2023 has just begun, and as happens every year, all prices rise significantly. This year the situation is especially notable due to the increase in inflation. However, there are glimmers of hope in this gloomy picture. And the glimmer of hope is this hybrid crossoverwhose price is more than 600 euros lower than the sale price it had at the end of 2022. This is the Renault Captur E-Tech full hybrid, a crossover that is postulated as the strongest rival of the Toyota C-HR, a reference in its category.
The best alternative to Toyota hybrids
With an exterior size of 4.22 meters, by dimensions, the Renault Captur E-Tech is a segment B car. However, its interior is very spacious, it is very well finished, and it boasts a 440-liter boot volume. . In practicality, it is a car that is vastly superior to its most direct rivals and also to the Toyota C-HR, with larger exterior dimensions. The hybrid mechanics of the Captur E-Tech is made up of a 1.6-liter gasoline thermal engine, two electric motors (49 HP and 20 HP), and a four-speed gearbox.
It has barely become more expensive by 600 euros since September and compared to November, it is down almost 650 euros. In these times, that is good news.
It does not have a clutch or synchronizers, and the second electric motor is responsible for adjusting the speed of the heat engine to that of the change gears. It sounds more complicated than it really is: it drives very conventionally – it looks like any ‘ordinary’ automatic car – and with 145bhp of combined power, it’s an agile performance car. Its 0 to 100 km/h is 10.6 seconds and its average fuel consumption is very low: it approves an average cost of only 4.7 l/100 km – it is 0.2 l/100 km lower than that of the Toyota C -HR.
It has a comfortable driving feel, but it does not neglect good support in curves. The version offered is an Evolution finish for access to the range. Among its standard elements it includes a 7-inch touch screen compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, climate control, parking sensors, cruise control and assistants such as lane keeping aid or traffic sign reading. The wheels are steel with hubcaps, yes. The price of this car, on offer, is currently 24,789 euros.
The cash price of this car is about 2,000 euros higher than the one financed, that is, 26,822 euros.
It is a competitive price – the C-HR on offer is above 28,000 euros, although more equipped – and to achieve this it requires financing the purchase of the car. The entry is 6,651 euros, and after 36 installments of 159 euros, we will have to pay a final fee of 19,171 euros. It is a multi-option financing with a maximum of 20,000 km per year – more than many other operations – and its interest rate is 11.62%, with a term of 36 months. It includes a five-year warranty, maintenance and roadside assistance optionally (990 euros).
The best hybrid alternatives to the Renault Captur
Straddling segments B and C, the Renault Capture It is a car with many rivals. But if we talk about hybrid vehicles with full-hybrid mechanics, the most direct rival after the Toyota C-HR (from 28,650 euros) is he Hyundai Kona hybrid (from 25,240 euros). Another alternative, somewhat bigger, more technological and more modern is the KIA Niro, but its price is more expensive: it starts at 28,700 euros. Although its consumption is higher, there are also micro-hybrid versions with ECO label of rivals like him Ford Puma (from 24,050 euros) and even in the range of the Renault Captur itself.
In which car I buy we have a Buying guide to the best hybrid crossovers.
Photos of the Renault Capture
