Some think the chrome highlights are overdone, notably the scoop surrounds in the front bumper, but I think they cleverly ground the car, making it look less tall than it is.Īlso impressive is the interior’s presentation, which is not only comfortable but comparatively normal for a French car. Though surely designed to appeal to women, I can appreciate the modern lines of the body, that already iconic Renault nose design, the funky chrome-embellished scallop shape in the side, the ‘floating’ roof in contrasting black to the mainly metallic blue paintwork. With fears about the Captur’s performance set aside, I was able to embrace its other charms more willingly. Could such a pipsqueak engine really be all about “thrummy goodness”? Sure, I’d read and listened to the ravings of Ponch and Byron about their beloved turbo triples, but it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been out of step with some of my colleagues over trends in motoring. So it was with some trepidation that I approached my new long-termer, Renault’s frankly girl-friendly Captur mini-SUV with its 898cc triple, even though it does boast a turbocharger just like Porsche’s even mightier 917 Can-Am cars that revolutionised racing in the early 1970s. It was certainly more boy than man, and not so mighty.
And my abiding memory of that car – other than the fact it was incredibly impractical for a ute and incapable of carrying anything more than an attache case and a toothbrush – was that, while it sounded like a mighty flat-10 Porsche 917 hammering down the Mulsanne at Le Mans in 1970 as you snapped through the gears, it performed more like a strangled Beetle towing a horse float. On the long run, the 2.6 meter (102.3") wheelbase was good and the stiffer suspension promised a low body-roll.My one and only previous experience of a three-cylinder car was the rather obscure and curiously named Suzuki Mighty Boy back in the 1980s. The front McPherson struts and the rear trailing arms suspension was good for driving in and around cities. But under the hood, there was a fair variety of engines, both gasoline and diesel and some of them could have been mated to an automatic transmission. For the rear seats, the bench was moving back and forth to offer more legroom for the passengers. Rear parking sensors and a reversing camera were available as part of the MEDIA NAV or RLink packs that were offered as standard or optional, depending on the trim level. An interesting feature of the audio system was a sound emulator that sent a different engine roar into the speakers and it revved according to the actual engine speed.
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An infotainment system was able to connect to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Inside there was a big drawer-like storage compartment, but only for the left-hand drive vehicles. A kiss that wore the rhomboidal Renault badge. The lips-like grille was enlarged in the middle like a kiss. The angled headlights bumper-integrated DRL with LED and two-tone bodyworks were quite attractive to some. It is hard to tell that the Captur front fascia smiled or was angry. The low-cost, high seating position and fuel-efficient engines were the main advantages of the Captur. It was one of the most popular crossovers in Europe. The fast-growing cross-over market trend made Renault extend the wheelbase of a Clio, put it on stilts, and reshape the bodywork.
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