Crossover Renault Kaptur: photos, reviews, technical specifications

Translated into Russian, the name of the model "Renault Kaptur" (pictured below) means "capture". This is not surprising, since the car attracts attention with its bold appearance, as well as excellent practicality. The French manufacturing company first introduced it to the general public during an exhibition in Geneva in March 2013. The novelty is positioned as an urban crossover.

general description

Production of the machine is organized at the plant in Valladolid (Spain). It is built on the platform of the "Clio" model of the fourth generation. The car boasts excellent dynamics, responsive motor, as well as easy handling. As evidenced by the numerous comments left by the owners of "Renault Kaptur" reviews, the car excellently keeps the road and provides great pleasure from the driving process. Despite the external compactness, the novelty looks very dynamic and impressive. It is original in all aspects. Especially it concerns the two-color painting of the body, which gives the car a special personality and charm.

Exterior

As already noted above, one of the main features of the model is its compactness. A superfluous confirmation of this is the dimensions that the Renault Capture crossover has. In particular, its length is only 4120 millimeters. Along with this, the model's clearance is 200 millimeters. This nuance, combined with a slightly raised rear, visually enhances the dynamics of the car. In front of the machine, a radiator grille of the original shape is thrown into the eye, due to which the headlamps of the oblong form are connected. From the bottom it is supported by a small stylish bumper with huge "fog lights" and an additional air intake. On the sides are quite massive stamps, the main purpose of which is to visually elongate the car and increase its aerodynamics. Depending on the configuration, the car can be installed light alloy wheels size of 16 or 17 inches. In terms of body color available in 8 colors, and the roof - 3 options.

Interior

The model "Renault Kaptur" boasts a rather spacious and comfortable cabin, executed on a modular basis. In other words, at the request of potential buyers, its configuration can be easily changed. Thanks to a carefully thought out layout of the interior space, five people will easily fit in the car. Moreover, the rear seat can be slightly pushed back, thus freeing up additional legroom for passengers. The driver's seat is very high.

In connection with the modest dimensions of the car inside, a lot of innovative solutions for storing things are thrown into the eyes. For example, instead of a glove box, a drawer is installed, the useful volume of which is 11 liters, and between the seats there is a small removable type container. As for the dashboard, it was borrowed from the "Clio" model, but it was significantly refined. The interior is made in two colors. The only drawback of the cabin, according to the feedback of the owners of Renault Kaptur, is not the highest quality of finishing materials, in particular - the abundance of hard plastic.

Cargo area

The car has a fairly spacious trunk of the right shape. Its capacity is 377 liters. In case of such necessity, the rear seats can be moved forward, thereby increasing this figure. It should be noted that in this case, the rear passengers will have less legroom, but for their comfort this will affect slightly. In addition, there is a removable raised floor. The main shortcoming here experts call the sharp right angles of the lower part of the trunk lid, so when loading it must be very neat.

Specifications

The French have fully realized the desire for environmental friendliness and economy of cars in the Renault Kaptur model. The technical characteristics of the car largely depend on the engines used. In particular, in the range of power packs, the developers offer three variants of motors for the buyers' choice. All of them were created taking into account the company's advanced development in terms of reducing harmful emissions and fuel consumption and meet the requirements of the Euro-5 standard.

The youngest installation is a 0.9-liter "troika". The engine was created on the basis of a similar unit, which successfully proved itself in the "Clio" model. It was slightly modified (equipped with a turbine) and in its class is one of the most economical. Its power is 89 horsepower. The second petrol engine has a capacity of 1.2 liters. It consists of four cylinders and is capable of developing 120 "horses". The power of the diesel engine is 90 horsepower. It is equipped with a turbine and has a working capacity of 1.5 liters.

As for the transmission, the basic equipment is equipped with a five-stage manual transmission. At the request of the customer, a modification with a senior gasoline engine can be installed six-speed "automatic" with a double clutch.

Equipment

The car "Renault Kaptur" is available exclusively with a front-wheel drive. The basic equipment includes access to the car without a key, rear parking sensors, a set of airbags, fasteners for children's chairs, as well as a help system when starting to move downhill. In the form of additional options developers offer a built-in dashboard tablet computer, an audio system for six speakers with streaming audio and Bluetooth, as well as some other interesting systems and assistants. Speaking about the configuration, do not forget that the machine has a modular interior, which significantly expands the possibilities for its individualization.

Cost and sales in Russia

The model "Renault Kaptur" already now boasts a large number of fans in Europe, where its cost is about 15.5 thousand euros. In the domestic market, this car is not yet available. Together with this, according to the representatives of the French company, in the second half of 2016 it is planned to launch the serial production of the model at the Moscow plant. It is expected that the Russian analogue will be built on a different platform. In addition, most likely, there will be a version with a four-wheel drive. All other features and characteristics of the car should remain without significant changes.