Not surprisingly, there was massive load space if you folded the seats down. The suspension was a bit thumpy on harsh (most) surfaces. There’s no all-wheel drive option, although looking at it, you think there should be. The interior did have a fine, quality feel, although this particular paint job wasn’t to my taste. The multimedia system cost close to £500. The exterior paint job cost upwards of an extra £500. My test car, £18,335 remember, had a natty orange and black interior, and sat nav with a seven inch touch screen. The top of the range has body colour choices and interior upgrades, and rear parking sensors, among other goodies. Dynamique MediaNav, not surprisingly has a multimedia system and satnav, and various bits of bling. Expression+ adds air conditioning, front fog lights, reversible boot floor and automatic headlights and wipers. The range is well equipped, with the base model including things like cruise control and speed limiter, and hill control assist. The diesel is a 90 hp motor, which powered the car I tested, very well I must say. You can opt for six speed automatic with the bigger petrol one. The 0.9 litre three cylinder petrol engine produces 90 hp, the 1.2 litre direct-injection turbo 120 hp. There are three engines to choose from – two petrols and a diesel. The range starts with the Expression, priced at £14,195, then the Expression+, Dynamique MediaNav, and Dynamique S MediaNav. The Captur Dynamique MedidaNav ENERGY dCi 90 Stop Start, to give it its full handle, costs £16,395. I drove the car more than 500 miles, with no apparent ill effects. The clock said just under 5,600 miles, so given the maximum mileage between services is 18,000 miles, this doesn’t make much sense to me. Imagine my amazement when Renault said not to worry, it was just a way to make sure owners didn’t miss a required service. If you fail to follow this recommendation you risk damaging your vehicle,” the handbook said. “(if this light comes on) you should drive very carefully to an approved dealer as soon as possible. But this seemed serious so I consulted the handbook. I’m used to silly distractions from malfunctioning minor technology and usually ignore them. An ominous looking orange warning light came on. Wants wrong with 55 mpg?Ī more worrying incident occurred shortly after I’d taken delivery of the car. Less inflated claims would surely create more satisfied customers. regulations (soon to be changed), but it must create ill-feeling amongst buyers when they find they can’t get close to silly claims like this. This of course couldn’t get close to the claimed combined fuel economy of 76.4 mpg. I averaged 55.2 mpg without trying to save fuel, just driving in a reasonable manner and cruising down motorways at just over an indicated 80 mph. But it drove well, with a very nice manual gearbox thankfully with only 5 gears, and was terrific on the motorway. I’m not so sure about affordability the version I drove with much added content cost an eye-watering £18,335. The Captur is doing the business for Renault because it provides exactly what the modern motorist wants a smaller package with great utility and fuel economy, with SUV-like space and height to give better visibility and feeling of security. Ominous Orange Warning Light Reveals Worrying Scenario.Īgainst – pricey, instruments might induce nervous breakdown. Renault Captur Review 2014 Renault Captur Review 2014 – Attractive Small SUV.
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