Renault Captur

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.

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 62mph 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, 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.