The latest Renault Kangoo has increased in length by 180mm to 4213mm, in width by 102mm and the wheelbase has grown by 95mm to 2697mm. There is a new dashboard, trim and upholstery and a flat-floor cargo platform with the load volume boosted from 660 litres to 2,866 litres with the rear and front passenger seats folded, which also means that objects of up to 2.5-metres long can be carried.
There are innovative new roof bars that convert into a roof rack to take loads of up to 80kg in weight with no tools needed.
Powering the latest Kangoo is a range of five engines including the range-topping 1.5 dCi 106 with a six-speed gearbox for the first time. Three other dCi common rail diesel engines are on offer, comprising the dCi 68 and dCi 86 with an impressive combination of performance, economy and low emissions. Thanks to their all-round environmental friendliness, including a CO2 rating of 140g/km or less, both of these Engines gain membership of Renault’s eCO2 club. The 1.5 dCi model has economy of 53mpg, a CO2 rating of 140g/km, acceleration to 60mph in 16 seconds and a top speed of 100mph.
In addition, the latest Kangoo is available with Renault’s 1.6 8V and 1.6 16V four-cylinder petrol engines, the latter being available from late 2009 with the option of four-speed Proactive automatic transmission in place of the standard five-speed manual gearbox.
