RENOWNED yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur chooses it as her preferred method of transport (when she's not halfway around the world on a record attempt, like now!) and now readers of Fleet Week, Fleet Management and What Van? Fleet magazines have once again chosen the latest Renault Espace as their favourite MPV in the Fleet Excellence Awards 2005 for the second consecutive year and its third win in five years.

The Fleet Excellence Awards are voted for by the key people in the fleet industry, and to win one of the coveted awards is a vote of confidence by the people who sign the cheques. Winning the same award three times and for two consecutive years shows the Espace is still the car to beat in the MPV sector even 20 years after its first introduction, having won the MPV category in 2005, 2004 and 2002.

Ellen MacArthur is currently attempting to shatter yet another amazing world record as she tries to become only the second person - and the first woman - ever to sail non-stop, solo around the world in her 75-foot B&Q Trimaran.