Renault Espace Alyum Plus - new, dynamic interior and exterior looks

Last spring saw the Espace line-up undergo a significant transformation aimed at maintaining its edge in its increasingly fiercer segment. Closely derived from New Espace Dynamique which accounts for more than 30 per cent of sales in Europe, Renault Espace Alyum Plus features an assertive personality and represents a marked break in terms of styling without comprising any of Renault Espace's traditional strengths.

Poised to become a core version of the New Espace range, Espace Alyum Plus benefits from a long list of styling modifications.

Outside, the bottom edge of the front bumper is picked out in chrome beading, while the vent grilles and surrounds are now body coloured, the door handles are chromed and new 17-inch alloy wheels are available.

Renault Espace Alyum Plus can also be personalized thanks to the addition of a new metallic body colour (Intense Red) to the existing list of paint finishes.

Optional body colour roof bars with a chromed centre section are also available for this version. Renault Espace Alyum Plus's specific predominantly charcoal interior emphasizes its unique personality and sports appeal. The two-tone dark and light charcoal dashboard is matched with charcoal fabric and leather upholstery for the captain's chair front seats which offer extra lateral support. Meanwhile, the same red stitching used for the seats has been carried over to the four-spoke leather steering wheel, door panels and gear level bellows. The sporty, dynamic spirit of Espace Alyum Plus is further underpinned by the twotone charcoal and red seatbelts, the aluminium steering wheel surround and the dark chrome dashboard airvent finish.



New Trafic Generation: an invitation to travel

New Trafic Generation boasts a host of comfort and safety-related features more commonly associated with the world of passenger cars. The range of diesel powerplants - all Euro4- compliant - has been comprehensively revised and sees the arrival of Renault's new 2.0 dCi engine which was developed in association with Nissan within the framework of the Alliance. This powerplant comes in a choice of two versions - 90hp (66kW) and 115hp (84kW) - and offers extra performance, more flexibility and enhanced fuel efficiency to even further anchor Renault Trafic in the world of leisure vehicles. Meanwhile, the power output of the 2.5 dCi diesel engine - which now comes with a particulate filter as standard - has been increased from 135 to 150hp (107kW). These changes are matched by an evolution in the range of six-speed manual and robotized transmissions, the maximum torque capacity of which has been uprated from 320 to 350Nm, while reverse gear now benefits from synchromesh for extra fluidity while manoeuvring.



Passenger car standard styling

Renault Trafic Generation's assimilation with the world of passenger cars is emphasized by the availability of body colour front and rear bumpers (according to version). The re-penned front-end features one-piece headlamp modules incorporating crystal indicators and a new grille that reflects Renault's visual identity. At the rear, it boasts a more dynamic, more refined design that includes a new, bigger footplate in which the reverse parking assist sensors can be housed.

The quality of the dashboard has been upgraded. Its new instruments include an LCD display for water temperature, fuel level and motoring-related data. Particular attention has been paid to the drive station with a view to combining space and functionality. Indeed, the same approach as that which governs the world of MPVs has gone into the model's ergonomics: the steering-wheel is reach-adjustable, the gear lever is mounted on the dashboard which itself comes with an array of stowage spaces, while all controls fall easily to hand.

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