Mercedes-Benz Citan – Kangoo with a three-pointed star

Mercedes-Benz Citan – Kangoo with a three-pointed star

This is the Mercedes-Benz Citan van that will debut at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover in September. The Citan – coined from the words ‘city’ and ‘titan’ – is an urban delivery van that succeeds the discontinued Vaneo line. In MB’s van lineup, this is the younger brother of the Vito and Sprinter.

The Citan is based on the Renault Kangoo, which makes sense. The Kangoo is one of Europe’s leading small vans, and the duo will take on usual segment suspects such as the Volkswagen Caddy, Citroën Berlingo and Fiat Doblo.

Mercedes-Benz Citan – Kangoo with a three-pointed star

By the way, Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler has an ongoing partnership with Renault-Nissan that will also see Renault provide small car engines to Mercedes/Smart, in exchange for Merc powerplants for Nissan’s Infiniti. Both parties will co-develop the next-gen smart fortwo/Renault Twingo and are already jointly building engines in the US.

The Citan will be available in three different lengths: 3.94 m, 4.32 m and 4.71 m. There will also be a five-seat Citan Mixto with folding rear seat bench, wire mesh partition separating the load compartment, and two sliding doors. The Mixto is based on the longest body. The third basic design is the Citan crewbus, also a five-seater based on the long wheelbase van.

Mercedes-Benz Citan – Kangoo with a three-pointed star

There are also three different weights ranging up to a maximum permissible gross vehicle weight of 2,200 kg. As an alternative to the standard tail doors, is also offering a wide-opening tailgate. Optional roof rails boost flexibility as does the optional ladder hatch for the panel van to facilitate the transportation of extra-long items.

Three turbodiesels (from 75 to 110 hp) and a 115 hp supercharged petrol engine are the engine choices. All oil burners have a particulate filter as standard, while the petrol comes with a BlueEfficiency package as standard – it includes start/stop, battery and generator management and low rolling resistance tyres. Five and six-speed transmissions send power to the front wheels.

Mercedes-Benz Citan – Kangoo with a three-pointed star

Economy is a major factor in such vehicles, and the Citan has long service intervals of up to 40,000 km or two years.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Gimbab on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Mercedes Benz Citan for transport of Eggs or Mee Cintan.

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  • VOLVO FOR LIFE on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    vaneo looked better

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    • kadajawi on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:10 pm

      What the … are you insane? The Vaneo was ugly. Very ugly. No one wanted it. And then it was as reliable as a Proton Saga. More expensive and uglier than the competition, and less reliable.

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    • autoX on Apr 22, 2012 at 10:35 am

      Juara looks much much better……..

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  • seancorr on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    Wow – service intervals of up to 40k or 2 years. Talk about durability!

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    • kadajawi on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm

      Well, what do you expect? It’s a Renault. Build in the same factory as the regular Kangoo II. The only thing they have changed is the front. The rest is pretty much like the Kangoo.

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  • taboogen on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    even the giant are now hopping like kangaroo

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  • Jendol on Apr 20, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Mercedes-Benz Setan? lol

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  • kadajawi on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Ok. So… this is a Kangoo. They have changed the front (which admittedly looks better now). They have changed the interior… slightly. It is build in the same factory, and, I guess, using the same engines. What they have changed however is the price. It’s much higher. Why get the Merc then? The only thing that speaks for it is the superior 24/7 service they offer for commercial customers in some countries, that they will fix the car anytime, anywhere.

    Btw. the longer version the Citan is also available as a Kangoo, and there it is also available as a 7 seater.

    Now if TC could import the new Kangoo too… after all it’s a Mercedes…

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  • DRZQARNAYN on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    PAUL….wHAT THE PRICE TAG LIKE WHEN IT COME TO OUR SHORE….???

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    • Only 40% for commercial vehicle no excise duty…only import n sales tax. If ckd in malaysia 10% only.. This might be cheapest mercedes we can afford to buy

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  • DRZQARNAYN on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    PAUL….WHAT THE PRICE TAG LIKE… WHEN IT COME TO OUR SHORE….???

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  • how to pronounce the name correctly ? is it Chee-Tan ? See-Tan ? or Sai-Tan ? . . . hmmm…. Shy-Tan ? .. lol

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    • akupunya on Apr 22, 2012 at 3:24 am

      pronounce it with commercial value like preve become pri-vey.
      so you hv to say like this..
      MB Syai-Thon

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    • Yuzdi on Apr 23, 2012 at 11:11 am

      City + Titan = Citan (so u pronounce it Sitan) But later on it will bcome “Setan”.

      In Malaysia, it is nice to make it as kereta mayat (funeral car). Ayoyo……… live in luxury, die oso with luxury.

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  • khylie555 on Apr 20, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    Why no one bash mercedes for rebadge renault kangoo?

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  • albag on Apr 21, 2012 at 7:42 am

    wow… i could own an affordable mercedes german vehicle!!!

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    • DRZQARNAYN on Apr 23, 2012 at 9:18 am

      I think..the price don’t aspect the price to be below than RM100k…most probably between RM100K-150K…..and someone can get 2nd Toyota Harrier..or CRV ..easy…

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      • kadajawi on Apr 26, 2012 at 6:09 pm

        The old Kangoo was sold for 70k here. The new one doesn’t cost much more in Europe. So 80k or so could be realistic. However there’s the Mercedes tax, just by carrying the badge it’s a much more expensive car in Europe. Better get the Renault then.

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  • Musalmah Endut on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Mercedes has turn nice little puppy into a fierce bulldog!!

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  • zanggief on Apr 26, 2012 at 9:44 am

    personally i think this may be an option for those more affordable foreign courier forwarder use….if for pasar malam operator who tends to operate with low cost scale, this tends no meaning even though it is ckd version…

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    • kadajawi on Apr 26, 2012 at 6:08 pm

      But why not use the Renault Kangoo (same car, different face), Fiat Dublo, Peugeot Partner, Opel Combo, Ford Transit Connect, Citroen Berlingo, VW Caddy…? They all cost way less than this one, but fulfill the same purpose.

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  • AMAR PITIWI SAIDANI on Aug 21, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    LOVE OF MERCEDES

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