeing this vid and being a PS Grand Turismo player when I had a PlayStation 4. The Espace F1 is iconic as the TOMS Supra and the Toyota GT1 when it game to the game. Thank you Drive Tribe for this

[@AndyHack10]

Honestly, no one should touch how these cars were originally built. I'd rather see those cars stationary in a museum with the original engine, than seeing it driving but butchered up with an engine-downgrade.

[@bradwhite5884]

Yeah, kinda agree, or end up like the Ford Transit Supervan 4, lol

[@alexdag692]

Finally someone got in to it i thought someday someone will bring it back in the spotlight This is a project when racing people having fun you got this van as a result thanks for showing it , for the younger people to know.

[@Michael_Michaels]

I like how Mike is playing us with some suspense, even though everyone here already knows what engine is and where is it.

[@IparIzar]

6:26 You're skipping one level though, there is a Peugeot 806 Supertouring who raced.

[@Ben_Mayall]

Im sure that raced in the 1995 24hr Le Mans

[@anyajenkins4611]

@@Ben_Mayall no, in Spa Francorchamps and it still exist, it was for sale or maybe sold not long ago

[@Clem000]

Its really cool to see all the wear and tear on the car, from the radiator fins having dints in them to the wheels being scuffed. Its clearly been ran and was not just glorified marketing material.

[@PremierAutoMan86]

We need a Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak now!

[@LITTLE1994]

I remember this vehicle from Gran Turismo 2. It was super van, indeed!

[@nesmaster14]

That interior and F1 engine positioned between the rear seats is epic! So cool to finally see this thing up close outside of GT2

[@leokoehne]

You know what would be great with a V10? That's right: a Miata!

[@joshbooth9772]

Is there a car driven channel with some what of a tribal following that is making this happen?

[@shaneeslick]

Dodge already tried that & called it a Viper 😂

[@tenzaemtade6146]

MX5*

[@leokoehne]

@@shaneeslick you new here? They were swapping a V10 into a freaking Myatah dude,but the abandoned the project due to lack of perseverance

[@leokoehne]

@@tenzaemtade6146 Myatah

[@w00llee14]

Haven't clicked on a video so fast before, this car is absolutely legendary as I loved GT2 and this car! Now we need to see the Peugeot 806 Procar!

[@lewisarmani5137]

Been to this museum, absolutely brilliant

[@NYHeeb]

Fake vents were let down, full carbon chassis and body dope. Always love and respect when companies would do these crazy builds. Seeing a video about them is great keep them coming.

[@OfficalGamingFFC]

that was a cool transition from the game

[@michaeladkins5005]

Man the sounds of that game and loby music brought me right back!!! Such a awesome build!!

[@DamienSLR]

In the first 5sec you managed to make me want to fire up the PS1 that is still connected to my TV.

[@shaneeslick]

I still have a 68cm CRT Tv connected to my PS2 😍

[@popescu8mil]

Amazing video! Love the story about the legendary Renault F1 Espace. Sleek transition between storyline and sponsorship moment. Didn't not need to skip ahead. Thanks Mike for one of the best clips on Drivetribe, keep up the good work!

[@sirloinestakegames7866]

An absolutely iconic car, and I was ALWAYS fascinated by the idea of seeing it up close. Thank you so much.

[@Kkodii]

Much like a lot of people here I know of this legendary car because of Gran Turismo 2 (that intro was peak). However the most shocking for me was hearing "Matra", because I thought to myself "That old factory simingly every elderly person around here worked at ? WhAt a CoiNcIdENce !" Over the years I'd vaguely heard of the Matra museum in the city but not much more, especially since I don't really know anyone around me who's into cars. Then I looked it up to be sure this was it and... now I'm absolutely dumbfounded that I've been living 20 miles away from it (literally drove there yesterday), AND I must've passed in front of it 20 times learning how to drive in the school that's 200m away... thanks Drivetribe ! :D PS : In my defense the museum isn't advertised a ton and is located in a small street deep in the city lol

[@krivickas]

Thank you for this love letter to this amazing car! I feel like I've met an old friend from my childhood...... so many hours spend with GT2 driving this beast. I was always thinking how some details look in real world. Maybe I will reach this place some day to visit my old friend!

