The French concern Renault has distributed photos of working prototypes of the promising compact crossover Austral, which is being created specifically for the European Union and will replace the Kadjar model in the range .
Renault decided to consign the name Kadjar to oblivion, as this model failed in the market and did not bring profit to the company.
Renault Austral Features
Renault Austral is currently undergoing a stage of confirmatory road tests, in which 100 prototypes of the model will travel a total of 600 thousand kilometers on the roads of France, Spain, Germany and Romania, as well as 1.4 million kilometers in closed tracks.
Although the photo shows partially disguised prototypes, even from these pictures it can be seen that Renault Austral is unified in the monocoque body frame with the new generation Nissan Qashqai J12 . However, all exterior panels from Austral are original, forming their own exterior.
Renault says that, in principle, they will not offer a diesel engine for a promising model. Renault Austral plan to equip with hybrid installations, composed around gasoline engines. In the basic configuration, the car will receive a 1.3-liter engine in combination with a 12-volt starter-generator. The more expensive version will have a 1.2-liter turbo unit coupled with a 48-volt starter-generator. A purely electric version is also being developed.
Other details about Austral: overall length – 4.51 m, power of the older version – about 200 hp, platform – CMF-CD, sales start – second half of 2022.
Recall that the current Renault Kadjar has been produced since 2015 (with restyling in 2018), it also relies on the CMF-CD base, but is not equipped with hybrid power plants – it has a choice of gasoline and diesel turbo units.
Crossover Renault Austral showed in disguised form.