Renault E-Space, the conceptual Renault Espace E-Tech Electric at the Paris auto show. But surely “people don’t want vans”?

French automakers have been hinting for some time about their desire to return to more practical, boxier body styles. At the 2026 Paris Auto Show, Renault will unveil the concept car Renault E-Space, which is believed to be the Renault Espace E-Tech Electric. It’s possible this is a market test — if there’s strong interest, the vehicle might have a chance of going into production.

Renault E-Space: three rows of seats, around 4.8 meters in length?

Renault made sure the concept was distinctive enough to stick in people’s minds, yet universal enough not to reveal too much. The lighting elements are designed to distract us from the cluttered lines at the front, where parts were cut out and redrawn. The front end is quite short and ribbed, as if there’s no room left between it and the windshield for air intakes/exhausts. Technology? Nothing is known yet, but we’re betting on an 800 V architecture. The triangular windshield at the corner reminds us of the Avantime and the van version of the Espace:

Inside, we’ll find something resembling a wide screen extending all the way to the passenger side, along with a display mounted deep in the windshield, not to mention a peculiar [column?] for the steering wheel. The driver sits quite far back, but the glass roof should allow them to see traffic signals. The vehicle has three rows of seats, and there’s a good few dozen centimeters of space behind the last row of backs, so considering the fairly steep front slope, it could be argued that the Renault E-Space is about 4.8 meters long.

The Renault E-Space is only a concept, and it’s hard to say whether the company will decide to bring it to market. Europe isn’t facing a problem of too many children; rather, there’s a shortage of them. As a result, (mini)vans that aren’t modified vans have almost disappeared. The situation is being saved by the Chinese, for whom having a van in their model lineup seems to be a matter of pride (see: Denza D9, Xpeng X9). So there’s hope that our local manufacturers will realize that children from larger families, accustomed to Chinese cars, are unlikely to look for their first car at a Renault or Volkswagen dealership.

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