Four years in the market is enough for any new vehicle, which is why Renault is preparing a successor to the second-generation Captur. Mind you, it's not an entirely new car, but a mid-cycle refresh that will bring revised styling and a few other bits and bobs.
The last time we spotted a prototype in the open was in the first half of 2023. Back then, the diamond brand had its front and rear ends under wraps. Still, even with the trippy vinyl stickers, it was easy to spot some of the novelties that will set it apart from its predecessor.
For one, it had an entirely different grille with a more closed-off design and a sizeable air intake in the middle of the redesigned bumper. The headlamps were also new, and the DRLs mounted below the main clusters are part of the revisions. The back end featured a new bumper and a fresh pair of taillights, whereas the profile did not change at all.
Are you curious about what lies beneath the fake skin? Probably yes, or you wouldn't be reading these lines. The peeps at Kolesa have tried answering this question by applying a heavy dose of CGI to those spy shots. The renderings portray the 2024 Renault Captur with a futuristic face that is an important departure from its predecessor's for what is still a facelifted car.
Photo: Kolesa
The CGI model pictured in the gallery comes with a new hood that protrudes less into the reshaped grille, which is decorated by the brand's new logo. We can see a wide air intake below the OEM emblem and a large one in the bumper, with a big sensor in the middle of it. The DRLs are more prominent here, and this digital take on the subcompact crossover also features fresh taillights and a new rear bumper.
The rendering artist imagined it in white with a few glossy black accents, including the roof, front and mid pillars, and side mirror casings, and gave it a new set of wheels. The lower parts of the body retain the plastic cladding that gives the Captur a more hairy-chested appearance over the Clio supermini, with which it shares the CMF-B platform that's also the foundation stone of the Arkana, Nissan Juke, and Mitsubishi ASX, among others.
Power-wise, the 2024 Renault Captur is expected to retain its gasoline recipe, perhaps joined by one LPG variant and the usual hybrid and plug-in hybrid assemblies. The diesel should be dropped for the facelifted iteration, but this information has yet to be confirmed. We will find out more about it when the time comes, likely in the first half of the year, with order books opening soon after the premiere.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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