Captur is the new urban crossover from Renault. Its flowing lines highlight its distinctive proportions, while its large wheels, generous ground clearance, wide tracks and steeply raked, forward-set windscreen form a unique blend of MPV, SUV and hatchback, conceived and made reality by Renault. It lends itself perfectly to an extensive personalisation programme, too. With its many permutations of two-tone bodywork, wheel colours, upholstery fabrics and graphic decals, Captur will appeal to a particularly broad spectrum of customer tastes.
The creative freedom enjoyed by Renault’s designers shines through in the features and generous interior space expected from this type of car. Though compact (it is only fractionally longer than New Clio), Renault Captur is particularly roomy. The sliding rear bench seat provides the ideal balance of space for passengers and their luggage, with a maximum load space of 455 litres (up to the parcel shelf). In the passenger compartment, two ingenious innovations underline Captur’s character as a truly user-friendly vehicle: a large drawer-type glove box (unavailable in UK), which is easy for the driver to reach and holds 11 litres, and the availability of removable and washable seat covers, which make the car ideal for everyday life, as well as potential resale time.
Meanwhile, the in-dash Renault R-Link multimedia tablet provides access to a whole new level of connectivity, with an ever-expanding library of dedicated motoring apps.
The raised driving position is both comfortable and confidence-inspiring, as are the car’s passive safety features, road holding and braking performance. The credit for Captur’s ride comfort goes to the B platform, which it shares with New Clio.
Driving pleasure and fuel economy are the common denominators of Captur’s 100% turbo engine line-up. Available petrol engines include the Energy TCe 90 (three cylinders and just 898cc) and the brand’s all new TCe 120 EDC (four cylinders, 1,198cc). The latter comes exclusively with EDC transmission (Efficient Dual Clutch) which delivers outstanding driving comfort. When it comes to diesel power, the Energy dCi 90 uses just 76.4 mpg and emits just 95g of CO2 per km*, which are record low figures for Captur’s class. This model will also become available with EDC transmission at a later date.
Renault Captur is built at the Valladolid plant in Spain, where particularly close attention has been paid to product quality and environmental impact. Up to 16% of the plastics used in Captur’s production are sourced from recycling – an outstanding achievement, even if not visibly apparent.
