![]() Fold flat the rear bench and the cargo area is extendable to 1,149-litres. Push forward the rear bench in this Hybrid model and the cargo area is extended to 440-litres. And cargo capacity is much less affected by the HEV powertrain than it is by the PHEV set-up think in terms of around 326-litres of boot capacity, which compares to 422-litres for the conventional Captur but just 265-litres for the Plug-in version. A couple of adults can be reasonably comfortably accommodated in the rear, which features the usual Captur sliding bench. And there's a portrait-style centre infotainment touchscreen display that's also 7.0-inches in size and is of course smartphone 'Apple CarPlay'/'Android Auto'-compatible. This Hybrid model gets the brand's 7-inch TFT Driver information display digital instrument binnacle screen too. There's grey cloth upholstery with synthetic leather and grey stitching and what Renault calls a 'flying console' with an 'e-shifter' for the auto gearbox. Inside, changes over a conventional Captur are limited to an E-Tech badge on the dash and a centre console EV button. At the rear, there's a smart set of C-shaped LED tail-lamps. ![]() It looks pretty smart too, a typical mid-range 'Techno'-trimmed variant featuring 18-inch Pasadena diamond cut alloy wheels, roof bars, two-tone exterior paint with a contrasting roof colour and full C-shape LED front signature lighting for the daytime running lamps. Design and BuildĪpart from E-TECH badges on the B-pillars and the tailgate, there's very little to identify this E-TECH Captur model apart from its more conventional stablemates. There's also a further 'Brake' setting on the gear lever, which increases throttle lift-off electrical regeneration. Renault claims that a Captur E-Tech Hybrid will be able to travel for 80 per cent of urban journeys on battery power alone. In town, you might want to select the 'Pure' mode (or the 'EV' button on the centre console) which prioritises battery-electric drive up to about 38mph, providing there's sufficient charge. For the best readings, you'll most of the time want to stay in 'MySense', a hybrid setting which blends the petrol and electric motor output for maximum economy. But you're not going to want to use that too often for fear of decimating the frugal fuel returns which would have prompted you to choose this car in the first place. There's plenty of mid-range pulling power, so plenty of scope for enthusiastic progress here, particularly if you select the most dynamic of the three drive modes on offer - 'Sport'. The rest of the drivetrain has somehow been shoehorned beneath the bonnet. The gearbox is an auto of course (but of the more unusual 'dog box' clutchless variety) and the motor is powered by 1.2 kWh lithium-ion battery pack located beneath the boot floor. Like the brand's racing powerplant, this one is extremely compact and features two electric motors, one with 36kW on the rear of the gearbox and one with 15kW on top of the transmission, along with a four-cylinder 1.6-litre normally aspirated petrol engine which contributes most to the 145hp total output. Renault makes much of the way the design of this car's engine borrows from its F1 racing technology. ![]() Here, Captur customers are offered a 'self-charging' full-Hybrid unit like that in rival Toyota C-HR or a Hyundai Kona Hybrid small SUV models, so it can, for very short periods, run independently on full-electric power (unlike the 'mild hybrid' engines you'll now find in quite a few of this car's small SUV rivals). ![]() And you don't have the hassle of having to continually plug it in. ![]() We suspect that this lighter HEV derivative might sometimes be more frugal to run in the real world too. While delivering very similar fuel and CO2 efficiency figures.Īdvantages over the PHEV variant include a huge £5,000 price saving and a much larger boot. Unlike its PHEV stablemate, this self-charging HEV model sells for diesel variant money and will cost a lot less than a black pump-fuelled small SUV to tax. With self-charging hybrid tech, an electrified version of Renault's Captur makes more sense, thinks Jonathan CrouchĪlmost un-noticed was Renault's decision at the end of 2020 to dump all the dCi diesel versions of its Captur small SUV in preparation for the launch of this model, the Captur E-Tech Hybrid 160. ![]()
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