[@etmccaus]

Those Penske coilovers were 'the business' back in the day.

[@DieCastRestos]

Great vid of an iconic piece of machinery Mike. While this is something else, my favourite motorsport MPV has to be the 95 Peugeot 806 that competed at the 24 Hours of Spa. What a beast!

[@farishanafiah8461]

10:43 Seats next to the engine? SIGN ME UP!

[@jamesbradley2585]

Saw Frank Williams being taken round Silvestone in the Espace. Great to see the most incredible man who suffered silently for so long being able to experience the speed and power of the Espace - not quite as fast but still amazing. Can't for the life of me remember the date - I think it was mid to late 90's I do remember Johnny Herbert racing a Benetton

[@RyanHellyer]

I remember seeing a photo of this back in 1993 when Alain Prost drove it. I thought they'd just stuck an Espace van body over the top of the F1 car for a laugh. I had no idea until later on, that it was actually a more bespoke build, and even had seats in the back. I'm surprised this concept hasn't been pursued by other companies, as a way to give members of the public a go in something F1'ish.

[@edchihiro616]

The french KZbin channel Movies Cars Central is making an F1 Espace like the original.

[@niklaswejedal463]

That's the holy Grail, right there - the coolest thing on wheels. I can not begin to describe how utterly jealous I am of Mike getting to climb all over the thing... damn! On a side note; let's be honest - those 90s (and earlier - first car-game I played was Out-Run back in 1986) computer games really sucked. It wasn't until the early 2000s that games were any good really, with smooth driving dynamics and cars that did not look like lego-brick-builds. No nostaliga in the world can hide that fact. Also - I can not believe the Espace F1 will be 30 years old next year - how the hell did that happen...

[@vinzaputra]

as a player who owned this car in GT2, this video feels so special to me. this is one of the monster cars to drive in GT2, very fasy but nimble.

[@Satori-Automotive]

14:04 they literally had much more Espace x)

[@jaapaap123]

"under the bonnet of a Espace F1" Shouldn't that be "the Espace F1"?

[@tomh3627]

another commenter says that there were two built. So ‘an Espace F1’ would be correct :)

[@Slarty_42]

I saw this ahem, Espace, at the 1996 British grand prix at Silverstone. It was surreal, to say the least, to see an Espace screaming its head off down the hanger straight. Something that'll live with me forever.

[@HSGAutomotive]

My beloved.

[@palamecianrider7385]

Starting it out with GT2 just opened up so many memories. I never knew it was a family van until I got to the car description

[@TakeAGuess-e6o]

Someone indeed did take a minivan racing, Peugeot Belgium built an 806 to SuperTouring spec in the mid 90s (mostly using 406 ST underpinnings, which the 806 road car was a sibling of the 406 road car), to race in the Spa 24h race back when that was a touring car event. It unfortunately was plagued with reliability issues and retired from what would be the only race it ever entered.

[@loonaticsrunningtheassylum]

Peugeot. Reliability issues? Who'd of thunk it 😂

[@kass1564]

Ah, my man. Even the ads feel fine under your presentation and I don't skip them at all in your vids.

[@DreuScuhDoo]

Oh my childhood gran Turismo was there before I even knew what an engine was ❤️

[@jackiechan8840]

Intro was mega!

[@velvetine74]

Big Gran Tourismo memories here!

[@Gorbyrev]

Just brilliant Mike. I bet the guy on Pistonheads who put a Lexus powertrain in an Espace as a semi-replica would have given his eye teeth for this video. That was a classic thread on Pistonheads.

[@ryana4369]

That intro though..... Please do a similar video with the Escudo Pikes Peak at some point.

[@megamonkey56]

Excellent video! I'm glad this beast is on display and not hiding in a secret collection.

[@nimay13]

Oh my. You guys know your audience with that intro.

