2011 Renault Kangoo Review

At its launch in 1997 Kangoo is warm, expressive style revolutionized the leisure utility vehicle. Spacious and versatile Kangoo has been a success, selling over 2.2 million units since its launch.

New Kangoo is responsible for the expectations of better family. It is based on Kangoo fundamentals, turning them into optimized combination of quality, comfort and convenience. A 4213 mm in length, New Kangoo is resolutely contemporary, welcoming, cheerful lines caused by major changes. Her short, thick frontal free space a bright, airy cabin, which further enhances its raked MPV-style windscreen. Some versions have pop-open windows, and other others electric ones. All have large doors that open completely customized interior.

 

New Kangoo emphasizes well-being and comfort.

For the pleasure of working capital better, a number of features have been improved. With its outstanding roominess, New Kangoo has put the onus on space and car-sharing experience. Is 180 mm longer than its predecessor and that extra length has been taken into the cabin, where more volume gives the five occupants more room and more comfort! Contemporary and with a more ergonomic design, the dashboard resembles an MPV, while the cabin has been repaired and finished with quality materials. New Kangoo benefits from a thermal and acoustic comfort worthy of an MPV. Some versions feature automatic climate control. The air is distributed evenly on the front and back through the circuit design that has taken the bottom of each passenger. To ensure acoustic comfort, engineers have used the same techniques as for the rest of the range.

 

New Kangoo takes an ingenious approach to modularity

With its practical design dedicated to the pursuit of leisure, it brings a shift in the segment of ergonomic, space and ease of use. 60:40 splitfold the rear seat folds easily from one time to form a flat load space. In some versions the front passenger seat can be folded the same way, Payload can thus be boosted from 660 liters to 2866 liters.

 

Moreover, in this configuration, the vehicle can carry objects that are 2.5 m long. New Kangoo domestic supply up to 77 liters of storage space, which includes 24 liters of storage space handy aircraft-style for the rear passengers. He also made his debut innovative longitudinal roof bars are convertible into a luggage rack. No tools are needed and the rack can take loads up to 80 kg.

 

New Kangoo comes with a complete range of versatile and reliable transmission of packets to the needs of all motorists: two petrol engines and one diesel and three different outputs. This offering is firmly built on strong values ??like robustness, reliability, economy and respect for the environment. New Kangoo 1.5 dCi 105 (78kW) diesel particulate filter offers the consumer launch to day-one. Both other 1.5 dCi power sources (70hp/50 85/63kW kW) Renault eco2 to fulfill its commitment, with CO2 emissions below 140g/km.

 

Developed in C-segment platform that is characterized by its dynamic quality, comfort and safety, New Kangoo offers features hitherto unprecedented in the free commercial vehicle segment. The 2697 mm Wheelbase borrow a sound, balanced, secure handling. Its active and passive safety of a sedan of the same family. All versions are equipped with latest-generation ABS and Emergency Brake, while some feature ESP with understeer control, ASR traction control and engine torque overrun regulation functions.

 

For the safety of its occupants, New Kangoo benefits from state of the art driver assistance systems, tribes, most of them in the segments above. They include cruise control / speed limiter, automatic activation of headlights, windshield wipers with automatic rain sensors, none of which was available on the previous model. New Kangoo also has between two and six airbags, seatbelts with pretensioners and load limiters, and anti-submarining humps in the front and rear seats and three seats Isofix anchorage points (depending on version).