Renault Kangoo. Equipment, specifications, owner reviews

As a rule, in automotive world powerful and expensive cars. But new Renault Kangoo 2019 is not one of them. The Renault Kangoo 2020 model is a budget car, but the quality is fully consistent with its price tag.

Powerful cars are constantly riveted to everyone's attention, they are traded at auctions, they are stored in expensive collections. But the automotive economy, and just the economy rests on completely different cars, nondescript at first glance, but truly practical and useful. Not as expensive, but no less valuable. Like Renault Kangoo.

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So, Renault Kangoo. In essence, this is a small commercial vehicle from a French manufacturer. In 1998, the company's management announced the start of sales of the first generation of a model focused on business and small cargo transportation. The car sold very well, so in 2003 a thorough restyling was carried out, and in 2008 the world saw new generation auto – Renault Kangoo 2. The model received new line engines, both diesel and petrol.

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The choice of Renault Kangoo was offered with engines of 1.2, 1.4 or 1.6 liters (gasoline), capable of accelerating a car quite dynamically, compared to a diesel engine. However, in domestic open spaces, it was precisely diesel versions 1.5 dCi and 1.9 dCi, characterized by extremely low fuel consumption. Such versions could consume from 4.5 to 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers. As a box, it was possible to order either a 5-speed automatic or a 4-band automatic. Among other things, there were versions with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

Today is the second Renault generation Kangoo has long been removed from the conveyor and it is possible to find this model only on secondary market. So the price in Russia starts with a revenge of 220-230 thousand rubles for cars of the first years of production. For the amount of about 700-750 thousand, you can buy a fairly fresh used Renault Kangoo in good condition with low mileage and in good condition.

Description of appearance

The Renault Kangoo model sold well by the standards of commercial vehicles. Therefore, in 2013, management announced the start of sales of a significantly modernized model - thoroughly redesigned and improved. Moreover, the changes affected all areas - from the appearance, and ending with undercarriage and engine.

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So, Renault Kangoo received new body. Who said that appearance for commercial vehicles is unimportant? Renault Kangoo designers thought differently. The exterior of the car deserves very flattering reviews. Renault Kangoo can now be called expressive: large aquariums of headlights, a massive front bumper of a non-trivial shape, puffy wheel arches with small cute rims- all this creates a very pleasant image. The picture is complemented by a spectacular rounded line of side glazing and large vertical brake lights on the fifth door.

The general style of Renault Kangoo is excellent. However, it is advisable to buy a car in bright body colors - this way it looks more expressive. Although there is no hint of aggressiveness or dynamics in it, such a machine does not need it at all. The car looks extravagant and touching. Absolutely in the spirit of French cars.

Getting into the salon, you still find a lot of reasons in defense of those owners who bought the Renault Kangoo 2019. There is really enough space here, the finish, as well as the selection of materials, is decent, and many stylish little things and accessories please the eye. The visibility from the driver's seat is not bad - the racks do not cover much space, and the rear-view mirrors have a large area. The landing can be adjusted for yourself - the benefit of the settings is enough.

Inside the kangoo chair
huge decomposed trunk

The seats are soft so as not to get tired on a long journey. The gearshift lever is located on the tide of the cockpit and it is quite convenient to reach for it. There is plenty of free space in the rear seats, and the absence of a transmission tunnel allows three passengers to comfortably accommodate. The trunk also pleases with huge opportunities for transformation, as well as a flat floor formed by folding the second row of seats.

Of the shortcomings of Renault Kangoo (pictured), it is worth noting the modest basic equipment. As standard, a central box for the front row is required, ABS system, hitch and a few little things. And seat height adjustment, boxing for the second row of seats, cruise control and even air conditioning will have to be ordered for a fee.

