Restyled Renault Captur: the SUV has a new look, the recipe for a new success story ?

The second generation Renault Captur gets a facelift. The small SUV, still in head-on competition with the Peugeot 2008, welcomes the latest developments from the diamond brand with the ambition of perpetuating its commercial success.

[Mis à day April 4 à 11:20] Planned & At the end of last year, the reveal of the new Renault Captur took four more months. But Renault did not want to miss out, the small crossover from the diamond brand being one of the models that brings in the most revenue. Sold à more than 47,000 copies in 2023, the second generation Captur, marketed since 2019, featured à sixth place in bestsellers last year; and &agrav; the second of the SUVs, only ahead of it; by its great (and narrow) rival, the Peugeot 2008.

To stay at the top of the basket, Renault has decided to to carry out a major overhaul of its Captur II, particularly marked on the front of the vehicle, which also retains its thermal and hybrid engines without any damage. Avoid all-electric sirens. Here's everything you need to know about the restyled Renault Captur from 2024.

The new features of the restyled Renault Captur

• Renault has carried out &agrav; an in-depth redesign of the front of its urban SUV, unlike à the rear almost unchanged. The face of the second generation Captur will now look like two drops of water. that of the new Scenic, adopting the manufacturer's latest light signature and a much finer grille into which the modernized logo is integrated. of the diamond mark.

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• The grille filled with small parallelograms becomes rectilinear and blends in with the color of the bodywork. It overcomes a new, fully stretched air inlet located just above a more massive shield. The main air inlet, under the shield, is it is much more prominent than on the old version of the crossover.

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• Like all Renault models recently updated; Today, the Captur is equipped with the brand's new lighting signature. No more C-shaped front lights for much thinner optical units and full LED on all finishes. The daytime running lights, more vertical, form half-diamonds which descend along the shield, at the bottom. again as on the last version of the Scenic.

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• Inside the 4m23 and 1m78 wide SUV (unchanged size), the new feature is: the most striking is on the dashboard, near the central screen. Formerly 7 or 9.3 inches, the touch screen is now larger than 7 or 9.3 inches. 10.4 inches and incorporates a more modern multimedia system, OpenR Link with integrated Google. (Google Maps, Google Assistant…), which replaces Easy Link depending on the version. It is notably compatible with Apple Carplay and Android Auto.

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• The Esprit Alpine finish, already available on many models of the diamond brand, arrives on the Captur. It joins the Evolution and Techno finishes at the top of the range and is distinguished by its sportier style. Among the equipment offered as standard on the Esprit Alpine finish, we find in particular new diamond-cut rims which will enhance 19-inch wheels, special upholstery and upholstery. specific, logos on the fenders, glossy black window surrounds and matte gray front and rear skis.

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The engines of the restyled Renault Captur

Unlike &agrav; its best enemy, the Peugeot 2008, available 100% electric since its last update. As of last year, the 2024 Renault Captur will not offer a version exclusively powered by watts. The manufacturer indeed wishes to maintain several alternatives à its customers after the recent releases of the Megane E-Tech and Scenic E-Tech. The small SUV will therefore always offer hybrid and thermal engines, including the 1.0 TCe 100 engine. dual-fuel gasoline-LPG.

Three gasoline engines remain in the catalog, with a power of 90, 140 and 160 horsepower respectively, micro-hybrid for the last two. Finally, the full hybrid engine of 145 horsepower, with its 1.6 liter gasoline engine of 92 horsepower associated with &agrav; two electric motors of 36 kW (49 hp) and 15 kW (20 hp), always powering the most efficient version The electrified version of the Captur. Note that several versions of the three-cylinder 1.2 turbo micro-hybrid 48 V baptized on the Renault Austral will come small à small replace the current engines.

When will the new Renault Captur be released?

If his presentation was successful postponed from December to December March, the opening of orders for the restyled SUV will directly follow his presentation since it is scheduled for April 9. The first deliveries to dealerships of the new version of the Captur, assembled in Spain on the French side from Valladolid, are expected just before summer, normally during the month of June.

What price for the restyled Renault Captur? ?

Renault did not communicate on the prices of its new Captur but they will be known very soon with the opening of orders. In all likelihood, its floor price should not vary much, although a small increase is expected. Accessible à from 25,800 euros before restyling, the small crossover makeoveré should have an entry ticket between 26,000 and 27,00 euros. It's & little compared to the price of the Peugeot 2008 in its new 2023 version, whose entry-level model sells for €26 400 euros.