2008 Renault Kangoo Express Compact

With worldwide sales totalling 2.3 million (over half for LCV versions), Kangoo has been an immense commercial success. Kangoo Express was launched in November 1997, and immediately earned huge appreciation as a working vehicle, topping the European small-van charts for ten consecutive years and clocking up sales of 1.4 million units. New Kangoo Express follows through to offer Kangoo fans more still, outperforming its illustrious predecessor in design, comfort, ergonomics, reliability and respect for the environment. Its overriding aim is to achieve a faultless match to the exacting needs of professional users in all walks of life. That also explains the appearance of a short version, New Kangoo Express Compact, a great-looking, compact, agile van specifically designed for an urban environment. With this extended range, Renault will be strengthening its position as Europe’s foremost LCV brand.

The New Kangoo Express line boasts modern, expressive styling, highlighted by a short, robust front end. The cockpit is spacious and bright, with an advanced panoramic MPV-style windscreen.

Inside, the design emphasis is on space, practicality and functionality, with features unprecedented on a vehicle of this type. Driving comfort is identical to that of a leisure vehicle, with a high-up driving position, excellent visibility and dashboard-mounted gearshift. New Kangoo Express and New Kangoo Express Compact both offer extensive ingenious stowage features including A4-format document stowage on the dashboard, a ceiling rack, a central armrest (depending on version) and a large 15-litre closed glove compartment (depending on version). Multimedia connectivity, with Bluetooth capabilities, turns New Kangoo Express into a fully fledged mobile office. Depending on the version and country, both new Kangoo Express vans are available with a wealth of driver support systems carried over from leisure vehicles, such as cruise control with speed limiter, rear parking proximity sensors and automatic headlamp and wiper activation.