Gasoline diesel or electricity

The latest version is equipped with two engine options - gasoline and diesel. petrol unit, with a volume of 1.6 liters can produce about 100 hp. at 145 N / m of torque, and a 1.5 diesel engine - 86 hp. and 20 n/m, respectively. Renault Kangoo 2019 engines, of course, do not shine with technical characteristics, but their trump card is clearly not that. Their advantage is low fuel consumption. So, the appetite of the engine does not exceed 6 liters per 100 km, and the gasoline engine consumes no more than 9 liters.

But, the main feature of Renault Kangoo of this generation is the presence new version Renault Kangoo Z.E. This variation has a longer length - 4666 mm, which had a positive effect on volumes luggage compartment. It has grown to 3.4 cubic meters. m. A main feature- This is an electric motor that produces 60 hp. and having a power reserve of about 170 km.

In motion, he is pleasant and obedient (see video test drive). Of course, it is not so easy to achieve sane dynamics from him, but this car was created with completely different goals. Long-stroke informative clutch makes it easy to dose traction at the start.

Box Renault Kangoo does not give rise to negative reviews- the gears turn on clearly, the lever does not dangle, and the suspension has sufficient energy intensity to soften bumps on the road, and ground clearance allows you to overcome all obstacles, such as speed bumps or small and medium-sized bumps.

The new Renault Kangoo belongs to the class of compact minivans, a car with a spacious interior for 5 seats, a trunk volume of 660 / 2600 liters. There are 2 petrol engines 1.6 - 102 hp to choose from. and diesel dCi 1.5 - 86 hp Disc brakes front and rear. Volume fuel tank 60 liters. Car weight from 1368 kg.

The technical characteristics of Renault Kangoo are common with Scenic, the cars are built on a common platform. The car is specially prepared for Russia with high ground clearance, additional noise insulation, anti-gravel coating, energy-intensive suspension, and the engine is ready to start at low temperatures.

The Kangoo body is reliable and safe. According to the EuroNCAP crash test, the car scored 4 out of 5 stars.

Characteristics of Kangoo for diesel engine dCi 1.5 - 86 hp: fuel consumption city / highway - 5.3 l / 100 km. Power reserve on a full tank of 1132 km on the highway. Max Speed cars - 158 km / h, acceleration to 100 - 16 seconds for manual transmission.

Characteristics of Kangoo for the engine 1.6 - 102 hp: fuel consumption city / highway - 7.9 l / 100 km. Power reserve on a full tank of 759 km on the highway. The maximum speed of the car is 170 km / h, acceleration to 100 - 13 seconds for manual transmission.

I remember my extreme journey along the Baltija track in the winter of 2006 for a long time. The track, deeply pressed by heavy trucks, turned out to be too wide for my vehicle, which at that time was Renault-Kangu: the “heel” simply slid in the grooves beaten by tracks, like soap in a wet bath. In order not to end up in a ditch, I involuntarily had to pose as Gronholm at the Sweden Rally, actively turning the steering wheel in order to make the car go forward with its nose, and not with any other parts of the body. And what were these Frenchmen thinking about when they decided to sell their cargo-and-passenger van in Russia? The narrow "heel" is ideal for the narrow streets of European towns, but not for most of our roads, which are infinitely far from ideal.

So, in my opinion, the most important advantage of the freshest Kangoo compared to its predecessor lies precisely in the increased track by more than 10 cm, thanks to which the car holds on to the road much more confidently - even if it is mercilessly slashed by trucks. Moreover, being built on the “Reno-Nissan” platform C (the same one that underlies the Renault Megan and Nissan Qashqai), the car completely got rid of the manner of its ancestor jumping over bumps, like a tennis ball, and even without a full load, it passes quite smoothly through the areas corroded by potholes and cracks. Chassis quite suitable for our roads.

Slow delivery service

The only possible for the Russian "Kangu" power point, consisting of an 84-horsepower gasoline engine and a 5-speed manual box absolutely not suitable for long distance travel. Reseeding from the 120-horsepower "Peugeot" to the "heel", I even had doubts about his health. A long-stroke clutch pedal and an indistinct box mechanism are not so bad. Much worse is that Renault categorically does not want to accelerate. And this is actually very strange, because in its former incarnation, “Kangu”, even with 75 “horses” under the hood, though it was not hot, but ran very quickly.

