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RENAULT AUSTR AL E-TECH ICONIC
How will unusually motivated new family SUV perform on UK roads in top-rung form?
The Austral is Renault’s new C-segment SUV, replacing the Kadjar and arriving in British showrooms imminently.
Renault learned from the Mégane that its customers like simplicity, and this is a market overflowing with rivals, including the big-selling (and related) Nissan Qashqai, so there are only three variants, all with the same powertrain, priced from £34,695 to £39,495. Our test car is the top-end Iconic Esprit Alpine.
The powertrain is pretty complex and, unlike the platform, is bespoke to Renault in general and, at the moment, this Renault in particular.