Why was Renault Captur discontinued?

Owing to flagging sales, Renault has discontinued its flagship SUV, the Captur; Duster takes over as the brand’s top-of-the-line product. Renault has quietly pulled the Captur off its shelves and marked the end of the road for its flagship product in India.

Is Renault Captur reliable?

Although it’s still too early to judge the Captur’s reliability, it shares much tech with the smaller Clio, which should help in providing customers with a dependable family car. Renault claims that the Captur is one of the safest cars in its class, due to a raft of driver assistance systems.

Where is Renault Captur 2020 made?

Both are currently built at the same manufacturing plant jointly owned by Renault and Nissan in Chennai, India. The Captur GA was discontinued in India in 2020 due to lacklustre sales.

What is top of range Renault Captur?

At the top of the range in performance terms is the TCe 155. This engine is only available with a seven-speed automatic gearbox, which promises 152hp and claims to emit 142g/km of CO2. Top speed is the highest of all the new Capturs (126mph) and 0 to 62mph takes 8.6 seconds.

Is Renault Captur a failure?

Is a used Renault Captur hatchback reliable? The Captur finished in a rather disappointing 26th place out of 34 cars in the table of small SUVs in our most recent What Car? Reliability Survey. In the same survey, Renault as a brand finished in 16th place out of 30 manufacturers.

What is the best small SUV in the UK?

Top 10 best small SUVs 2022

Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover has seized the critical lead of the most important market segment in which it now plays with the second-generation Range Rover Evoque.
Volvo XC40.
Mazda CX-5.
Hyundai Tucson.
Nissan Qashqai.
Volkswagen Tiguan.
Ford Kuga.
Skoda Enyaq.

How good is Renault?

In the Telegraph reliability survey of 2017 they placed Renault 14th out of 20 for dependability. It was reported that there were 116 problems per 100 vehicles, which is above the industry average. AutoExpress placed Renault 11th in their reliability table, with a reliability score of 93.72 out of 100.

How big is a Renault Captur boot?

In the boot with the seats slid back, there’s 444 litres of room on offer with the boot floor in its lowest setting (395 with it set higher). If you slide the seats forwards, total space is an impressive 536 litres, while the seat backs split 60:40 to free up some more space – up to 1,334 litres.

What does Captur mean?

1 : an act or instance of capturing: such as. a : an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile the capture of the city by enemy forces.

Does the Renault Captur come in automatic?

Unlike the hot Clio, you can have your Captur in manual or automatic form. However, if you prefer petrol power, the EDC comes with the 118bhp 1.2-litre engine, while the manual is fitted solely to the 89bhp 900cc version.