Scoop: New Mercedes-Benz Citan wears its Production Gear

Less than a week after we brought the first spy photos of Mercedes-Benz's engineers trying out a test mule of the German brand's upcoming Citan van, our man with the long lens was able to spot the final production version.

Whereas the previous prototype featured was essentially a slightly modified Renault Kangoo, this one is a…Renault Kangoo with a Mercedes front end featuring the firm's family grille with the star in the middle and from the little we can tell, the tail lamps as well.

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Spied: Mercedes-Benz Testing Renault Kangoo-Based Citan Van

Here's our first real life glimpse of Mercedes-Benz's upcoming Citan urban delivery van that was teased through a handful of sketches earlier this month. If the Citan's shape looks familiar, that is because it's based on the Renault Kangoo series.

To elaborate, the two automotive groups have formed a strategic alliance that will see them working together on a number of projects including, but not limited to, the development of a common platform for the next Smart models and the Renault Twingo.

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