The Espace is Now an SUV

[massiveCoRbyn]

Seems a shame. I know it's not a very CS car, but the original Espace was a genuine moment of innovation. It created a whole new genre of car. To bring the name back on yet another SUV is pretty lazy, and a bit of an insult to the name.

I'm not sure the car industry could get much more unimaginative at the moment. They all seem to ressurecting old nameplates and sticking them on bland SUVs and crossovers.

 

[Louis]

Absolutely gutted. Loved the espace!

 

[seb]

Yeah boi!

I must admit i really liked this beast:

 

[Krarl]

That just looks like a Koleos

 

[chazza114]

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I love the Espace V10 so much, nothing better than shoving a formula 1 engine in a people carrier. Sounds immense on full blast:

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

That just looks like a Koleos

It's a stretched version of the Austral, which I had never head of. Not sold in the UK, and the new Espace won't be either apparently.

 

[Krarl]

It's a stretched version of the Austral, which I had never head of. Not sold in the UK, and the new Espace won't be either apparently.

Austral is just a renamed Koleos. I'm guessing the UK market will get a Koleos and a Koleos 7 seater version which is basically the new Espace

 

[Darren61]

It is a shame, especially as it doesn’t actually look like it ticks the box of being able to transport a young family (at least 3 kids+ of car seat age) and all the associated kit in comfort. As was a key selling point of the original (a la S-Max/C4 Spacetourer)

Renault doing Renault things well….

 

[seb]

Plus it isn't planned for relase in the UK either

 

[Matt W]

It seems the only cars available these days are SUV’s.

 

[R3k1355]

Classed as a compact crossover, despite clearly being a f**king tank of a thing.

 

[SC03OTT]

I guess sticking “Espace” on an SUV isn’t as bad as say, “Mustang” 🤷🏻‍♂️.

But yeah. Another bloated POS. Firm pass.

 

[RSRowe]

I love how passionate you are about this

 

[R3k1355]

By all accounts the Mustang-E is decent, the reason you've never seen one is the price, near 75 grand for a Ford SUV 🙈🙈🙈🙈