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Mike Fernie travels to the Matra museum in France to dig out one of the most extreme builds ever undertaken by a manufacturer, the Espace F1. Made especially famous via Gran Turismo, this Renault was built by the Williams F1 team in the ‘90s as a showcase for the Renault 3.5-litre V10 engine, which was inserted bang in the middle of the car. With zero suspension to speak of, this people carrier was apparently very sketchy to drive around corners, but was savagely quick in a straight line. We dive into the nerdiest parts of its engineering and suss out how on Earth the ‘90s engineers managed to make this vehicle work.
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00:00 The Renault Espace F1
01:56 The iconic side vents and wheels
02:54 Cooling
03:46 What's under the bonnet?
04:52 The front suspension
06:19 The massive rear wing
07:25 The Matra museum
09:24 Gran Turismo 2
10:18 The V10 engine
13:22 The F1 car rear end
14:35 The problem with the F1 engine
16:55 Vintage footage of the Espace
17:31 The interior
18:52 The tragedy of this car