The following-generation Renault Kangoo was initially set for an early 2023 launch, nevertheless it now will not arrive till later this 12 months.
The corporate has confirmed it’s now set to launch within the third quarter of this 12 months, and CarExpert understands this is because of points securing provide.
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The brand new Kangoo was first revealed late in 2020.
The vary will proceed to supply a alternative of combustion and electrical powertrains in Australia, though full specs will not be revealed till nearer to launch together with pricing.
The electrical model has been rechristened Kangoo E-Tech Electrical in step with different Renault EVs, because the model retires the outdated ZE nameplate.
The outgoing Kangoo ZE has been on sale regionally since 2017 and, whereas it has had the native electrical van market to itself for a lot of that point, it is exhibiting its age.
The Kangoo E-Tech Electrical has a 90kW and 245Nm motor pushed by a 45kWh lithium-ion battery pack able to 80kW max DC charging, with 170km of vary added in 30 minutes.
The battery takes slightly below 4 hours to go from 15 p.c to 100 p.c cost when plugged into an 11kW wallbox, and “lower than 6 hours” on a less expensive 7.4kW AC wallbox.
The WLTP driving vary is a claimed 300km, greater than splendid for “final mile” couriers and freight operators. It additionally has three ranges of regenerative braking power: ‘crusing’, default, and ‘most’ for added power restoration.
Renault additionally says it has a 615kg payload and braked towing capability of 1500kg.
Regardless of the addition of a battery, the E-Tech Electrical has no much less area than its combustion-powered counterparts.
For context, the outgoing Kangoo ZE makes use of a weedy 44kW and 225Nm motor, a 33kWh battery, and has a claimed 200km most vary.
The E-Tech Electrical has additionally obtained a tech improve, with distant entry for the air-conditioning. Combustion- and electric-powered Kangoos alike may be had with an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system that includes Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
The Kangoo vary has a full suite of accessible lively security and driver help know-how, together with autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep help, site visitors jam help, site visitors signal recognition, and semi-automatic parking help.
Combustion-powered Kangoos provide a alternative of 1.3-liter turbo-petrol and 1.5-liter turbo-diesel engines in Europe, the latter accessible in three tunes: 60kW/230Nm, 70kW/260Nm, and 85kW/270Nm.
The petrol engine has 75kW and 200Nm.
All use a six-speed handbook transmission aside from essentially the most highly effective of the diesels, which makes use of a seven-speed automated.
The Kangoo E-Tech Electrical will as soon as once more have a rival regionally in 2023 after the BYD T3 got here and went in a flash.
Fellow French model Peugeot will launch its E-Partner within the first half of 2023.
