The Captur has grown considerably in length – by 110mm, with the wheelbase accounting for 20mm of that. Our test car comes in 129bhp 130 TCe trim and with an optional seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox in place of the standard-fit six-speed manual. However, when the 158bhp Captur E-Tech arrives (for which 150 patents were registered), with its two electric motors, dogclutch gearbox, 9.8kWh battery and 29 WLTP miles of electric range, it will become the first plug-in hybrid available in this class and will head the range for spec-sheet efficiency. The diesel options, both powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine, develop either 94bhp or 113bhp, and each touts the best fuel economy of the traditional options, at 58.9mpg combined. The entry point is a 1.0-litre TCe petrol triple with a respectable 99bhp and 118lb ft, although a four-cylinder petrol is available with either 129bhp or 153bhp and as much as 199lb ft. More weight has been saved by using an aluminium bonnet and a composite bootlid.Īt its launch, the Captur will be offered with three petrol turbo engines and two diesels, all of which are new. Engine insulation is also said to have improved noticeably, despite the platform weighing 50kg less than its predecessor. It can facilitate modern safety and assistance systems and can house a broad range of powertrains, including those with substantial battery packs. The original Captur shared its underpinnings with the contemporary Clio and that is still the case here, although this 85%-new CMF-B platform is substantially more advanced than its predecessor. We’ll now discover whether any incoming sales records are truly deserved. In other words, Europe’s bestselling small crossover by far might just have become even harder to beat as an all-rounder.
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This platform also ushers in a suite of driver assistance systems reserved until very recently for larger, more expensive cars, and its increased stiffness in theory paves the way for improved road manners. The car is substantially longer than before, too, with an enlarged interior that hints at the same uplift in comfort and opulence seen in the latest Renault Clio, with which the new Captur shares so much hardware. The Mk2 Captur is built on the Renault- Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s new supermini platform and has been engineered from the start to take hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, although traditional options will persevere alongside those low-carbon options for the foreseeable future. Renault has not simply refreshed this car’s aesthetic, though.
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