Manufacturer Renault Class Subcompact crossover | Production 2013–present Body style 5-door wagon | |
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Also called Renault Samsung QM3
Renault Kaptur (Russia) Assembly Valladolid, Spain (Renault Spain)
Moscow, Russia (Renault Russia)
São José dos Pinhais, Brazil (Renault Brazil) | ||
The Renault Captur is a subcompact crossover manufactured by the French automaker Renault. The production version made its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and started to be marketed in France during April 2013. The Captur Concept was first shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
Contents
- Characteristics
- Sales
- Engines
- Awards
- Renault Samsung QM3
- Renault Kaptur
- Captur concept
- Technical details
- References
In Russia, a longer version with extended wheelbase, elevated ground clearance and four-wheel-drive is available as the Renault Kaptur starting from March 2016.
Characteristics
The car is based on the fourth generation Clio and incorporates design lines from the homonymous concept, as part of Renault's renovated design strategy developed by Laurens van den Acker. It has various customisation options for the interior and the exterior.
The Captur has some new elements such as a large drawer-like glovebox that is more easily reachable by the driver, instead of a conventional glove compartment in left-hand drive models. As standard, the car has parking sensors and voice activation for certain functions. In some versions it also adds removable seat covers with zippers, a new Renault satellite navigation system with touchscreen, reverse cameras and automated head lamps and windscreen wiper.
The Captur achieved a 5-star rating at the 2013 EuroNCAP tests. Between its standard safety equipment it has three-point seat belts, two airbags, cruise control, speed limiter, ESC, ABS and audible and visual seat belt reminder warnings. Renault Captur is also equipped with Hill-Start assist feature.
Sales
Despite being on the market for less than a full year, it managed to rank third in the European small crossover segment for 2013, with just over 84,000 sales, behind the Nissan Juke and the Dacia Duster, and it was the segment's best seller in the last quarter of 2013. At the end of 2015, Renault Captur was ranked 14th out of the 20 most sold cars in Europe with 195,323 units
Engines
The Captur is powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines.
There's also a later Diesel version with the same 1.5 dCi engine, but with 110 hp and 260Nm torque.
Awards
The Captur won What Car? 2014 Best small SUV Less than £16,000. It was also named Voiture de l'Année 2013 (2013 Best Car) by the French Association of Automotive Press.
Renault Samsung QM3
The Renault Samsung QM3 is a badge engineered version of the Captur, launched in South Korea at the Seoul Motor Show in April 2013, shortly after its European counterpart was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The QM3 was officially released on 6 December 2013 and the initial 1,000 cars allocated to South Korea sold out within 7 minutes.
The QM3's dimensions and wheelbase are identical to the Captur's, while the engine range is limited to a single dCi 90 four-cylinder diesel and dual-clutch transmission.
Awards
The QM3 was voted Best Car at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show and was chosen 2014 SUV of the Year by the newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.
Renault Kaptur
The Renault Kaptur manufactured by the Renault-Russia plant since April 2016. The front-wheel drive car is powered by the 1.6-liter engine and manual gearbox or CVT, while all-wheel drive version has the 2.0-liter engine and manual or automatic gearbox. Change of the naming was explained with the difficulties of the correct pronunciation of the original "Captur" name in the Russian language.
Unlike the European Captur, the Russian Kaptur uses the platform of the Renault Duster instead of the current European-spec Clio.
Captur concept
A concept car named Renault Captur was unveiled by Renault at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It was shown with the Renault Samsung badge at the 2012 Busan Motor Show.
The Captur is a mini SUV and it is the second of six concept cars showing Renaults future design directions. The first was the Renault DeZir. It was designed by Julio Lozano under the leadership of Renault's design chief Laurens Van den Acker.
Technical details
It is based on the same platform as its partner Nissan's Juke. The Captur is powered by a twin-turbocharged version of the 1.6 L dCi "Energy" engine which will be rolled out among Renault and Nissan models during 2011. The engine produces 158 bhp (118 kW; 160 PS) and 280 lb·ft (380 N·m) of torque, and the Captur can accelerate to 62 mph in 8.0 seconds a low 99g/km of CO2 emission figure and a top speed of 130 mph (209.2 km/h).
The car is made from carbonfibre, has butterfly doors and has a removable roof. It weighs 1,300 kg and features large 22 inch wheels. Despite its crossover appearance, the Captur is front-wheel drive and features Renault's new ‘RX2’ mechanical self-locking differential to transfer the available torque to the driven wheel with the most grip.