[@smilerbull]

I saw this car run around Silverstone in 1995. 11 year old me loved it then and i still love it now.

[@TheSwedishCarGuy]

LOVE that intro ;D the best game ever!

There is actually a French guy (his channel is "Movie Cars Central") that decided to do his own Espace "F1", he actually came to this museum to scan it in 3D to make all the carbon panel, and the engine will be a V10 BMW with a racing gearbox. Last time we had news was 4 month ago, the engine was in Thailand about to be built by DXM Motorsport.

[@DarrenKrusi]

That engine just sounded so visceral and wild. Loved it.

[@craigbarnes2317]

Thank you for sharing one of the most important cars from my childhood, the other being the Suzuki escudo. Such an amazing car I now need to make the trip just to see this.

[@oli_onion]

went to this museum earlier this year on a euro road trip, would highly recommend it.

[@BundSama]

Loved the intro. Me and like many others of my gen. This is how we discovered this UFO of a car. I oddly enjoyed the bittersweet tone of this video too. Mono no Aware sorta vibe.

[@danwhite3224]

Man, I'm glad this thing is still around in its original form! Such an insanely awesome car... I would love to see it driven at some point, but that may be wishful thinking.

[@PandaTony19]

It's now my favourite review of best ever car made. Car craft in pure form

[@DEATHCON_1]

Show this one to The Grand Tour trio...

[@loi22]

This was a nice breath of fresh air after the shocking amount of product placement in the last few vids

[@Moolers]

I remember seeing this in Gran Turismo and I couldn't believe it was real.

[@nayftv]

13:20 If someone doesn’t meme Mike saying “dont mess with daddy’s v10” I will very disappointed 😂😂

[@littletel100]

Lucky enough to be at the 1985 British GP where it went round the circuit. We could hear it way before we saw it, absolute legend of a car (MPV)!

[@everythinggetssauce964]

Still have one sitting on a memory card. 😂

[@Werevertumoto]

Man, what a cool video. Full of nostalgia, and appreciate the nice close up video of the details.

[@thepatchface7236]

Pray it's in GT7

[@JDT-19933]

The intro is amazing I'm gonna have to play GT 2 now

[@BigKenSaga]

There were 2. They are the correct wheels for that fully functional version, the aero style wheels were on the other one (now static, though it was apparently once powered by a 4cyl and used as a pace/safety car, hence the orange lights on the one with aero wheels) . The other EspaceF1 also had a lot of other subtle differences.

[@Roberto_79]

Had a great day at the Matra museum back in 2005 visiting the spiritual home of my Renault Avantime

[@Nuschel]

thats a very clever transition with the pixelated image overlaying the videogame footage! I like it, clever solution!

[@timmo3351]

Saw the demo laps of this at the British F1 in ‘94. Amazing!

[@29speedman]

Watched the Espace F1 run demo laps at Silverstone GP in 1995. It was a beast almost three decades ago.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

The good thing is it is complete and still in existence unlike so many other one off cars

[@m4d_mark_xtr3me79]

The nostalgia of that thing. Yes ford did a similar thing. And I would absolutely love to see mpvs brought back into touring cars. There are stadium truck racing so why not mpv/ van racing. It's a different element, a different beast requiring skill to get something that size round a circuit. I'm glad it has its original engine and I wouldn't want to change that. I think modern games should be bringing classics back like this into their catalogues. It was awe inspiring just like seeing the toyota GT One for the first time. The mazda 787, legendary lotus players, group 4 legends like the wurth capri and moby dick porsche. For me reading about and watching group 4 cars and the marvels of push the boundaries was just amazing, engineers absolutely pushed to the limits. The FIA will never allow such cars to exist ever again. RIP turbo F1 cars, downforce skirts, actuator suspension, multi wheeled monsters...

[@scooter3343]

Oh man I got so excited when you said at the start a lot of stuff in this museum is running and going!!

[@deividas_kimontas]

Insane car! 🔥

[@trappedinkalifornee]

Yep…..I saw it run on an F1 track once….it was delightful madness with one hell of a sound track!