Everything falls easily to hand and the infotainment system is intuitive to use.Ī plus point for would-be SUV drivers is the height. It’s a nice cabin but the styling is more conservative than the exterior. The steering is nicely weighted and responsive, making the Captur feel agile in traffic. The ride is firm, in typical European fashion, but feels well composed.

It feels okay around the suburbs or city but when you get on the motorways it can struggle to keep pace with traffic at times, especially when the pace of the traffic picks up suddenly.ĭisappointing engine aside, the rest of the Captur is pleasant on the road. The gearbox, also, feels reluctant to shift down at times, often hesitating for a few seconds before dropping ratios and allowing the engine to rev. The engine feels flat when low in the rev range and needs to be pushed hard to extract its best performance. It offers up 88kW of power and 190Nm of torque which feels modest on the road and is not helped by a lazy gearbox. Two-tone paint is now an option too, to further help the little Frenchie stand out from the crowd.Ī 1.2-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine paired with a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Standard equipment on the Intens includes 17-inch alloy wheels, chrome front grille, LED headlights, tinted rear windows, a panoramic sunroof, leather trim, an Arkamys sound system, digital radio, navigation and a 7-inch infotainment touchscreen. We tested the top-grade Intens model which is priced from $30,990 drive-away, positioning it at the higher end of the market. Zen and Intens replace the previous Expression and Dynamique. One of the changes is new names for each trim level. How much does it cost and what do you get?

Renault has given its Captur a mid-life nip and tuck, tweaking the exterior styling and adding equipment across the range to keep it fresh in the face of increasing competition in the city-sized SUV field.

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