2/29/2024 0 Comments Renault captur phev review![]() On the road the Captur is an urban machine built for smooth roads. The new dash with nice soft touch elements follows on from the Renault Clio and the centre ‘floating console’ housing the gear shift is particularly smart for the class. ![]() Inside you instantly sense the improvement in the build quality and materials used – in many cases class leading. New Captur almost splits car class sizes and it could easily be found in a single car in a driveway. The new car is the same height but 110mm longer and 19mm wider. The Captur was always small but at least you sat tall and this made it feel more substantial than a Clio on which it is based. Buyers were drawn to the SUV styling built on a compact supermini platform. That car captured (sorry) the public’s imagination in Ireland and became a class leader very quickly. Inside the cabin is more airy than the 2013 original that dominated its class with over 10,000 sales. The entry ‘Play’ model also gets: a 7” centre touch screen with smartphone mirroring and 17” alloy-look flex wheels. There is more as standard too such as LED headlights, sliding rear seats and climate control the most significant. Standard features include: E-Call, Lane Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition and AEBS. These assist driving safety and ease of parking. New Captur is a five star Euro NCAP performer and gets a load of new ADAS features under the banner ‘Easy Drive’. It’s relatively cheap but that doesn’t mean safety has been compromised. With pricing starting from €21,995 – what’s not to like. The five seat cabin is overhauled too with greater space, improved materials and seats, plus a revised layout. Renault’s design team has injected the compact five door with steroids rather than Botox and the result is a body with more bulges and creases than a Shar-Pei! This striking exterior makeover increases the car’s stance and moves the budget Renault more upmarket. Renault’s smallest and most affordable SUV/crossover has notions of grandeur – but are they deserved? Built on a new supermini platform that was designed to take conventional engines and hybrid power-trains, the Catpur is clearly evolving. The second generation Captur grows in length, width and presence.
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