In addition, usually passenger versions of cargo vans inherit from these “short” ones - with close gear ratios- boxes that allow you to start briskly even with a heavy backpack on your shoulders. But no matter how I tried to stir up the Kangoo, diligently trampling the gas pedal, the motor spinning into the red zone only snapped at me in response, stubbornly refusing to accelerate the car faster. Such inhibited behavior of Renault not only completely eradicates any desire to overtake at speeds over a hundred, but also in an urban environment puts you on a par with Gazelles and other purely economic equipment. However, do not think that I loaded the Kangoo with ballast to the fullest, forcing him to carry the maximum permitted 525 kg. In the car, I was in splendid isolation, and I weigh exactly five times less than the maximum allowable load.

But in a thoroughly grown up (by 180 mm in length and 160 mm in width) Renault one just wants to load something furniture! In addition, an irresistible craving for economic amateur activity is provoked by rear vest doors that allow you to drive close to the ramp, as well as a hefty trunk - 70 liters larger than its predecessor. However, due to the weak heart of "Kangu", I still would not advise exposing him to excessive stress.

Eh, well, where would you get a more powerful motor?

All the best for children!

I think the most suitable place to work for this car would be some small private school. As you know, kinders must be transported carefully and slowly - and our Renault succeeded in just that. Moreover, “Kangu” looks very positive and funny: pop-eyed and high-browed, he would pass for the character of the cartoon “Cars” even without additional makeup. And in the cabin, it will be pleasant not only to the driver himself, who, I have no doubt, will appreciate the convenience of landing and the quality of the finish, but also to the younger generation. Thanks to the huge area of ​​​​glazing in the "Kangu" you sit, as if in an aquarium, watching how other cars swim around like a motley fish. If the landscape outside the windows does not inspire, then you can look at the interior decoration - toy-looking air conditioner knobs, a center console with a protruding tongue of the gear lever stand and a bright spot information display. The instrument panel is decorated in the most cheerful way: with the onset of twilight, the speedometer, flattened from below and from above, becomes like a tangerine, decorated with numbers at someone's whim. And what exactly “Kangu” is able to conquer both a large and a small passenger is an incredible number of drawers, shelves and pockets that abound in the interior of the car. And all of them are surprisingly intelligent: for example, in a shelf above the sofa, resembling a bread box, you can easily remove three school backpacks.

Of course, any school supply manager will be puzzled by the question of whether the game is worth the candle and how much the purchase of "Kangu" will be justified? Alas, at a price of 580 thousand rubles for the basic version of Renault, it turns out to be more expensive than the FIAT-Doblo and Citroen-Berlingo competing with it - by 49,000 and 32,000 rubles, respectively. However, it is quite possible that the initial overpayment can be reimbursed during the operation: the factory warranty for Kangoo is valid for three years or 100,000 kilometers from the date of purchase, while Doblo and Berlingo have a limited warranty of only two years.

No one noticed that over the past few years the market has noticeably decreased interesting cars? No, it's not that they disappeared or died out as a class, they are somewhere in the corners of car dealerships. Still, the lion's share of sales in the market are sedans and these, like them, cross-overs. Station wagons are almost completely supplanted by SUVs, commercial vehicles for the most part are not very interesting. One model repeats another, they change engines and gearboxes and in total mass are a kind of asexual amorphous average delivery van. And there is simply no demand for passenger cars of non-standard cut. The public went crazy with their crossovers and sedans, and from the original and interesting cars only the memory remains.

