View Full Version : Renault Espace F1 1995
stratos
04-07-2004, 03:46 AM
Renault espace F1 #1
if anybody haves more pictures please post were
pimento
02-17-2005, 07:54 AM
Haha, that was a load of fun to drive around in in GT2, I hope it's back for four.
McReis
02-17-2005, 08:18 AM
This is so great... Excellent job!!
Cotterik
02-17-2005, 12:01 PM
as fast as it may be...what is the actuall point in this car. Its just an overpowered MPV :confused:
Mustang
02-17-2005, 12:04 PM
as fast as it may be...what is the actuall point in this car. Its just an overpowered MPV :confused:
its not really a ranault :p
its a benneton F1 car with that shell nailed on :p
Quiggs
02-17-2005, 12:05 PM
A minivan with 4 racing seats gets a thumbs up from me.
Are those the throttle bodies between the rear seats?
henk4
02-17-2005, 12:08 PM
its not really a ranault :p
its a benneton F1 car with that shell nailed on :p
Its a Williams :)
Its a Williams :)
No a Matra :D
McReis
02-17-2005, 12:19 PM
as fast as it may be...what is the actuall point in this car. Its just an overpowered MPV :confused:
not overpowered. It has a chassis to cope with the power... It was not to be used but to promote the Espace and Renault. And the fact that proves that that purpose was reached is that after all this years we are still talking about that magnificient engineering piece.
Mustang
02-17-2005, 12:24 PM
Its a Williams :)
really :rolleyes: im sure that i was watching jeremy clarkson DVD and he said it was a benneton, ill watch it when i get back in later to see :)
McReis
02-17-2005, 12:27 PM
really :rolleyes: im sure that i was watching jeremy clarkson DVD and he said it was a benneton, ill watch it when i get back in later to see :)
He may have said benetton, but then again he's a bit of a fool.
Watch the first pic Matt posted...
What's that F1 car??? Do you think it's a Benetton??
Mustang
02-17-2005, 12:39 PM
He may have said benetton, but then again he's a bit of a fool.
Watch the first pic Matt posted...
What's that F1 car??? Do you think it's a Benetton??
well now you come to mention it its not, but its not a williams either ;)
Mustang
02-17-2005, 12:40 PM
just imnagine sitting in those rear seats and looking down to your side :p
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=91443
McReis
02-17-2005, 12:45 PM
well now you come to mention it its not, but its not a williams either ;)
You really don't get F1 do you? Of course it is a Williams, and it has something that lets no doubt remaining: the O number that only Damon Hill ever used, because Senna had died and noone could use the number 1.
Look at the front of the car. There's a logo and it has a W. Maybe it's a Wenetton or a Werrari...
:rolleyes:
nopassn
02-17-2005, 12:59 PM
A minivan with 4 racing seats gets a thumbs up from me.
Are those the throttle bodies between the rear seats?
Those are the intake trumpets for the engine...
EDIT: if you look at the first pic, you can see them on the engine sitting between the van and F1 car...
Matra et Alpine
02-17-2005, 03:39 PM
really :rolleyes: im sure that i was watching jeremy clarkson DVD and he said it was a benneton, ill watch it when i get back in later to see :)
Clarkson can be a twat sometimes.
He had a book where he claimed the Bagheera had centre driving position !!
The suspension is BASED ON the Williams F1 car. The chassis and the bodywork is a one-off c/f construction by Matra Engineering as a showcase for their capabilities and as a PR exercise for Renault. It was used to take celebrities and journos on fast laps of GP circuits. YES, it WAS driving flat out round corners with 4 people in it - with ear plugs to block the induction noise :) I'll try and get a 2Mb vid to post here :)
nopassn
02-17-2005, 03:45 PM
Awesome - I Want The Video...
Merrill
02-17-2005, 09:32 PM
Have any one come across any videos for this "f1" mpv??
netburner
02-18-2005, 12:57 AM
You really don't get F1 do you? Of course it is a Williams, and it has something that lets no doubt remaining: the O number that only Damon Hill ever used, because Senna had died and noone could use the number 1.
Look at the front of the car. There's a logo and it has a W. Maybe it's a Wenetton or a Werrari...
:rolleyes:
Sorry, I have to correct this:
Damon Hill used the "0" in 1993 and 1994, but not because Senna died!!!
In 1992 Nigel Mansell became World Champion and then went out of F1-business (but came back in later in 1994 and 97).
