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Unveiled recently in five-door car form at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault is now poised to take the covers off of its New Kangoo Van at this week’s European Road Transport Show, held at the Amsterdam RAI.

Kangoo Van, known in Europe as Kangoo Express, has been a phenomenal sales success since its original launch in 1997, with more than 1.3 million having found homes in its ten-year career to date. Initial photos and information for the standard wheelbase version are now being released ahead of the show to raise awareness levels for the all-new version of one of Europe’s best-selling compact vans in one of the few world premieres at this year’s event.

Retaining all of the previous version's inimitable character, but adding even greater comfort, modernity, quality and versatility, the New Kangoo Van goes further than ever before to meet the needs of its users. The newcomer is the fruit of an extensive development programme and in the realms of design, practicality and environmental-friendliness, makes a significant contribution when it comes to providing professionals with an economical and reliable van.

New Kangoo Van comes with a choice of economical, environmentally-friendly engines that are inexpensive to service. The range includes three diesel powerplants based on the 1.5 dCi block (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, New Kangoo Van returns combined cycle fuel consumption of 54.3 mpg, equivalent to CO₂ emissions of just 137 grams per kilometre.

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 programme.

A range of robust, economical, environment-conscious engines

New Kangoo Van comes with a wide choice of engines addressing the varied needs of trade users. All extol the key virtues of economy, reliability and environment-consciousness.

1.5 dCi, 70hp, 85hp & 105hp
The 1.5 dCi unit, renowned for high performance, low running costs and good environmental credentials, appears on New Kangoo Van in three versions, rated at 70hp, 85hp and 105hp, to cover the full spectrum of professional needs. The entry-level version, delivering peak power of 70hp at 4,000rpm, achieves very low running costs. Torque of 160Nm is available from 1,500rpm and combined cycle fuel consumption is remarkably low: 53.2 mpg, with CO₂ emissions of just 140g/km. This engine is coupled with a five-speed manual gearbox.

The versatile 85hp version delivers peak power at 3,750rpm and peak torque of 200Nm from 1,750rpm, for effortless duty both on long journeys and during intensive urban usage. As well as boasting a highly impressive trade-off between performance and economy, this engine also makes New Kangoo Van one of the most economical and environment-friendly vehicles on the market, with combined cycle fuel consumption averaging 54.3 mpg and CO₂ emissions down to 137g/km. Again, this engine is coupled with a five-speed manual gearbox.

In its top-end diesel version, New Kangoo Van is fitted with the most powerful of the 1.5 dCi units, developing 105hp at 4,000rpm and peak torque of 240Nm at 2,000rpm, to meet the most exacting demands of business users in terms of power and driveability. With its second-generation common-rail injection system, variable geometry turbo and 1600-bar injection pressure, this engine gives excellent performance, without harming fuel economy. On a combined cycle, 52.3 mpg is achievable, which gives CO₂ emissions of 142g/km. This remarkable fuel economy owes much to the use of piezo-electric injectors and a six-speed manual gearbox. Vehicle acoustics are improved by a dual-mass damping flywheel that eradicates boom at low engine speeds.

Petrol engines
90hp 1.6 8V
The 1.6 8V petrol engine, widely appreciated within the Renault range for its reliability and efficiency, develops peak power of 90hp at 5,500rpm and maximum torque of 128Nm over a broad rev band, with 90% available from 2,000rpm. The engine is easy to service and consumes 36.2 mpg. It is coupled with a five-speed manual gearbox.

105hp 1.6 16V
The 1.6 16V engine delivers 105hp at 5,750rpm and maximum torque of 148Nm at 3,750rpm. Driveability is excellent, with a special camshaft design ensuring brisk response at lower revs. Extensive use of lightweight materials and special features such as a roller-bearing rocker arm, keep fuel consumption down to 36.7 mpg. This engine is coupled with a five-speed manual gearbox and will be available later with a Proactive four-speed automatic transmission.

Renault eco² symbol for New Kangoo Van
Two versions of New Kangoo Van – the 70hp and 85hp 1.5 dCi – earn the Renault eco² symbol for vehicles that comply with ecology and economy criteria under Renault’s wide-reaching environment initiative. Vehicles bearing the eco² symobl are made at ISO 14001-certified plants, emit less than 140g of CO₂ per km (or run on bioethanol E85 or biodiesel B30), are 95% (by weight) end-of-life reusable and have a plastics content that includes at least 5% of recycled materials.

In the coming months, New Kangoo Van will be appearing in a third Renault eco² version, with a bioethanol E85 variant of the 1.6 16V engine. This will be followed by B30-compatible versions of the 1.5 dCi diesel engines (without particulate filter).

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