Top Gear 97 Renault Espace

Top Gear 97 Renault Espace

[@rockinchimp]

Wouldn't say the Voyager if he knew how badly it performs in a collision.

[@caseyjazz7256]

They had awesome music on old Top gear. Gary Moore??? C'monnnnn :)

[@mapkoacimovic007]

i've got Espace 1998 2.0 16v and they run fantastic.. spend 6liter of petrol on highway and ~10liter in cityy i don't have bad word to say for my Renault :D it's briliant

[@AdinelGs]

Renault Espace 3 is the best mpv!

[@DylanNintendoNerd]

This car is a beast, 0 to 100 km/h in 6 seconds, a family car and a race car in one! :)

[@Cqub3]

Uhm, diesel is not the only option.. It also comes in 2.0 petrol and 3.0 v6 petrol and even LPG

[@Desmodromic916]

“This is the Renault Espace, probably the best of the people carriers. Not that that’s much to shout about. That’s like saying ‘Ooh good I’ve got syphilis, the BEST of the sexually transmitted diseases.’”

[@MrCsaba70]

Szerintem a legszebb járgány,ami létezik. Szívesen lecserélném sajátomat egy ilyen szépségre!:) Elismerés a Renault Csoportnak,csak így tovább!:)

[@F-Man]

Even minivans are better in Europe!!!!! America! Learn to build cars! PLEASE!!!!!

[@mariocp]

LOL on Clarkson chosing the Voyager. Good Riddance Mr. Clarkson, stick your analysis to flamboyant two seaters, you obviously know nothing about other kinds of cars :D

[@Ty4ons]

As proof our Espace has driven 300,000km (over 200,000miles) and nothing is wrong with it. The only parts we've replaced have been the front wheel bearings and three lamps in the dashboard, but everything else including the engine have been rock solid. Sure it isn't as reliable as a Japanese car, but it's far from being unreliable ;)

[@anthonyperkins7556]

The Grand Espace is better because you can carry 7 people and still have room for things, the space behind the third row is bigger than the standard Espace, and legroom in third row is better and can even take adults.

[@kernals12]

@mariocp don't you talk smack about the car that saved chrysler in the 80s and invented a new type of American Family car, the minivan

[@TheCarArchives96]

the 1997-2003 Renault Espace was assembled in Romorantin, France Xiaogan, China

[@judethaddaeus9742]

What a deliberately obtuse review. He has a point about the rear crumple zone (which was corrected by the Grand Espace version), but everything else is just silliness. He could have folded the seats to fit the dresser. He could have acknowledged that many families could afford an MPV for a second car.

[@Tom3294.]

put this up against the f1 version ;)

[@noshabibis]

@puricele7e awesome song

[@4thstooge]

@TurboBoy996 Yeah, & sneeze next to a Renault & you will be calling for a tow truck. Voyagers & Dodge Caravans are durable & long lasting. The last Renaults they sold in the US were piles of junk.

[@davidviner4932]

Just give me an SMax, handles like a well sorted hatch but can be a van or People carrier too. I have 2 and one of them has just hit 200000 miles, original engine, turbo, clutch DMF, injectors, gearbox. yes it was serviced every 12500 miles

[@petehall1985]

Of course he had a mobile and laptop. The cheap Nokia and Philips savy were out in 1998. By 2000 most people I know had one

[@poop4256]

watch the renault espace f1

[@kernals12]

so the Renault Espace is to you Euro Folk what the Plymouth Voyager/ Dodge Caravan was to us North Americans, the car that started the Minivan(MPV) craze?

[@mariocp]

@kernals12 nothing against Chrysler and if that car really saved the company I say well done. But I knew both cars compared in this video and the way I see it the Renault is clearly superior. Anyway, no pojnt in arguing about 15 year old cars, both companies have moved on, so should we all.

[@Ty4ons]

@Crononauts Two corrections, 300 000km is 186 000 miles and a master hydraulic cylinder in the gearbox was replaced. It has now done 334 000km. It is a diesel, the 2.2DTi (G8T with 113hp), after that comment the remote controlled central locking stopped working (central locking with the button inside still works). There was a panel in the door (I think) that stopped the electric windows and mirrors from working, but it was a simple fix. The engine doesn't drink oil and uses 7-8l/100km diesel.

[@kernals12]

sorry, I thought you were one of those people who assumes every car that comes out of Detroit is crap

[@GorkemPekersoy]

videoyu tost makinesiyle kaydetmişler

[@streesmut70]

1:13 He have a mobile phone and laptop in 1997!!!!!!

[@sorinel97]

These Renault cars looks better on Autumn or Winter . DOn't know why .

[@tomekska]

what's the name is song in first seconds this Vid??

[@streesmut70]

@BrunostNOR and get to 1st MPV in the world

[@nigahiga6400]

A diesel in a minivan is a good idea. I think chrysler and other car companies can learn from the European tradition of diesel engines.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

nigahiga6400 Or even just high-HP low-rev gasolines with good torque at 1/3 the top rev

[@ZweGGy]

Best can..

[@someamazingpenguin8531]

then the touran and Grand scenic come along and kill huge MPVs

[@kernals12]

jeremy regretted his harsh review of the Peugeot 306, he never regretted this review

[@Ty4ons]

It is sadly different on all cars. The G8T engine in the Espace was known for being reliable, but the G9T engine that replaced it wasn't. Peugeots and Citroens from the mid 00's had quite a lot of problems. The HDi engines would build up soot, had bad turbos and were very picky about oil. I had to top up oil on a 2012 Peugeot Partner 1.6HDi with just 10 000km. I also read about the C4 and it had a bizarre problem where a valve for the automatic climate control would get stuck and blow hot air.

[@PoktaD85]

phoque

[@AutoWorldTube]

what safety is this ? 2 stars in a crash test 1997

[@sparkless.s]

4 out of 4 stars, EuroNCAP 1999, better than 6 competitors (on par with Toyota Picnic). Chrysler Voyager is the worst of all (2 stars) with horrible zero protection in front collision.