Kangoo F1 by FabioVern
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Ben and jerry's by hooseduck
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The 74HP (55kW) that the 1.4L engine routes to the front wheels exclusively via a 4–speed automatic and an open differential might not make the Kangoo sound all that impressive, but what endears hot hatches, especially in the past, hasn't always been about their straight line shove. Rather, they tended to shine in their lightness and how they seemingly brought out the inner yobbo in their drivers, and that is precisely what the Kangoo in GT7 does. It's incredibly lightweight at a mere 1,080kg (2,381lbs), and if one ignores its accomodating height, it's also an extremely compact package. While the suspension is just a tad bit too soft for driving on the edge, what that supple setup translates to on a racetrack is a vehicle—a plaything, even—that really drills into drivers the importance of weight transfer and car control in a low risk environment, and it is even more of a momentum car than a Miata. It's sharp in corners, has hardly any understeer, and delivers on some incredibly tight racing as well!
That said, the Kangoo is saddled with three rather glaring flaws, two of which exclusive to the game. As mentioned earlier, the Kangoo we GT7 players got is the 4–speed automatic, and while the slushbox shifts quickly and smoothly, having only 4 forward gears mean that the gear ratios have to be wide apart, and that each gear has to be revved to its absolute limit to get the most spring in the its hops. The Kangoo then, very much demands to be driven in MT, because the game upshifts way too early if left to its own devices. Second, the Kangoo's PP rating seems to be a tad bit too high for the actual performance it has; it's rated at 294.72PP fresh from the Brand Central as of v1.58, and yet cars with lower PP and the same Comfort Medium compound tyres—like the Toyota Hiace and Daihatsu Copen—out–perform it handily. I opine that the Kangoo would have an easier time finding peers around the mid 280PP range. And lastly, just like the 411 Unimog, the Kangoo is a utility vehicle with an incredibly low performance ceiling that hasn't been given the option for an engine swap, meaning that it caps out at a mere 277HP and 885kg (1,951lbs), with only five forward gears to work with even when upgraded. The aforementioned Hiace in comparison has six forward gears bone stock, and gets the ludicrously stupid turbocharged LS7 V8 from the BRZ Drift Car to abuse it with. That package will even slot in under 600PP, meaning that the Hiace can be just as practical digitally as it is tangibly, acting as a money maker for the Tokyo WTC600 grind event, and as a cherry on top of the cake, Sophy 2.1 can drive a 1000HP RWD Hiace, but not a 74HP FF Kangoo as of yet. For as fun to drive as the Kangoo is bone stock, it's hard to find a use case for it outside of the odd One–Make race.
All told, the Kangoo is the very definition of a Sleeper: a car with performance and/or dynamics that completely belie its unassuming looks, and this Renault is a car that is so fun that I would never let someone else drive it on my behalf!
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