It’s always neat when an automaker builds a bizarre one-off vehicle to fit a certain purpose. It doesn’t happen all that often, but that didn’t stop Renault from taking a Kangoo Express van, lengthening it, chopping off its roof and giving it a unique color scheme all so it could be used for tours at the company’s Santa Isabel Factory in Argentina.
Photos posted on X, the everything app, by Renault Argentina president, Pablo Sibila, show off the unique vehicle in all of its strange glory. What we’re working with here is the basically untouched standard front end of a Kangoo Express, but everything behind the windshield is vastly different. The whole thing has been lengthened considerably to make room for what looks like three rows of rear seats — nine passenger seats and one seat for the driver. There’s also a unique wrap that mixes in the Argentinian flag and a whole bunch of large Renault logos. The wheels seem to be standard Renault units, and the builders even went through the trouble of finding a piece of rubber for the middle trim section between the front and rear doors.
The first row of passenger seats is accessed through the front passenger door. Open it, and you’ll see the front passenger seat has been ripped out to make an access aisle. The two rear rows are accessed by a fairly standard Kangoo Express sliding door — just with the top bit of it cut off. The rear-most row is also a bit higher than the others, I assume to give those folks better visibility.
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Why Do This?
Renault Kangoo Express limo – Pablo Sibilla via X, the everything app
Sibila posted on social media that workers at Renault’s factory built this one-off to provide a site tour to visitors, including school children. As someone who has taken a few factory tours in my time, let me tell you: they’re great fun. The one real downside is that you’ve often got to walk a lot, so I’m sure a vehicle like this would make a big difference. Plus, it’s a lot more interesting than just shuttling people around in golf carts or a normal Kangoo, especially given the lack of roof.
Currently, the factory is preparing to build a new half-ton pickup for South America, according to Carscoops. The truck is set to ride on a modular unibody architecture, and it could even offer a hybrid powertrain. Once it officially enters production, our little Kangoo Limo will enter service, ferrying around all sorts of people around the plant.
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