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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Renault R-Space (front quarter).jpg
| name =Renault R-Space
| manufacturer =[[Company:Renault|Renault]]
| aka =
| production =2011 ([[Engineering:Concept car|Concept car]])
| assembly = 
| predecessor = [[Engineering:Renault Modus|Renault Modus]] 
| successor =
| class = [[Engineering:Compact car|Small family car]] ([[Engineering:C-segment|C]])
| body_style = 5-door [[Engineering:Hatchback|hatchback]]
| layout = FF layout
| platform =
| engine = 900 cc 3-cylinder
| transmission = 
| wheelbase =
| length = {{convert|4300|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = 
| height = 
| weight =
| related = [[Engineering:Renault Mégane|Renault Mégane]] III
| designer =Laurens van den Acker
}}

The '''Renault R-Space''' is a [[Engineering:Concept car|concept]] [[Engineering:Compact car|small family car]] designed by [[Company:Renault|Renault]] for the [[Engineering:Geneva Motor Show#2011|2011 Geneva Motor Show]] and is a similar size to the production [[Engineering:Renault Mégane|Renault Mégane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Renault-R-Space-2011-first-official-pictures/ |title=Car magazine 1 March 2011 |work=Car Magazine |date=2011-03-01 |access-date=2012-04-13}}</ref> It was designed by Renault's design chief Laurens Van den Acker and has handclap suicide doors that reveal a large single opening without a [[Engineering:Pillar (car)|B-pillar]]. 

==Technical details==
[[File:Renault R-Space (rear quarter).jpg|thumb|left|Renault R-Space rear]]
The R-Space is powered by a 900cc turbo three-cylinder mated to a twin-clutch gearbox. The engine develops {{convert|107|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|160|Nm|lb.ft|0|abbr=on}} of torque and features direct-injection and stop start technology and produces just 95g/km of {{CO2}} and averages 76mpg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/motorshows/geneva-motor-show/264886/renaults_rspace_official_pictures_and_video.html |title=Auto Express March 2011 |work=Auto Express|access-date=2012-04-13}}</ref> Top speed is {{convert|124|mi|km|1|}} and 0-62&nbsp;mph takes 11 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/255630/ |title=Autocar 1 March 2011 |work=Autocar|date=2011-03-01 |access-date=2012-04-13}}</ref> The body boasts a low 0.28 drag coefficient.

As a [[Engineering:Compact car|small family car]], the interior incorporated innovative features such as a floating dashboard design and a rear cabin that has been designed for children with motorised cubes that can change into a number of shapes such as a booster seat and a table. The design is almost similar to the [[Engineering:Renault Mégane|Renault Mégane]] III, it is a 5-door [[Engineering:Hatchback|hatchback]] (four door, front engine). The Renault R-Space has suicide doors that reveal a single opening without a [[Engineering:Pillar (car)|B-pillar]] and it has 5 seats that it has 2 suicide doors that open backward and it has a boot that opens upward like most [[Engineering:Hatchback|hatchback]]s.

The ''Autofacíl'' magazine of Spain assumed the car will be released in late 2012, as a successor to the [[Engineering:Renault Modus|Renault Modus]]. The Renault R-Space will enter production in mid-June 2016 to be built alongside the future [[Engineering:Minivan|minivan]] [[Engineering:Renault Scénic|Renault Scénic]] IV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autofacil.es/ |title=Autofacíl, Issue 123 (?) June 2011 |publisher=Autofacil.es |access-date=2012-04-13}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.renault.com/en/innovation/l-univers-du-design/pages/concept-car-r-space.aspx Renault R-Space official website]

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[[Category:Front-wheel-drive vehicles]]
[[Category:Compact cars]]
[[Category:Hatchbacks]]


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