Renault Kangoo 2017 as an interesting car

However, not everything is so sad. The longing extends only to part of Europe, and perhaps to part of Asia. There are still some pretty interesting cars left and Renault Kangoo, especially the latest generation, is one of them. It was conceived simply as a delivery van and nothing more. Released in 1999, it immediately attracted small merchants, became almost a branded postal car throughout Europe, and municipal services willingly bought up a nimble and economical French van. Not for beautiful eyes, of course, although the design of the car was more than successful. Renault Kangoo had a predecessor, whose name was Renault Rapid. It’s also a good car, but its cargo compartment volume was only two and a half cubic meters. Renault Kangoo received three cubic meters of cargo space in the standard version, but there was also a long version that could fit 3.5 cubic meters of all sorts of things.

Sales of the first-generation Renault Kangoo skyrocketed even with some pretty serious competition from Volkswagen with its Keddy, Fiat, Citroen and Peugeot. Until 2000, more than a million kangaroos were sold worldwide. This is a very good indicator, because the machine was not assembled as globally as is customary now. Only three factories were engaged in the release - one in their homeland, in France, the second in Argentina and the third in Turkey. Also, in small batches, the car was produced in Morocco. Already in the fall of 2001, the French seriously thought about releasing an all-wheel drive modification of the car, and it really went on sale in early 2002. In addition to an honest all-wheel drive transmission, the car received a new diesel engine with a 1.9-liter turbine with a capacity of 92 forces and a ground clearance increased to 205 mm.

On the picture - appearance Renault Kangoo

In 2003, the model underwent a general restyling. Now Renault Kangoo had fashionable drop-shaped headlights, taillights of a slightly modified architecture, a radiator grille received a corporate design, and in addition to a restyled body, they began to offer completely new engine- diesel engine with a volume of 1.5 liters with a turbine. Since 2005, in parallel with the previous generation, they began to produce Renault Kangoo in a new interpretation. The old kangaroo remained on the conveyor for the time being, because its price was painfully attractive. The new generation of the van became a little more expensive, but later, in 2007, it came out latest generation and the old Kango was replaced by a second one. The last modernization of the car was successfully completed in 2013.

Technical characteristics, in principle, remained the same, only the weakest 1.4-liter gasoline engine was removed from the line of engines, replacing it with two diesel engines. Now the range of engines has two gasoline engines that have been produced since 2008 - an eight-valve relic of the old Kango, a 1.6-liter 87-horsepower engine and a unit of the same volume, but with 16 valves and a power of 106 horses. In addition to gasoline, the list of available engines includes six one and a half liter diesel engines of various configurations and power from 70 to 110 horses. This is today's Renault Kangoo in general terms. However, we have not dealt with the main issue at all - with the bodies, and this is still the main trump card of the kangaroo. Easy test drive each of the modifications will help to more clearly imagine why the public is so attached to this, in general, an ordinary little car without ambitions and pretensions.

Spacious and comfortable, but cargo

Yes, that's exactly how it is. Without ambitions and pretensions, without architectural excesses. This is exactly the case when the car proved by the number of sales that there is a category of buyers for whom useful volume and practicality are much more important than speed and pretentiousness. But everything is very simple. Like it or not, but each of us also belongs to the consumer society. And when there is nothing to cut off the sausage, our man, of course, will not save and use a ruler, a credit card or God knows what else, but a real gentleman will take out a Swiss knife and carefully cut into beautiful rings. We mean that even among universal machines it is quite difficult to find such a jack of all trades and a tool for all occasions. Agree that it’s not the case to carry a motorized plow on a ragged trailer on a BMW 525, but on back seat seedlings and shovels. At least, not everyone's conscience will allow. Renault Kangoo is just the case when a car can quickly turn from a fan car for a country picnic into a working car with a load capacity of 800 kg, and then again transform into a comfortable five-seat station wagon.

