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Britain is the biggest market for Hybrid cars in Europe. Didn't know that; probably you didn't either. Where that becomes significant is that it means we get models that otherwise we probably wouldn't have seen. Like this one, the Renault Austral. The Austral is the French maker's Qashqai-sized C-segment SUV, the follow-up to a Renault Kadjar model that sold so relatively poorly here that it originally wasn't going to be replaced. But the French marque needs a contender in this class and noted the warm reception given to self-charging full-Hybrid versions of the Clio and the Captur. Selling the Austral here with such an engine suddenly seemed to make sense. So it is we get this model - but only with that kind of engine. Let's take a closer look at the Austral E-Tech full hybrid.
'Austral', a name which apparently evokes 'images of wide-open Southern spaces and endless possibilities', makes about as much sense as 'Kadjar' ever did. And about as much sense as Renault's claimed desire with this car to 're-conquest the SUV C-segment'. That would have been a stretch with the full Austral engine line-up offered in other countries and it clearly isn't going to happen with just this single plumply-priced Hybrid powerplant on offer to UK customers. Get beyond the rhetoric though and there are things you might really like here. Good looks, a plush-feeling cabin, strong media tech and the low taxation that comes with class-leadingly-low emissions. Your Renault dealer's finance options will probably be sharply competitive and you might even be attracted by the thought of electrification that doesn't require you to plug your car in. A decade or so ago, the Austral would have been a volume model line for Renault. Now, for the right kind of customer, it's a rather interesting left-field choice. And a rather appealing one at that.
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