It’s the refinement that marks out the driving experience. You can add a rear-view camera for £400 as part of a pack, but it’s not necessary.
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It’s £3,255 cheaper than the Allure-spec 2008 and undercuts the Puma by £1,575 in ST-Line trim, yet the Renault features standard tech such as parking sensors, autonomous braking, lane-keep assist, climate and cruise control, LED headlights, sat-nav and phone connectivity. This also means the level of equipment on offer for the money is a big factor for customers, and Iconic trim fares well. There’s no four-wheel-drive option on any of these cars, because buyers in this class are generally more concerned with SUV style than off-road performance.
RENAULT CAPTUR CAR MANUAL
Its 128bhp and 240Nm of torque in the Captur are fairly standard for this class, as is the six-speed manual gearbox that sends drive to the front wheels. It’s shared with Renault’s Alliance partner Nissan and has even found its way into the Mercedes A-Class. It’s the TCe 130 engine that we’re testing here, which is likely to be a popular choice. It’s 110mm longer than its predecessor and looks more like an SUV, but its dimensions are still relatively compact all three cars in this test are within 10cm of each other in length. The suspension set-up remains the same, with MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion-beam back axle, but this new architecture means it’s better packaged than before. A fresh chassis and new tech mean the French model is keeping up with the pace of development, but so are its competitors, and this will be a close test because these small SUVs need to tick every box to meet the demands of buyers in this class. The third of this trio is Peugeot’s new 2008. It’s fair to say Ford’s last effort at a small SUV, the EcoSport, was poor, so there’s a lot riding on the Puma, not least because it’s a famous nameplate for the brand and because the opposition it faces is so good. It’s a familiar story, and one that Ford is also writing its own chapter for with the new Puma.
Like the French brand’s Clio supermini, this car uses new underpinnings and engines, while boasting more technology than ever, too.
RENAULT CAPTUR CAR FULL
The new-car market runs in cycles, so after a flurry of new superminis being launched towards the end of last year and at the start of 2020, it’s now the turn of the small SUVs to take centre stage – and we’ve rounded up three all-new models here, none of which has been through the full Auto Express road test yet.įirst up is the Renault Captur.
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