{"id":4214,"date":"2013-02-01T15:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=4214"},"modified":"2013-02-01T15:30:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T15:30:30","slug":"renault-aims-high-with-kangoo-facelift-a-merc-beater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4214","title":{"rendered":"Renault Aims High With Kangoo Facelift &#8211; A Merc Beater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4215\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4215\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4215\" alt=\"Renault Kangoo 2013 facelift model\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/renault-kangoo-2013facelift-1-sm.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/renault-kangoo-2013facelift-1-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/renault-kangoo-2013facelift-1-sm-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The updated Renault Kangoo has a new front end and improved build quality.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Renault has launched a facelifted version of its popular Kangoo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/info.php?inforef=small-van\">small van<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The changes to the Kangoo, which has sold more than 400,000 units since the current model&#8217;s 2008 launch, include a new front end, improved fit and finish and a few minor specification upgrades:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">New bumper, door mirrors and headlights<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Stop&amp;Start now available with the dCi 75 and dCi 90 diesel engines<\/li>\n<li>Electronic Stability Control, Hill Start Assist and Grip Xtend are all available<\/li>\n<li>In-dash Renault R-Link multimedia system<\/li>\n<li>Improvements to build quality &#8212; better spot weld finishes, cleaner, more consistent finish to crimping on door panels,\u00a0improved precision in the application of body sealants, and enhanced improved soundproofing and noise reduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Renault vs. Mercedes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that the timing of this model update, with its emphasis on quality, coincides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4140\">the launch of Mercedes&#8217; new small van model, the Citan<\/a>. The Citan is a rebadged Kangoo that&#8217;s made in Renault&#8217;s MCA de Maubeuge\u00a0factory in France, and it seems to me that Renault&#8217;s stated focus of &#8220;robustness and modernity&#8221; ties in quite nearly with the attributes that Mercedes buyers will be looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Renault may well have killed two birds with one stone here, keeping Mercedes happy and boosting the quality of its own van.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renault has launched an updated version of the Kangoo small van, coinciding with the launch of the Mercedes-Benz Citan, which is a rebadged version of the Kangoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1324,156,386,206,1027],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}