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"edu-petrolhead" (edu-petrolhead) 04/01/2016 at 10:22 • Filed to: polandball

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Happy April’s fools!

Amoore100 > edu-petrolhead 04/01/2016 at 10:31

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I don’t think I really understand that one. In the original one, it is “Poland cannot into Espace.” which makes sense because Poland has no space program. But this one is more puzzling; why is Renault “cool” but Citroen not? Is it supposed to be the automakers that offer minivans? But Porsche has never had an MPV and Citroen has had the Evasion, the C8, etc. I must be missing something.

edu-petrolhead > Amoore100 04/01/2016 at 10:34

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Probably because Citroën and Renault were rivals, so Citroënball doesn’t want to be seen riding a car made by its nemesis, Renaulball.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Amoore100 04/01/2016 at 10:40

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Well maybe it hints at the first Espace being intended to be a Talbot, then still a Chrysler UK brand, as a replacement for the Talbot-Matra/Matra-Simca Ranchero. Chrysler UK, including Talbot and Simca, was sold to PSA Peugeot Citroën while the Espace was being developed, and deemed the Espace too expensive, and said Matra could have the idea, since Matra was already affiliated in the development. Matra then took the idea to Renault with which they finished the design.

But then again it should really have been Peugeot, since PSA came about when Peugeot bought Citroën from Michelin.

Amoore100 > edu-petrolhead 04/01/2016 at 17:33

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True, but what about Toyota, with the Previa which competed in the same field?

Amoore100 > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/01/2016 at 17:56

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True, I hadn’t thought of that aspect of the story! Thanks for the reminder!