The Citan is a product of the alliance between Mercedes parent company Daimler and Renault-Nissan. Essentially a rebadged Renault Kangoo Maxi, the Citan Crewbus wears a front fascia heavily inspired by the recently-facelifted 2014 Sprinter van but nearly every body panel is interchangeable between the Kangoo and the Citan from the A-pillar back.
Stretching 180 inches long, the Crewbus features space for up to seven passengers spread out over three rows of seats. The third row seats can be adjusted individually and removed altogether when not in need, freeing up a generous amount of cargo space.
The Citan Crewbus inaugurates two new variants of existing Renault-sourced four-cylinder engines: A 1.5-liter turbodiesel that churns out 110 horsepower and a 1.2-liter gas-burning unit rated at 112 horsepower. In Europe, the 1.5-liter is also found under the hood of the Dacia Logan, the Renault Clio and the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class.
Both engines send power to the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission and are available with a fuel-saving start-stop system.
The 2014 Mercedes Citan Crewbus will go on sale throughout Europe next spring. Pricing information will be announced closer to its launch.
Mercedes is working on selling the Citan in global markets including Russia, Chile and select Southeast Asian countries but the van will not take on the Ford Transit Connect on U.S. shores.<![CDATA[
/* @Himanshu 09-01-2013 New code to work with br tag, p tag and /n */
div.post-content1{
color: #000000;
font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 1.333em;
margin-bottom: 16px;
margin-top: 10px;
}
/* @Himanshu 09-01-2013 New code to work with br tag, p tag and /n */
div.post-content1 ul li
{
list-style:disc !important;
margin-left:20px;
color:#000000;
}
div.post-content1 ol li
{
list-style-type: decimal !important;
margin-left:20px;
color:#000000;
}
#editorial_graph ul li
{
list-style:none !important;
margin-left:0px;
}
]]>
Leave a Reply