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Thanks to CTEK for sponsoring today's video, remember that Charge Your Car Day is on 5th October, so get yourself a CS ONE charger here: https://bit.ly/CTEK-ESPACE-24-DT-YT-H1 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. https://www.instagram.com/drivetribe/ https://www.facebook.com/drivetribe/ https://twitter.com/DRIVETRIBE https://www.tiktok.com/@drivetrb 👕DriveTribe Merch👕 https://bit.ly/DTMerch-YT24 Subscribe for more DriveTribe content : https://www.youtube.com/@Drivetribe?sub_confirmation=1 👇 FOR MORE CONTENT CHECK OUT OUR OTHER CHANNELS 👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLw8Z2SQXD_v07gei77mQiA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFFOMEPakGE228vT7Rt0pw Official Channel Partners Gtechniq - https://www.gtechniq.co.uk/ Liqui-Moly - https://www.liqui-moly.com/en/gb/ Lanoguard - https://www.lanoguard.co.uk/pages/drivetribe Adrian Flux - https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/ Ineedatracker - https://ineedatracker.com/ Sell My Classic - https://sellmyclassic.co.uk/partner-drivetribe/ Carly - https://www.mycarly.com/ 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