**A Detailed Review of the Renault Captur: A Small SUV with its Pros and Cons**

As I sat behind the wheel of the Renault Captur, I couldn't help but notice how good it is to have a clear view forward. The rearview mirror is positioned perfectly, giving me an unobstructed view of what's happening behind the car. Additionally, the back window is cleverly designed to allow for a rounded view without compromising too much visibility. However, this design also creates a huge blind spot that can be concerning when driving around town.

I also noticed that the gear shift can be a bit rubbery at times, especially when shifting gears frequently. This is not a major issue, but it's something to keep in mind if you're someone who likes to drive aggressively or make sharp turns. The manual gearbox, on the other hand, is definitely better than the auto transmission.

When it comes to comfort and handling, the Renault Captur delivers in spades. The suspension does an excellent job of dealing with bumps, making for a smooth ride even over rough roads. However, if you do a lot of motorway miles, I would recommend avoiding the entry-level 900 CC model, as it's just too slow. Instead, opt for the 1.2 litre turbo petrol engine, which provides impressive acceleration and gets from 0 to 60 in under 10 seconds.

In terms of economy, the Captur is supposed to achieve 51 miles per gallon, but I found myself getting just under 39 miles per gallon on my test drive. While this isn't ideal, there are better alternatives available that offer similar performance without sacrificing too much fuel efficiency. One such alternative is the 1.5 litre diesel engine, which offers decent economy and a more refined driving experience.

However, if you do long distances in this car, you may notice some annoying issues with tire noise and wind whistle. These can be somewhat intrusive, especially when cruising at high speeds. On twisty roads, the Captur can feel a bit loose and ungainly, particularly when cornering aggressively. This is likely due to its size and weight, which can make it difficult to carve through turns.

Despite these issues, there are still some redeeming qualities about the Renault Captur. For one, the "bungee cords" that replace traditional seat pockets are a unique and clever design feature. However, they do have a tendency to capture items like drinks or even your own arms, which can be frustrating. Additionally, the fuse box is placed in an awkward location on the right-hand side of the steering wheel, making it difficult to access without having to open the glove box.

Finally, there are some thoughtful touches that make the Captur feel more premium than its price tag suggests. For example, the doors extend all the way onto the sill, making them easy to clean and providing a sense of security when getting in or out of the car. There's also a handy feature that allows you to install an ice cup for a baby seat in the front passenger seat, keeping your little one safe and comfortable.

In conclusion, while the Renault Captur has its pros and cons, it's still a solid choice for anyone looking for a small SUV with a unique design and decent performance. With some compromises on comfort and handling, you can enjoy a fun-to-drive experience without sacrificing too much practicality. Whether or not you should shortlist it depends on your specific needs and preferences – but I say go ahead and consider the Captur as an option in your search for the perfect SUV.

**Rating: 3.5/5**

**Pros:** Unique design, decent performance, thoughtful touches

**Cons:** Rubberier gear shift, limited rear visibility, some annoying features

**Recommendation:** Consider the 1.2 litre turbo petrol engine, opt for a diesel model if you do long distances, and be aware of the potential issues with tire noise and wind whistle.

