Since the first semester 2010, Renault has been able to boast a unique in Europe comprehensive and well-structured range of compact vans available in three different lengths. With Kangoo Express, Kangoo Express Compact and Kangoo Express Maxi, Renault offers a useful load volume of 2.3 up to 4.6m3 and a maximum load length at floor level of 2.10 to 2.90 metres.

Comfortable, practical and versatile to meet the needs of professionals, Kangoo Express's design is modern and expressive and notably features a short, robust front that provides a spacious cabin and a large, practical cargo area. Meanwhile, the forward-positioned, panoramic, MPV-style windscreen ensures a brightly-lit cabin.

Inside, Renault has placed the accent on space, comfort and practicality thanks an array of features and functions that are unprecedented in this segment. The high seating position ensures a broad view of the road and combines with the dashboard-mounted gearshift lever to deliver a standard of driving comfort on a par with that of a passenger car.

Kangoo Express' length of 4.21m frees up an optimized cargo carrying capacity of between 3 and 3.60 cubic metres, while its interior width (1.21m between wheel arches) now makes it possible to take a standard Euro pallet.

This versatility extends to the possibility of folding the passenger seat (optional) to extend carrying capacity to 3.50 cubic metres. Moreover, the design of Kangoo Express enables a long list of specific conversions (emergency vehicles, delivery vehicles, controlled-temperature transport, pi ck-ups, etc) to be carried out thanks to the numerous specialist partnerships that have been put into place.

The range includes three diesel powerplants based on the 1.5 dCi block and available in three power outputs (70hp, 85hp and 105hp), plus two petrol engines (1.6 8V 90hp and 1.6 16V 105hp). Powered by the 85hp version of the diesel engine, Kangoo Express returns combined cycle fuel consumption of 5.2 litres/100km, equivalent to CO2 emissions of just 137g/km.

Indeed, the first two versions of the 1.5 dCi both emit less than 140g of CO2/km, making them eligible for the  Renault eco² appellation, while the most powerful version can be equipped with a particulate filter

Kangoo Express Compact is a great-looking, compact, agile van that shares many features with Kangoo Express, including europalette loading width, a major feat for a mini-LCV. Exceptional dimensional efficiency gives a carrying capacity of between 2.3 and 2.9 cubic metres (depending on version) in a van just 3.83m long. Meanwhile, the passenger seat folds down to give a maximum load length of 2.11m.

Kangoo Express Compact comes with 70hp or 85hp versions of the 1.5 dCi diesel engine, or a 90hp 1.6 8V petrol engine. Both diesel units earn Kangoo Express Compact the Renault eco² signature. The 1.5 dCi 85hp version will emit just 129g of CO2 per km ! (on the vehicles commercialized from October 2008). Like its larger sister, Kangoo Express Compact is also built on the Scénic chassis and features outstanding handling. At just 3.83m in length and with a tiny turning circle of 9.70m (9.85m for Renault Twingo !), it also excels in city-centre manoeuvrability and parkability.

With an overall length of 4.60 metres, Kangoo Express Maxi is exactly 384mm longer than Kangoo Express. Maximum load length increases by almost 40cm, boosting it to 2.90 metres (with passenger seat fold). Kangoo Express Maxi boasts the best interior load space measurements in the big volume compact van segment, yet at the same time offers the exterior size and easy manoeuvrability of an MPV. Kangoo Express Maxi does not have a raised roof, so its overall height is just 1.82 metres, making it compact enough to use city-centre car parks.

Boasting an extra cubic metre of load space over and above that of Renault Kangoo Express, the carrying capacity of the newcomer’s two-seater version rises all the way to 4.6m3, for a payload of 800kg. In terms of towing capacity, it can handle a braked trailer weight of 1.05 tonnes. Like Kangoo Express, Kangoo Express Maxi is based on Scénic, a model long acclaimed for its high level of performance, comfort and safety.

Indeed, Kangoo Express Maxi delivers handling worthy of a passenger car, as recognized by Kangoo Express customers. Kangoo Express Maxi’s additional length has been absorbed entirely by the 3.1-metre wheelbase which contributes to an even more stable ride.

Kangoo Express Maxi is a business tool that majors on economy. The 1.5 dCi powerplant is particularly thrifty and boasts market-leading low CO2 emissions. The 85-horsepower version returns average combined cycle fuel consumption of 5.3 litres/100km, and less than 6 litres/100km over the urban cycle. This engine is available for both the two- and five-seater versions and emits 140g of CO2 per kilometer. Kangoo Express Maxi is available with either two or five seats.