So the World Champion, who normally gets the "1" on his car, was out and Damon Hill gets the "0".
In 1993 we had the same game, but now with Alain Prost, who became World Champion and then went out of business.
So again Damon Hill gets the "0" for 1994.
Ayrton Senna died in 1994, so his dead is not reasonable for the "0" at the Williams.
netburner
02-18-2005, 01:00 AM
Oh, forgot to put some pics of the Espace F1 to my last post, so here they are (no, that isn't my family, I got these pics out of the web):
McReis
02-18-2005, 04:04 AM
Sorry, I have to correct this:
Damon Hill used the "0" in 1993 and 1994, but not because Senna died!!!
In 1992 Nigel Mansell became World Champion and then went out of F1-business (but came back in later in 1994 and 97).
So the World Champion, who normally gets the "1" on his car, was out and Damon Hill gets the "0".
In 1993 we had the same game, but now with Alain Prost, who became World Champion and then went out of business.
So again Damon Hill gets the "0" for 1994.
Ayrton Senna died in 1994, so his dead is not reasonable for the "0" at the Williams.
You're absolutely right!! Senna started the season with number 2...
:o
McReis
02-18-2005, 04:23 AM
Clarkson can be a twat sometimes.
He had a book where he claimed the Bagheera had centre driving position !!
The suspension is BASED ON the Williams F1 car. The chassis and the bodywork is a one-off c/f construction by Matra Engineering as a showcase for their capabilities and as a PR exercise for Renault. It was used to take celebrities and journos on fast laps of GP circuits. YES, it WAS driving flat out round corners with 4 people in it - with ear plugs to block the induction noise :) I'll try and get a 2Mb vid to post here :)
I'm affraid that there's one info there that could me more accurate.
In fact, the back seats were very rarely used. Renault engineers thought that the probability of a moving part of the engine braking through the block was too big for them to take the risk. It could always happen that they came in to the pits with a VIP in pieces...:)
Manik
02-19-2005, 11:36 AM
wow it looks so...........different. but i like it.
Matra et Alpine
02-19-2005, 03:21 PM
I'm affraid that there's one info there that could me more accurate.
In fact, the back seats were very rarely used. Renault engineers thought that the probability of a moving part of the engine braking through the block was too big for them to take the risk. It could always happen that they came in to the pits with a VIP in pieces...:)
ah, that's a new one.
The cited reason that goes around the Matra club is that with 4 up the weight balance was way wrong and it became VERY twitchy on the rear and and was uncontrollable. So with 4 people you coudl go only slow.
When the car is running their is a c/f cover fits over the engine complete enclosing it and providng controlled airflow ot the intakes from the front of the body.
LotusLocost
02-16-2006, 07:08 AM
Sorry to bring up this old thread..:o
But I found this:D
Tryed to search, but couldn`t find the video other places..:)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3850744931305559724&q=f1
Duell
02-16-2006, 08:24 AM
Sorry will not be needed. Thank you for this link.
I have seen this car in Paris on a show. But when it goes around a track it looks so much better. :D
NSXType-R
08-27-2007, 11:54 AM
Wow, this is a really cool idea, a F1 car with a minivan body.
How many of these were ever built? I'd like to own one, just to beat all the other soccer moms' rides. :D
Ferrer
08-27-2007, 12:12 PM
Wow, this is a really cool idea, a F1 car with a minivan body.
How many of these were ever built? I'd like to own one, just to beat all the other soccer moms' rides. :D
Not that new of an idea though... ;)
NSXType-R
08-27-2007, 12:19 PM
Not that new of an idea though... ;)
I didn't say that it was completely original. :D
ZeTurbo
08-28-2007, 05:20 AM
Isnt it about time Renault did a new one?
The new espace looks pretty good for a minivan... and renault are back in F1...
Matra et Alpine
08-28-2007, 06:10 AM
Yeah but THAT Espace was based on the Matra one and Matra worked with Williams on it - two great names from F1 :)
The new Espace is a pile of heavy metal and not as adaptable.
Not going to happen.
Duell
02-16-2019, 02:22 PM
Here are 21 Espace F1 photos I recently came across.
And in pretty high resolution, way better than posted before more than a decade before.
Duell
02-16-2019, 02:24 PM
Espace greatness #2
Duell
02-16-2019, 02:24 PM
Espace greatness #3
Duell
02-16-2019, 02:25 PM
Espace greatness :p