{"id":8636,"date":"2016-04-20T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T13:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=8636"},"modified":"2016-04-20T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T13:51:03","slug":"renault-adds-extra-traction-to-van-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/8636","title":{"rendered":"Renault adds extra traction to van range"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at vanrental.co.uk<\/a>, there’s nothing we like more than a 4×4 van! So it is with great pleasure I can tell you that\u00a0Renault is taking the fight to Ford<\/a>, Mercedes-Benz<\/a> and Volkswagen in this specialist market.<\/p>\n

Renault’s popular range of vans is now available with an\u00a0enhanced traction solution called X-Track. Buyers\u00a0of Renault’s\u00a0biggest van, the Master, can go one step further and specify a full 4×4 system.<\/p>\n

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The new Renault Master X-Track. A full 4×4 model will also be available.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Renault Kangoo, Trafic and Master vans will shortly become available with with X-Track. This is a system that combines\u00a0\u00a0a limited slip differential, raised ground clearance, underbody protection and all-weather tyres to provide significantly improved traction in\u00a0off-road or severe winter conditions.<\/p>\n

The X-Track concept is an extension of Renault’s existing Grip Xtend system. This uses electronic traction control to maximise grip\u00a0by\u00a0varying power delivery to each of the drive wheels\u00a0to suit the underlying conditions.<\/p>\n

Combined with improved ground clearance and all-weather tyres (also known as all-season tyres<\/a> or mud\u00a0and snow tyres), X-Track should be enough to enable vans to operate in the vast majority of\u00a0conditions. But for operators<\/a> who\u00a0need more serious off-road capabilities<\/a>, the Renault Master will also be available\u00a0with switchable\u00a0all-wheel drive. Drivers will be able to choose between\u00a0two-wheel drive\u00a0for normal road conditions and all-wheel drive when additional traction is required.<\/p>\n

The Master 4×4 is expected to be available in the summer. Availability dates for X-Track have not yet been confirmed but are expected to be\u00a0“later in 2016”<\/em>, according to Renault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renault has released details of new 4×4 and enhanced traction options for the Kangoo, Trafic and Master. Van operators who work off road or in severe winter conditions may be interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[828,121,582],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636"}],"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=8636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8638,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636\/revisions\/8638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}