2008 Renault Kangoo Express

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Kangoo Express has had a radical impact on the approach to professional users of their vehicle and more than 1.3 million owners have been won over by its capabilities since 1997.
Today, 2008 Renault Kangoo Express appears to be even more practical and comfortable, and goes even further to meet the needs of its users. The newcomer is the result of an in-depth review of the model and, in the areas of design, comfort, convenience and environmental friendliness, making an important contribution in providing the professionals with a comfortable, economical and reliable van.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express is modern, expressive design and especially with a court, before which offers a robust spacious cabin and a large cargo area practice.

Meanwhile, the position before, panoramic windscreen MPV style ensures a cabin lit.

Inside, Renault has focused on the space, comfort and practicality with a range of features and functions that are unprecedented in this segment. The high seating position provides a broad view of the road and combines with the dashboard, the shift lever mounted to provide a level of comfort driving on an equal footing with that of a car.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express is equipped with several stowage practical solutions, including the dashboard stowage for A4 paper, a general plot and a large plate, cover 15 liters gloves (depending on the version). The multimedia and Bluetooth connectivity means that Renault Kangoo Express in 2008 as easily as a double journey.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express’ length of 4.21m frees an optimized cargo carrying capacity between 3 and 3.60 cubic meters, while its inner width (1.21m between the wheels), it is now possible to take a standard Euro pallet. Hinges, asymmetrical rear door and the sliding side door (depending on the version) to facilitate access to the cargo area.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express adapts to meet the needs of all professional practice. This versatility extends to the ability to fold the passenger seat (optional) to extend the load capacity of 3.50 cubic meters. In addition, the design of 2008 Renault Kangoo Express enables a long list of specific conversion (emergency vehicles, delivery vehicles, transportation under controlled temperature, pick-ups, etc.) to be carried out by the specialist many partnerships have been established.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express also highlights the performance and comes with a choice of the economic, environmentally friendly powerplants that are inexpensive to service. The range consists of three diesel engines based on the 1.5 dCi block and available in three powers (70hp, 85 and 105), plus two petrol engines (1.6 and 1.6 16V 90hp 8V 105). Powered by the version of the diesel engine 85, 2008 Renault Kangoo Express returns combined cycle fuel consumption of 5.2 liters per 100, equivalent to the CO2 emissions of 137g/km only.

Indeed, the first two versions 1.5 dCi two emit less CO2/km 140g, which makes them eligible for Renault ecological ² appellation of origin, while the most powerful version can be equipped with a particulate filter.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express is based on the same running gear of a model Scénic long been known for its dynamic performance, comfort and safety and, therefore, provides a level of performance unprecedented in the market LCV. Its wheelbase of 2.70m dimension provides balanced, reassuring handling. Depending on the market and on the 2008 version, Renault Kangoo Express is equipped also with driver aids are more commonly associated with the world of passenger cars (cruise control / speed limiter, rear parking proximity sensor, automatic projectors and wiper activation).

Its active and passive safety equipment exceeds the norm for a LCV and it is on an equal footing with that of a family sedan. Features include ABS latest generation, as well as engine torque overrun MSR regulation and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA). 2008 Renault Kangoo Express can also be ordered with ESP, CSV understeer control and ASR traction control.

2008 Renault Kangoo Express has been a leader in stopping distance of 40 meters (measured after 10 consecutive stops off at 100).

The cab of 2008 Renault Kangoo Express has been designed to ensure the safety leader of all occupants, including an airbag on the driver’s side, pretensioners seat belts with load limiters and a combat submarining bump in the seats (except for the front passenger seat that folds). A passenger side airbag on the driver’s side and thorax airbags are also available as an option.

Despite its long list of new features, the 2008 Renault Kangoo Express line will be sold at prices very similar to those of the current Kangoo range.

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Honda Civic FFV

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Honda’s heritage is rooted in research, technological developments, and a longstanding commitment to provide environmentally sustainable transport. That is why Honda have tried and tested all kinds of options solar vehicles, electric motors, fuel cell and hybrid technology. So it is not surprising that Honda is working on biofuel cars, too.

Honda firmly believes that the most effective way to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the context of the current UK market is essentially hybrid technology. That’s because from infrastructure and the product is already available now. Looking ahead, their long-term solution is the fuel cell vehicle FCX, which runs on compressed hydrogen and emits nothing but water.

So, you may wonder why Honda is developing a FFV? Well, in countries like Brazil, biofuels market is well established and fueling an extensive infrastructure already exists. Aware of the potential for environmental gains to be reaped development of biofuels, in September 2006, Honda announced that it had created a new flexible fuel vehicle system (FFV) Gasoline engines which can operate on 100% ethanol or a wide range of ethanol gasoline blends.

There are two versions of FFV currently on sale in Brazil, a Civic FFV and Fit FFV. Both can run up to 85% ethanol.

So far, changes in the proportion of ethanol to gasoline have affected low-temperature start-up performance, and variations due to the air / fuel and engine power. This has been a challenge to maintain stable performance, fuel economy and emissions.

Based on measurements of the concentrations of exhaust fumes, Honda FFV system adapts to different ethanol gasoline ratios in the ethanol blend gasoline. This gives the flexibility of the FFV to run on ethanol to gasoline ratios between 20% and 100%, while still pending the achievement of the fuel economy and dynamic performance on a footing equality with 100% gasoline-powered vehicles. To ensure reliability even starting to cold, a secondary fuel tank was added.

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