**Final Thoughts:** The Renault Captur is a solid choice for anyone looking for a small SUV with a unique design and decent performance. While it may not be perfect, its pros outweigh its cons, making it worth considering in your search for the perfect vehicle.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is the Renault Captur and it really caught the imagination of the public Wi-Fi kind net over me right yeah when it was first released back in 2013 you know it was one of the first small SUVs and as a result it's runners best-selling car in the UK it's also one of the best-selling small SUVs in Europe and yeah you can see why the only problem is lots of brands are now doing these small SUVs so Renault start to give this car a midlife facelift and as included some new front and rear bumpers fresh lights some extra options and some improved interior trim so the Renault Captur it starts from 15 and a half thousand pounds but if you go to Como duck code at UK you can get it from 13,000 pounds it's a click on the pop out button in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video to get a car loco dot uk' to see how much you can save on a new car now the capture is based on the Clio however because it's taller it's more practical as a result it's boot isn't actually that much smaller than the larger McGann's now I can actually make it bigger than the guns by this neat little trick look if I pull this lever I can slide the seats forward like that that's quite clever isn't it ok say if you want to carry much much more things you can fold down the seat backs like this anything in wait a minute that's like a huge ledge there isn't there and also you've got this load lip but don't you worry because you get this false boot floor so actually what I'll do I'll just slide this back again like that and then slide this in and then look no load lip flat they can easily slide stuff in like that now let's move on to the back seats so now I'll just slide this back way to show you how maybe there isn't in the back of this car so well look at this straight from the get-go legroom is very good this seat is in my driving position and got loads of leg room so I could if I wanted to drive along with more boot space even with me in the back now the minor issue is this if I step dead straight you'll see the Headroom is a bit tight for me I'm 179 centimeters so someone over six-foot it's one of life hundred maybe one centimeters gonna find it a bit cramped back here but kids will be more than fine and you could carry three kids in the back if you want it because actually this middle seat isn't too bad and the foot wells are large and if leaving there there's a bit of a hump in the floor but if for adults it's gonna be a bit narrow this cabin for three abreast at once it's alright there's some all right sized door bins which can hold a moderate sized bottle and there's another little cup holder just down here though yes that's going to tip over if anyone accelerates now for more information on this card's practicality click on the pop-out button in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video to watch my detailed practicality video see much you can stuff into this cause boot hoses to fit your child seats and just what it's like with three people in the back so let's move on to the front and like I explained before renault has tried to overhaul the interior with some improved having materials so look soft touch materials here on the dash and on the top of the door trims if you're in a say it's a Ronan even a Volkswagen team Rock this would be hard brittle plastic everywhere so yeah in some ways it seems quite posh but lowdown of course is brittle plastics though it just feels sturdy look at that I can't shake that center console it feels rock-solid but in other places it's a little bit more miss than hit for instance look at this this armrest here look at that look at that that's gonna break isn't it it's flimsy it's horrible it's yeah and that's kind of the story of this car's interior it's a bit weird some ways I like it in other ways I don't mean look at the dash design it's kind of cool and funky in some ways then a bit blobby in others I'm not a big fan of the driving dolls either they're just a little bit childish and hmm yeah let's quickly talk about cubby spaces so the door bins there on all right signs you've got a little space on here for your mobile phone with USB input and 12 volt socket charging there as well look we've got a little place for you sunglasses up there and to make sure storage on there and some storage in this the rattly little armrest there's one ever mentioned and I'll come back to that later now this particular car is the dynamic and it's the one you want it's got pretty much all the kit you really need so you get sunlight navigation you get rear parking sensors and importantly you get a leather steering wheel I say important because that is a part of the car you touch and just the normal steering feels a little bit cheap this car actually starts from nineteen and a half thousand pounds but I plug the details of this dynamic s into car Wow and I got an offer back for sixteen thousand pounds so it's pretty decent value I should point out though this particular car has a few options on it so it's got the upgraded infotainment system with TomTom navigation which is a little bit better it also includes Android auto so you can hook up your Android phone to it though bizarrely it doesn't have apple carplay so that's a lot of mobile phone users alienated right there this car has the optional panoramic sunroof and that is one of the new upgrades on this car and I'm moving back to the satellite navigation system actually because it's upgraded one it is it's alright you know it's it's easy enough to use the screen isn't the most responsive and the graphics are a little bit dull but it does its job well enough my only real problem with it is probably the location maybe just seems a little bit too low down so when you're driving along you're having to look down there to get you know the information but if you want more detail on this car's infotainment system click on the pop-up button in the top right-hand corner of the screen or the link below the video to see my fault in-depth video review of it this really captures a pretty good car for just milling around town one of the main reasons of course is because you're sitting up high and it does feel quite elevated the seating position so you get a good view forward see how the backs good as well what's not so good is this look it's a huge blind spot there they try to get rounded by having this little extra window there but things can get lost behind there which is a bit annoying another thing when you're driving around town is when you have to make a lot of gear changes because the gear shift is just a little bit rubbery it's not too bad and the manual gearbox is definitely better than the auto try to avoid the auto it's not that good really what is good this is the suspension over bumps I mean it does a great job of dealing with bonds it's nice and soft and squidgy this car now if you do lots