Cockpit
Faurecia designed and manufactures the instrument panel and the center console for the new Renault Kangoo. The panel has been given a complete facelift to offer a fresh design, modern look and outstanding ergonomics in a warm interior. The manufacturer paid careful attention to the quality of materials and their finish and promotes environmental protection through the use of Eco-Design technology. The new instrument panel contains close to 4kg of recycled materials used to produce unseen components such as the panel’s structure and ventilators.
The crisp panel design incorporates an invisible passenger airbag developed using laser-precut technology.
The new instrument panel also includes a range of storage features, with an A4 document pocket, a large 15-liter glove compartment, center-console space and roomy door pockets.
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Front end
The new Kangoo reflects Renault’s decision to offer a more upmarket compact minivan, hence the need for flawless finishing. Faurecia provided the front and rear bumper systems, finished at its new paintshop, opened at the Marles-les-Mines site in 2007, ensuring outstanding perceived quality in line with the latest environmental guidelines.
As a result, the VOC emissions (volatile organic compounds) lie below 45mg of carbon equivalent/Nm3 of air, well under the 75 mgC/Nm3 limit set out in current European standards. In addition, an energy recovery system has been set up that powers the site's heating system and generates considerable savings.
The bumper on the new Kangoo is mounted on Faurecia’s patented metal-polypropylene hybrid structural front-end carrier, which incorporates shock and energy absorption systems while reducing the weight of components. It also ensures compatibility with pedestrian-safety regulations.
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Acoustic Package
A key feature on the new Kangoo is the false load floor in the rear—designed by Faurecia acoustics specialists—that sits above the car floor providing additional stowage space, along with the trapdoor popular in the automaker’s other minivans, and effortlessly incorporates functions such as air conditioning systems, vents and electrical circuits. The two-level floor traps air between the two layers, blocking out road noise and leaving room to insert felt insulation into the cavities to further improve soundproofing with no significant increase in weight or cost. Faurecia crushes and recycles the scraps from the felt sheets it uses to make more sheets. The Group also uses a new “welding” process for its plastic-fiberglass Sommold composite that employs heat transfer during production of parts. This is the first time Renault has selected a Faurecia Somfloor.
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