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Old 12-01-2004, 11:39 PM   #1
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Default How does this thing do 0-60 in 2.8

1996 Renault Espace F1
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Old 12-01-2004, 11:40 PM   #2
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w/ an F1 engine..hence the F1 part of the name, and the F1 car sitting next to it
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Old 12-01-2004, 11:43 PM   #3
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I want one
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Old 12-02-2004, 12:02 AM   #4
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w/ an F1 engine..hence the F1 part of the name, and the F1 car sitting next to it
You have a clue why they did it?
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Old 12-02-2004, 12:04 AM   #5
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Basically it's a F1 car with a different body
V10 engina, 3.5liters, 800hp, and auto tranny of 6 gears and 520 ft-lbs of torque, and voilá!
an espace that can kick a ferrari's ass

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Old 12-02-2004, 12:49 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
w/ an F1 engine..hence the F1 part of the name, and the F1 car sitting next to it
You have a clue why they did it?
cause they can
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Old 12-02-2004, 05:22 AM   #7
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old, i read about this car in autocar, colin goodwin was with this car in goodwood
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Old 12-02-2004, 05:42 AM   #8
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ohhhh.....its very old.....I saw it 7 years ago on supercars.net

Very impressive..... :shock:

The Hamster should have raced with this one insted of a 3.0......
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Old 12-02-2004, 04:15 PM   #9
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I saw this car in the metal at goodwood festival of speed a few years ago, they started it up there too!! What a sound!
It wasnt running the active suspension they designed it with, but normal coilovers which made it handle like a pig! Entertaining to watch!
You wouldnt believe how low down the engine is in the chassis, when i first peered into the boot, i thought it wasnt a real one, then i looked down and saw the inlet manifold at about my knee level!!!!!!!
Mad car.
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Old 12-02-2004, 06:07 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
w/ an F1 engine..hence the F1 part of the name, and the F1 car sitting next to it
You have a clue why they did it?
I'm not sure of it but I remember they made it to replace pace car in F1. Sure it's a bit faster than a clk
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Old 12-02-2004, 07:02 PM   #11
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awesome car...lightweight, renault F1 Engine, yeah, quite fast
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