![]() ![]() And the maliciously tucked-away phone-answer controls on the right-hand steering-column stalk prove to be an unnecessary and constant annoyance. The jazzy interior treatment with its generally intuitive dashboard ergonomics is compromised by the blatantly-plastic coloured inserts on the steering wheel and a preponderance of hard-touch surfaces. ![]() Rear headroom can be described as adequate rather than brilliant. The back-seat is not flash if all the front-seat fore/aft travel is being used up, and though it's comfortable, it isn't all that conducive to holding passengers laterally in place either. ![]() In the Captur's refreshingly styled cabin, there's a super-generous range of adjustment for the front seats, although the inboard-mounted recline adjustment knobs are impossibly awkward to adjust, especially when the removable centre oddments tray is attached. Both versions get a space-saver spare wheel. The premium Dynamique model also offers three colour choices for the two-tone 17-inch alloy wheels, where the Expression version comes only with (two-tone) 16-inch alloys. There's also standard sat-nav, a reversing camera, climate-control, auto headlights and windscreen wipers, and "smart card" hands-free entry and exit.Ī MINI-esque range of cosmetic options includes the colour treatment of various trim highlights around the cabin, as well as two-tone paint themes on the exterior, including not just the bodywork, but various trim elements as well. The interior is awash with styling statements and electronic gadgetry, as well as some funky but genuinely appealing features like the removable, washable seat covers that are standard in top-spec Dynamique form, and optional on the Expression model. Like most of its contemporaries, it's no SUV in the strictest sense.Ĭlearly Renault is aiming at a more youthful demographic here, although the Captur is more than just a cool-looking plaything. So what we have with Renault's latest is a front-drive-only five-door hatch that tends to be priced similarly to its donor car, but is a bit more spacious and a bit more versatile. Here, the Captur manages 1235 litres while the Clio is still pretty reasonable at 1146. The Captur's (split-floor) 455 litres is well up on the Clio's 300 – although there's not a huge difference when both Renaults have their seats folded. These are the measurements that create the differences between the two Renaults: The Captur's extra height (contributed to by lifting ground clearance to 163mm) enables the slightly elevated seating position that attracts many people to SUVs, while the dimensional juggling also means considerably more boot space. ![]() The biggest real differences are that the Captur is taller (by 121mm) and slightly wider (46mm) than the Clio. Its relationship with the Renault Clio, although it's proportioned differently, is pretty evident, from the styling cues to a direct dimensional comparison. In fact by comparison with the Mazda or Honda, the Captur is low-slung and quite svelte, more in the vein of its also-Gallic competitor, the fractionally smaller Peugeot 2008. Renault says the Captur is a combination of hatchback, SUV and even MPV, although there's a tendency to identify it more as a higher-riding hatchback. Less an SUV than a slightly pumped-up, stretched-out version of the Clio on which it based, the French company's first crossover doesn't have the lofty angularity common in the burgeoning light SUV segment that is populated by the likes of Mazda's CX-3 and Honda's HR-V. The Renault Captur is a tiny tot among SUVs. ![]()
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