1989 Renault Espace TXE I [J11]

1989 Renault Espace I [J11] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 5.05

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G-MANN ◊ 2011-06-24 20:02	The car Hammond drives in the people carrier race. The vehicle details for F477 AHC are: Date of Liability 01 11 2004 Date of First Registration 09 09 1988 Year of Manufacture 1988 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1995CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour SILVER Another one used in the race, a 1989 G-reg, also a TXE: The vehicle details for G209 SNF are: Date of Liability 01 11 2005 Date of First Registration 01 11 1989 Year of Manufacture 1989 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1995CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED
kudos ◊ 2012-03-20 21:57	This 1989 TXE was also seen in this episode, but not raced or damaged: Make RENAULT Model ESPACE TXE Year of manufacture 1989 Engine size (cc) 1995
LGZ22 ◊ 2025-09-10 16:09	Curiously though, after the people carrier race, Jeremy Clarkson pointed out that the particular Espace that Hammond drove has a V6 engine, and it's even mentioned in the Wikipedia page about the Renault Espace in general. However, when I searched it up, the PRV V6 engine was said to be only featured in the second-generation Espace, and yet the one that Hammond raced in is a first-generation. I can't help but wonder if the Espace that Hammond raced in had an engine swap at some point in its life, or if Renault DOES offer a first-generation Espace V6, but it's not exactly common, so it wasn't documented?

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G-MANN

◊ 2011-06-24 20:02

[Image: topgearrenaultespacesil.6971.jpg]

The car Hammond drives in the people carrier race.

The vehicle details for F477 AHC are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2004
Date of First Registration 09 09 1988
Year of Manufacture 1988
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1995CC
Fuel Type Petrol
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour SILVER

Another one used in the race, a 1989 G-reg, also a TXE:

[Image: topgearrenaultespacered.1462.jpg]

[Image: topgearrenaultespaceredn.491.jpg]

The vehicle details for G209 SNF are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2005
Date of First Registration 01 11 1989
Year of Manufacture 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1995CC
Fuel Type Petrol
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED

kudos

◊ 2012-03-20 21:57

This 1989 TXE was also seen in this episode, but not raced or damaged:

Make RENAULT
Model ESPACE TXE
Year of manufacture 1989
Engine size (cc) 1995

LGZ22

◊ 2025-09-10 16:09

Curiously though, after the people carrier race, Jeremy Clarkson pointed out that the particular Espace that Hammond drove has a V6 engine, and it's even mentioned in the Wikipedia page about the Renault Espace in general. However, when I searched it up, the PRV V6 engine was said to be only featured in the second-generation Espace, and yet the one that Hammond raced in is a first-generation. I can't help but wonder if the Espace that Hammond raced in had an engine swap at some point in its life, or if Renault DOES offer a first-generation Espace V6, but it's not exactly common, so it wasn't documented?

1989 Renault Espace TXE I [J11]

1989 Renault Espace I [J11] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 5.05

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