To be honest, on that October evening when I first noticed the high numbers of glowing eyes reflecting the Captur’s headlights back at me from both sides of the road, I thought I was being fanciful. Meanwhile, as a driver, I’ve appreciated the clear dashboard layout with straightforward rotary controls for the heating.Īlso impressive is the very well modulated regenerative braking mode for the hybrid powertrain that allows one-pedal driving in almost every situation, whether that’s (almost) stop-start town traffic, or slowing downhill or at a junction. When riding shotgun, a passenger seat with height adjustment and a decently sized touchscreen mean there’s plenty to keep the kids’ idle fingers occupied. Indeed, while I’ve been looking for qualities the Captur was never supposed to have, our family dog has enjoyed the flexibility of a back seat that slides back and forwards depending on where the space is needed, while the only complaint from the children has been over the surprising lack of rear cup-holders. On the other hand, the Captur’s charms clearly work for many, and on a more objective level, it’s pretty hard to find fault with its practical abilities. The lack of any fast-charging ability is a bit of a let-down too, and then there’s the price.We all do those things of course, but a little more edginess about the styling and some zing to the handling would work for me. Well, it’s not a bad plug-in effort from Renault this, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that the E-Tech powertrain works better in the smaller (non-PHEV) Clio. The 379-litre boot is slightly down on the internal combustion Capturs, though. All E-Techs will get that (frustratingly unresponsive) central 9.3-inch portrait touchscreen, as well as a 10-inch digital dial screen and a wireless phone charger in the dash. Well, much like the exterior, there isn’t much difference from the combustion engined Capturs. You do get a free wallbox from BP Chargemaster though. In real-world driving it’ll depend how regularly you make trips that are longer than 30 miles. Renault claims 188.3mpg and 34g/km on the WLTP cycle, but then this is a PHEV so that’s a brilliantly unsensible answer. It’s a crossover, so it’s far from what you’d call exciting, but this second-gen is civilised enough and more than acceptable for daily life.Ī brilliantly sensible question. It’s all very well thought-through stuff, and the Captur reflects that in the way it rides and handles. Pure is Renault’s name for all-electric drive, whilst E-Save allows you to run on the (rather gruff) engine alone and save at least 40 per cent of EV power for later urban driving. You’ll most often use the automatic MySense setting though, which still offers reasonably linear acceleration with less of the rubber banding sounds you get in a CVT gearboxed hybrid. Ambitious.Īnyway, that Sport mode offers the powertrain’s full forward potential. That may not seem like the most pertinent stat here, but put the Captur into Sport mode and the central screen shows a picture of it on a track. The hybrid system combines to produce a total of 158bhp and 257lb ft of torque, which in turn means a top speed of 107mph and a 0-62mph time of 10.1 seconds. Well the first thing to note is that the E-Tech is now the most powerful Captur available for UK buyers.
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