of motorway miles and steer clear of the 900 CC engineered the entry-level one because it's just too slow the one of this guys probably the one you want 1.2 litre turbo petrol so it's nippy enough nought to 60 in under 10 seconds and when you put your foot down it does pull okay when you look motorway speeds economy wise it's supposed to be 51 miles per gallon but I'm getting just under 39 so if you do lots not to Mars get one of the 1.5 litre Diesel's they're actually pretty good and give decent economy now one thing you'll notice if you do long distances in this car is that you do get a little bit of tire noise and wind whistle but it's not overly intrusive one thing you will notice if you hit twisty road though is that this thing while it goes around corners it doesn't really like spirited driving you here but mid-corner that constantly loses its composure as if it surprised oh what was that I need to skip sideways slightly so yeah it can feel a little bit loose and ungainly at times now then it's time for the car why five annoying things about this car these weird bungee cords are a supposedly cool replacement for normal boring Matt pockets but yeah kids in the back you're gonna end up doing this aren't they and drive you mad for the whole journey ah also you can get yourself captured in them for some reason the switch to turn on the cruise control or the speed limiter it's down here by the cantilever not on the steering wheel where it should be I've never really known as seat reclines be on this side of the chair and it's quite awkward to get on the driver's seat but this blue meanie almost in the way oh come on wrist the little cup holder here in the back is just so shallow that if you accelerate or brake yep your drinks gonna go everywhere don't one is just a bit of war or dry normally on most cars the fuse box is on the same side as the steering wheel but not on the Renault Captur they've decided to put it in the glove box the right-hand drive car so the glovebox is actually half the sizes it would be on a left hand drive car it's not all negative though okay is five good things about this car if little Timmy has an upset stomach and nasty accident in the back of the car don't worry look you can unzip the seat covers and remove them and then you put them in the wash just like a proper big SUV this car has gas struts to hold open the bonnet not some piddly little brace you can get a seven speaker Bose sound system which is really loud and really clear the doors extend all the way of the sill which means that when you open the door you can see the sill it's always clean so you don't get your legs dirty if you rub on them when you get in or out of the car there's ice to fix for a baby seat in the front passenger seat so you can keep your baby nice and close to you all your breath stinks now you click on the pop-up banner in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video you can see how much you can save on a Renault Captur at CoCo UK or any car for that matter so then what's my verdict on it should you avoid it should you consider it should you shortlist it or should you just go right ahead and buy it well I reckon you should consider the Renault Captur it's a cool-looking small SUV the only problem is is that there's many other alternatives out there now which are actually better to drive now did you spot the Easter Egg in this video it was the qua song in the captures Kirby yes the run I can show you so French that it's storage bins are perfect for French pastries if you enjoyed this video please like it and share it click on our logo to subscribe to this channel on the window to watch another video or on the click to buy to see how much you can save on a new carthis is the Renault Captur and it really caught the imagination of the public Wi-Fi kind net over me right yeah when it was first released back in 2013 you know it was one of the first small SUVs and as a result it's runners best-selling car in the UK it's also one of the best-selling small SUVs in Europe and yeah you can see why the only problem is lots of brands are now doing these small SUVs so Renault start to give this car a midlife facelift and as included some new front and rear bumpers fresh lights some extra options and some improved interior trim so the Renault Captur it starts from 15 and a half thousand pounds but if you go to Como duck code at UK you can get it from 13,000 pounds it's a click on the pop out button in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video to get a car loco dot uk' to see how much you can save on a new car now the capture is based on the Clio however because it's taller it's more practical as a result it's boot isn't actually that much smaller than the larger McGann's now I can actually make it bigger than the guns by this neat little trick look if I pull this lever I can slide the seats forward like that that's quite clever isn't it ok say if you want to carry much much more things you can fold down the seat backs like this anything in wait a minute that's like a huge ledge there isn't there and also you've got this load lip but don't you worry because you get this false boot floor so actually what I'll do I'll just slide this back again like that and then slide this in and then look no load lip flat they can easily slide stuff in like that now let's move on to the back seats so now I'll just slide this back way to show you how maybe there isn't in the back of this car so well look at this straight from the get-go legroom is very good this seat is in my driving position and got loads of leg room so I could if I wanted to drive along with more boot space even with me in the back now the minor issue is this if I step dead straight you'll see the Headroom is a bit tight for me I'm 179 centimeters so someone over six-foot it's one of life hundred maybe one centimeters gonna find it a bit cramped back here but kids will be more than fine and you could carry three kids in the back if you want it because actually this middle seat isn't too bad and the foot wells are large and if leaving there there's a bit of a hump in the floor but if for adults it's gonna be a bit narrow this cabin for three abreast at once it's alright there's some all right sized door bins which can hold a moderate sized bottle and there's another little cup holder just down here though yes that's going to tip over if anyone accelerates now for more information on this card's practicality click on the pop-out button in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video to watch my detailed practicality video see much you can stuff into this cause boot hoses to fit your child seats and just what it's like with three people in the back so let's move on to the front and like I explained before renault has tried to overhaul the interior with some improved having materials so look soft touch materials here on the dash and on the top of the door trims if you're in a say it's a Ronan even a Volkswagen team Rock this would be hard brittle plastic everywhere so yeah in some ways it seems quite posh but lowdown of course is brittle plastics though it just feels sturdy look