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This made me realize why I see so many Kangoos in Japan, despite them not really being cheap here! A bit of a nicer version of a Kei truck, without being a full minivan!


Kangoo buyers in Japan also cares fashion. Japanese vans like Toyota Townace are too boring for them but Kangoo is cute.


Yeah, sure. If you're running some successful bakery in Kagurazaka having the nice-looking truck feels like a "fine" decision. My mental image is that Townaces are bigger, but maybe that's just my impression from the Kangoo's curves


L/W/H for Kangoo is 4490/1860/1810 vs. 4065/1665/1930 for the Town Ace. So probably quite a bit easier to park/maneuver the Town Ace.


Yup Kangoos are quite expensive in Japan. They start at JPY 3.8M [1]

The Toyota Sienta, which starts at JPY 2M, seems like a much better value for a passenger car - and I think they borrowed from the Kangoo's styling a bit for the latest iteration [2]. Or for business use a Town Ace, NV200, HiJet, etc.

[1] https://www.renault.jp/car_lineup/kangoo/gps/index.html

[2] https://toyota.jp/sienta/




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