Renault Captur
Encyclopedia
The Renault Captur is a concept car
designed by Renault
for the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It is a Supermini 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.
The car is made from carbonfibre, and has a removable roof. It weighs 1,300kg and features large 22 inch wheels. Despite its crossover/SUV 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.
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
designed by Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
for the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It is a Supermini SUV and it is the second of six concept cars showing Renaults future design directions. The first was the Renault DeZir
Renault DeZir
The Renault DeZir is an electric concept that was first officially presented at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The car is a two seater coupé with butterfly doors, and the interior is of red leather. It features a 148 hp mid-mounted electric motor...
. 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 and 280 lbft of torque, and the Captur can accelerate to 62mph in 8.0 seconds a low 99g/km of CO2 emission figure and a top speed of 130 mi/h.The car is made from carbonfibre, and has a removable roof. It weighs 1,300kg and features large 22 inch wheels. Despite its crossover/SUV 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.