Since the Espace was produced over almost 20 years, there were obviously many different models, and its almost impossible to list them all. However, the number of engine-versions used is somewhat easier to list. I have made this table, but please don't take the content for the ultimate truth, as I can easily have mixed things up, or forgotten things. The table is here to give you an overview. If you spot mistakes, please mail me, so I can fix it.
Year | Phases | Engine specifications | ||||||||||||||
model | Start | End | 1 | 2 | J63 | JE | Avantime | Type | Capacity | bore/stroke | Carb | hp | at-rev | Torque | at-rev | km/l |
DIESEL | ||||||||||||||||
2.1 td | 1991 | 1996 | 2 | J63 | 4cyl row | 2068 | 86x89 | Turbodiesel | 88 | 4000 | 185 | 3000 | 14-15 | |||
2.2 dt | 1997 | 2002 | JE | 4cyl row | 2195 | Turbodiesel | 113 | 250 | 16 | |||||||
2.2 dci | 2000 | 2002 | JE | 4cyl row | 2195 | Turbodiesel | 130 | 4000 | 290 | 2000 | 14.2 |
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1.9 dci | 2002 | 2003 | JE | 4cyl row | 1870 | Turbodiesel | 98 | 14.7 |
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2.2 dci | 2002 | 2003 | Avantime | 4cyl row | 2195 | Turbodiesel | 150 | |||||||||
PETROL | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | 1985 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 4cyl row | 1995 | 88x82 | W 32DARA | 109 | 5500 | 163 | 3000 | 11-12 | |||
2000-TXE | 1985 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 4cyl row | 1995 | 88x82 | Inj. | 120 | 5500 | 168 | 4500 | 12-13 | |||
2.2i | 1985 | 1995 | 1 | 2 | J63 | 4cyl row | 2165 | 88x89 | Inj. | 110 | 9-11 | |||||
2,0 | 1997 | JE | 4cyl row | 1998 | Inj. | 114 | 175 | |||||||||
2.0 16v | 1999 | 2002 | JE | 4cyl row | 1998 | Inj. | 140 | |||||||||
2,0 16v turbo | 2002 | JE? | Avantime | 4cyl row | 1998 | Inj. | 163 | |||||||||
2.9v6 | 1986 | 2 | J63 | 7ZW V6 90deg | 2849 | 91x73 | Inj. | 150 | 5400 | 163 | 2500 | 7-9 | ||||
3.0v6 | 1997 | J63 | JE | Z7X V6 90deg | 2963 | Inj. | 167 | 7-10 | ||||||||
3.0v6 24v | 1998 | 2001 | JE | L7X V6 60deg | 2946 | Inj. | 190 | 8-10 | ||||||||
3.0v6 24v | 2002 | 2003 | Avantime | L7X V6 60deg | 2946 | Inj. | 207 |
According to a Matra-Transport engeneer, it goes from 0km/h to 270km/h and back to 0km/h in 600 meters !
Engine | capacity | bore/stroke | carb. | HP/rev | Torque Nm/rev | weight [kg] | 0-100km/h [s] | 0-200km/h [s] | top speed [km/h] | fuel cons. [km/l] | |
Espace F1 | V10 Renault/Williams RS4 | 3500cc V10 40 valves | ? | inj. | enough (800hp) | enough (705Nm) | ? | 2.8 s | 6.3 s | 310.4 | woops |
... and there are 4 bucket-seats and amble space for the luggage - definately the fastest family-car around - you need to strap the luggage down a fair bit however, as the car will pull up to 2g in cornering. :-)
In general there were 3 levels, entry, middle and top-spec: RN, RT and RXE - later given names like
"initiale", "expression" and the top-spec "privilege". There was also a "The Race", which commemorated the
round-the-globe sailboat race, and thus had a stylized worldmap in the fabric of the seats. (sorry, "the Race"
has unfortunately nothing to do with Le Mans etc, - but we can of course always claim that anyway :-) )
As the versions imported into different countries furthermore differ, the modifications mentioned below are
obviously only guidelines - I haven't got a complete overview.
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