The full-size Kangoo is bigger than the one replaces — its 178mm longer — and there’s a more extensive choice of engines. It includes the same 68hp and 86hp diesels and the 87hp petrol from the Compact, but the former are joined by a 106hp version of the 1.5-litre with peak torque of 240Nm. A 107hp 1.6-litre petrol completes the picture.

Kangoo’s underpinings are based on the same platform as the Scenic MPV and feature MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam axle at the rear. Anti-roll feature at both ends, as do disc brakes, unlike the Compact which has rear drums. ABS is standard. Weight-saving electric power steering comes as standard and with 3.2 turns lock-to-lock offers a turning circle of 10.7m between kerbs.

Back at the business end you get a 1,478mm long load floor with a width of 1,218mm between the wheel boxes. Load height is 1,130mm and the resultant load space is 3.0m³, slightly up on the model it replaces. Asymmetric side-hinged rear doors are fitted and there’s the option of adding one or twin sliding side doors. Six load-tie points are provided, along with a solid steel bulkhead.