November 2002

Espace gets third 'steering wheel'

08 November 2002: The latest version of the Renault Espace has been awarded the Bild am Sonntag ‘Golden Steering Wheel’, the third time the model has taken the German Sunday newspaper’s prestigious award - it also won in 1991 and 1997.

The award was given in recognition of the popularity of the different generations of this MPV model in Germany, and brings the total number of ‘Golden Steering Wheels won by Renault since 1976 to eight, placing it in the lead among imported brands in Germany.

Two Renault Chairmen have also been recipients of the award, Raymond Lévy in 1991 and Louis Schweitzer in 1999.

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