REVIEW: The Renault Austral is the French car maker's new C-segment SUV, replacing the Kadjar. Let's see if it's any good...
The main motor has 67bhp and two gear ratios and sits between the engine’s transmission and the wheels. The engine makes 129bhp and has an integrated starter-generator attached to it that makes 20bhp. Its transmission has five forward speeds via a dog clutch.
These are really efficient but can be very unrefined, so the ISG helps the engine spin to a precise rpm to exactly match the speed of the road wheels and thus smooth things out. When not coupled to the wheels, the engine can act effectively as a range-extending generator to power the 2kWh battery and main motor.On the WLTP combined test cycle, the Austral gets 60.1mpg and 105g/km of CO2 in base form, but that falls to 57.7mpg and 110g/km at the top end.
The Iconic Esprit Alpine gets multi-link rear suspension and active rear-steering, plus 20in wheels. The middle-spec Techno Esprit Alpine also sits on 20s, but both it and the Techno base model have a torsion beam at the back and no rear-steer. Every Austral, though, has a large number of screens inside: a digital instrument cluster plus an upright 12.0in infotainment touchscreen . This runs Google’s Android Automotive software, which is probably the easiest around to use .The rear seats slide, giving either great leg room or a large .once in a while Advertisement
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