Of course, we are talking about the passenger Renault versions Kangoo. The most beautiful thing about it is that the commercial, or rather, non-passenger vein, which underlies the design, allowed the designers to get rid of the stamps and clichés that flooded the conveyors of even the most famous car factories. You just look at the area of ​​the interior glazing. No crossover will allow itself this simply because it is unfashionable. Today it is fashionable to raise the window line as high as possible, and the window is reduced to nothing at all towards the stern. About the window tailgate no need to talk at all. What is the visibility here. Renault Kango has a completely opposite view on these things. In the cabin, you ride like in an aquarium, excellent 360-degree visibility, and there are deluxe equipment with a glass roof. Full saloon sun, if you want - tint, if you want - no, but so far there is no such all-round view in any car, not counting convertibles, of course. Glazing goes well with a low-key but high-quality interior, where every little thing is thought out and verified to the smallest detail.

Salon prosaic, but very functional, especially in the new edition. It has become wider by 90 mm and the rear passengers have increased legroom by as much as 230 mm. The interior transformation system has six standard, basic options. This made it possible to manipulate the volume of the cargo compartment to absolutely fantastic limits. The minimum allowable volume for new Renault Kangoo - 660 liters versus 500 for the previous version. The maximum volume of the luggage compartment with the seatbacks folded down is 2869 liters. This is the highest figure in the class, even taking into account frankly cargo vans. The total volume of pockets, mezzanines, glove compartments and all kinds of shelves is more than 80 liters, and the maximum length of the cargo is two and a half meters. So, if necessary, from a five-seater saloon with a tall, and sometimes glass, roof, a working bug is quite obtained.
Yes, the suspension can be harsh, but there is a choice.

For example, there are versions that have been produced since 2011, in which the suspension is tuned specifically for bad roads, stiffer springs are installed on such kenguryats, other shock absorbers and the ground clearance is slightly corrected. Unlike base Renault Kangoo, it is 182mm. In addition, you can buy an all-wheel drive version, but they are extremely rare on the Russian market. Renault Kangoo 4×4 has a viscous coupling that connects rear axle when slipping the front wheels. Simple and reliable. Of course, there are features in the suspension associated with the truck origin of the model, but they are so insignificant compared to other cars. budget class that it is not worth focusing on them.

Repair and maintenance of Renault Kangoo

Many consider Renault Kangoo not a very fast car, and this is partly true. Only if you do not set yourself the goal of breaking the Nurburgring record, then the dynamics of the car is enough for daily use. With a top-end 1.6-liter engine and a five-speed manual, the kangaroo calmly keeps 140-150 km / h on the highway and, despite the fact that the technical specifications state a maximum speed of 162 km / h, according to the owners, the car easily gains all 180, with tailwind. By the way, Renault Kangoo's windage is quite high and you have to get used to it. In the cabin, even at high speed, you can speak almost in a whisper, extraneous sounds few. Basically, this is the work of a diesel engine, the transmission practically does not make itself felt. Sometimes the wind gets confused in the rear-view mirrors, which can also somehow affect the acoustic comfort.

For the entire time of the release of Renault Kangoo, there are very few technical problems that somehow particularly annoy the owners of used cars. Most weakness mechanical box gears - oil leak through the stuffing box backstage. A trifling malfunction, which is solved by replacing the oil seal, however, for this it is necessary to remove the gearbox. also, used Kangoo often notices an oil leak at the junction of the gearbox and clutch housing. The issue is solved by sealing the connection. Post-styled versions of the car can be unpleasantly surprised by a breakdown high voltage wires and loss of contact on the generator block, and ignition coils manufactured before 2004 do not have a very long resource. brake pads unified with other Renault models, so with them, as with many other spare parts, there should be no problems. All Renault Kangoos are quite sensitive to fuel quality, especially the 1.9-liter turbodiesel, so you need to listen to the operation of the high pressure fuel pump.

Video: test drive Renault Kangoo 2017 model year

For the price they ask official dealers Renault in Moscow for Renault Kangoo in a new body (from 980 thousand to 1,100,000 rubles), you can hardly buy a car at least approximately similar in practicality and reliability. Of course, a matter of taste, but the kangaroo, as the second car in the family, will be an indispensable assistant. You don’t have to cut the sausage with a ruler, it’s checked.

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