JULY 5 - 11 | 2019
Little Renault SUV captures hearts but not sales
Ŷ QUIRKY: Renault Captur is a good looking French machine, especially in two-tone paint scheme.
STYLING The standout feature of Renault Captur is its cute and quirky styling with interesting lines and designs both inside and outside.
By EWAN KENNEDY There’s a large choice of bright colours, many of them with two-tone paint schemes. Our test car had this latter feature and it certainly drew plenty of positive comments. There are deeply sculpted lines on the lower part of the doors together with a neat kick up in the rear window line that butts up against the roof-mounted rear spoiler. You can choose from different colours in the cabin as well, both on the major surfaces and the detailed trim on the dash and doors. Even better the seat covers can be zipped off for easy cleaning or even be replaced by new ones in different colours. INTERIOR Although it’s relatively small on the out-
side, Renault Captur has space for four adults in comfort and with a surprising amount of rear legroom enhanced by the ability to slide the rear seat back and forwards to let you choose between passenger and cargo space. There’s also a two-level boot floor with one level at the same height as the rear seats when folded and a lower one to cater for taller items. The floor can also be set at a forty-five degree angle that gives support to items such as grocery bags. When set at the higher level it also provides below for out-ofsight storage. There’s plenty of headroom in all seats despite the encroachment from a sunroof in the Intens model. Renault Captur wouldn’t be French if it didn’t have a few annoying bits. The two
drinkholders in the centre are too small for most typical 370ml cans or a standard coffee cup. Even when the drink does fit the holders are right alongside the driver’s seat and a little awkward to use. Initially there’s no clock display in either the multimedia screen or the dashboard although it was eventually restored by referring to the owner’s handbook and pressing a combination of buttons on the steering wheel stalk. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS Renault Captur is powered by either a 0.9-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine or a 1.3-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol.
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RENAULT Captur is a stylish small SUV that’s built on the same platform as the Clio hatchback but with a little extra length and height. When it was launched in Europe in 2013 it was one of the first of the small crossover SUVs which have subsequently sprung up everywhere. It has been a big seller in Europe right from the get-go, but unfortunately for Renault Australia by the time it arrived here in early 2015 many of its competitors had launched their equivalent models and this, together with limited supply, meant that Captur has always struggled to compete.
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