at that I can't shake that center console it feels rock-solid but in other places it's a little bit more miss than hit for instance look at this this armrest here look at that look at that that's gonna break isn't it it's flimsy it's horrible it's yeah and that's kind of the story of this car's interior it's a bit weird some ways I like it in other ways I don't mean look at the dash design it's kind of cool and funky in some ways then a bit blobby in others I'm not a big fan of the driving dolls either they're just a little bit childish and hmm yeah let's quickly talk about cubby spaces so the door bins there on all right signs you've got a little space on here for your mobile phone with USB input and 12 volt socket charging there as well look we've got a little place for you sunglasses up there and to make sure storage on there and some storage in this the rattly little armrest there's one ever mentioned and I'll come back to that later now this particular car is the dynamic and it's the one you want it's got pretty much all the kit you really need so you get sunlight navigation you get rear parking sensors and importantly you get a leather steering wheel I say important because that is a part of the car you touch and just the normal steering feels a little bit cheap this car actually starts from nineteen and a half thousand pounds but I plug the details of this dynamic s into car Wow and I got an offer back for sixteen thousand pounds so it's pretty decent value I should point out though this particular car has a few options on it so it's got the upgraded infotainment system with TomTom navigation which is a little bit better it also includes Android auto so you can hook up your Android phone to it though bizarrely it doesn't have apple carplay so that's a lot of mobile phone users alienated right there this car has the optional panoramic sunroof and that is one of the new upgrades on this car and I'm moving back to the satellite navigation system actually because it's upgraded one it is it's alright you know it's it's easy enough to use the screen isn't the most responsive and the graphics are a little bit dull but it does its job well enough my only real problem with it is probably the location maybe just seems a little bit too low down so when you're driving along you're having to look down there to get you know the information but if you want more detail on this car's infotainment system click on the pop-up button in the top right-hand corner of the screen or the link below the video to see my fault in-depth video review of it this really captures a pretty good car for just milling around town one of the main reasons of course is because you're sitting up high and it does feel quite elevated the seating position so you get a good view forward see how the backs good as well what's not so good is this look it's a huge blind spot there they try to get rounded by having this little extra window there but things can get lost behind there which is a bit annoying another thing when you're driving around town is when you have to make a lot of gear changes because the gear shift is just a little bit rubbery it's not too bad and the manual gearbox is definitely better than the auto try to avoid the auto it's not that good really what is good this is the suspension over bumps I mean it does a great job of dealing with bonds it's nice and soft and squidgy this car now if you do lots of motorway miles and steer clear of the 900 CC engineered the entry-level one because it's just too slow the one of this guys probably the one you want 1.2 litre turbo petrol so it's nippy enough nought to 60 in under 10 seconds and when you put your foot down it does pull okay when you look motorway speeds economy wise it's supposed to be 51 miles per gallon but I'm getting just under 39 so if you do lots not to Mars get one of the 1.5 litre Diesel's they're actually pretty good and give decent economy now one thing you'll notice if you do long distances in this car is that you do get a little bit of tire noise and wind whistle but it's not overly intrusive one thing you will notice if you hit twisty road though is that this thing while it goes around corners it doesn't really like spirited driving you here but mid-corner that constantly loses its composure as if it surprised oh what was that I need to skip sideways slightly so yeah it can feel a little bit loose and ungainly at times now then it's time for the car why five annoying things about this car these weird bungee cords are a supposedly cool replacement for normal boring Matt pockets but yeah kids in the back you're gonna end up doing this aren't they and drive you mad for the whole journey ah also you can get yourself captured in them for some reason the switch to turn on the cruise control or the speed limiter it's down here by the cantilever not on the steering wheel where it should be I've never really known as seat reclines be on this side of the chair and it's quite awkward to get on the driver's seat but this blue meanie almost in the way oh come on wrist the little cup holder here in the back is just so shallow that if you accelerate or brake yep your drinks gonna go everywhere don't one is just a bit of war or dry normally on most cars the fuse box is on the same side as the steering wheel but not on the Renault Captur they've decided to put it in the glove box the right-hand drive car so the glovebox is actually half the sizes it would be on a left hand drive car it's not all negative though okay is five good things about this car if little Timmy has an upset stomach and nasty accident in the back of the car don't worry look you can unzip the seat covers and remove them and then you put them in the wash just like a proper big SUV this car has gas struts to hold open the bonnet not some piddly little brace you can get a seven speaker Bose sound system which is really loud and really clear the doors extend all the way of the sill which means that when you open the door you can see the sill it's always clean so you don't get your legs dirty if you rub on them when you get in or out of the car there's ice to fix for a baby seat in the front passenger seat so you can keep your baby nice and close to you all your breath stinks now you click on the pop-up banner in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video you can see how much you can save on a Renault Captur at CoCo UK or any car for that matter so then what's my verdict on it should you avoid it should you consider it should you shortlist it or should you just go right ahead and buy it well I reckon you should consider the Renault Captur it's a cool-looking small SUV the only problem is is that there's many other alternatives out there now which are actually better to drive now did you spot the Easter Egg in this video it was the qua song in the captures Kirby yes the run I can show you so French that it's storage bins are perfect for French pastries if you enjoyed this video please like it and share it click on our logo to subscribe to this channel on the window to watch another video or on the click to buy to see how much you can save on a new car\n"