Test - Renault Express Van (2021): straight to the point
Meet the essential needs of professionals: a comfortable and safe vehicle, pleasant to use, equipped with standard utility capacities. And cheap if possible. With the Renault Express Van,...
29/03/2022
Meet the essential needs of professionals: a comfortable and safe vehicle, pleasant to use, equipped with standard utility capacities. And cheap if possible. With the Renault Express Van, it's straight to the point.
From the replacement of the current Renault Kangoo two vehicles were born, the Kangoo Van and this Express Van.Summary
1. Test - Renault Express Van (2021): straight to the point2. Renault Express Van (2021) - On the road: almost like a Kangoo3. Renault Express Van (2021) - Equipment: plenty of options4. Renault Express Van (2021) - Competition, overall results, all prices5. Renault Express Van (2021) - Evaluation in the category: 37 criteria analyzed and scored6. Renault Express Van (2021) - The technical sheetNote
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14.3/20
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Utility
From €17,500 excluding VAT
Make no mistake: the Renault Express Van is not a modest or even basic version of the new Renault Kangoo Van. It's not the same vehicle. There is no need to insist on this point, as the risk of confusion is real, especially since the previous Kangoo in its utility version was called… Kangoo Express. Today's Express Van is a new utility, let's say a cousin of the Kangoo Van. And a descendant of the Dacia Dokker Van, withdrawn from the market at the end of 2020. Like him, he displays this same philosophy of the inexpensive utility that does the job; like him, it is manufactured in the Tangier factory in Morocco. It even uses a few elements, such as the hull. But let's not go any further in the parallel. The Express Van is a Renault, a real one insists the manufacturer. A first proof: it adopts the style specific to the brand's utilities. Vertical grille, flat bonnet, size grade logo and even the C-shaped headlamps.
The Renault Express Van is a genuine utility vehicle with all that implies in terms of capabilities and functions.The particularity of this Express is in fact in its prices. The first model, with a basic finish petrol engine, costs €17,500 excluding tax. The first Diesel, 75 horsepower in the basic finish as well, is €17,900 excluding tax. At this price, you have what is expected of a standard van: a good useful volume and a correct load capacity, respectable and economical engines, comfort up to current criteria and equipment that does not forget anything. 'essential. The Renault Express Van is therefore not a discount vehicle. Well thought out, rather well finished, well motorized, it offers what it has, that is to say the necessary. No more. The difference lies in its equipment. It's Spartan in basic version. It is correct in high finish. Without frills and without being able to access more.
A utility like any otherThe Renault Express is a van of standard dimensions and capacities. 4.39 meters long, for a width of 1.77 m excluding retro, it has a useful volume of 3.3 m³. The sliding side door is 716 mm wide, which is good and even more than average. The width between the wheel arches is 1,170 mm. With the solid partition, standard, the length at the floor is 1915 mm, it is also a dimension superior to other vans. This length can be increased to 2.36 m with the passenger seat retracted and the mesh partition pivoted. But this is an option at 600 € HT regardless of the level of finish. It also provides a useful volume of 3.7 m³. The payload is up to 650 kg. It can reach 780 kg on the petrol version with the increased payload, an option at €150 excluding VAT.
The Renault Express Van will accept many transformations and adaptations. It can become refrigerated, but also pick-up or emergency vehicle in the colors of the firefighters.