Renault Captur - Boot space, comfort & practicality
The Renault Captur offers good levels of practicality and includes clever touches to make the most of its interior space
The second-generation Captur sits on the same CMF-B platform as the latest Renault Clio and it’s 110mm longer, 19mm wider and 17mm taller than the original model. The new platform and bigger dimensions have brought gains in passenger space and practicality, helping the Captur attract customers with growing families. Usefully, each door can take a 1.5-litre water bottle, and there’s good storage for cups and phones – including a wireless charging plate.
Access for passengers at the rear is good, and noticeably better than the Peugeot 2008, which has a lower roofline. The rear seats in the Captur are also more comfortable than those in the Ford Puma where you have to sit higher up with your legs tucked back.
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Dimensions | |
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Length |
4,239mm |
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Width |
1,797mm (2,004mm inc mirrors) |
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Height |
1,575mm |
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Number of seats |
5 |
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Boot space |
422-1,276mm (petrol), 326-1,276mm (E-Tech hybrid) |
Dimensions & size
The overall length of the Captur has increased to 4,239mm, with a width of 1,797mm (excluding mirrors) and a height of 1,575mm. In comparison, the Ford Puma is 20mm shorter, 8mm wider and stands 1,537mm tall, while the Peugeot 2008 is 4,300mm long, 1,770mm wide and 1,550mm in height.
How practical is the Renault Captur?
Seats & space in the front
Unlike some small SUVs - such as the Skoda Kamiq - the driving position in the Renault Captur feels quite high. That affords a decent view forward, which is one of the reasons why some people look for such a car compared with its supermini equivalent.
It’s reasonably easy to find a comfortable driving position in the Captur, although we’ve found in previous testing that the Honda HR-V has a wider range of adjustment in its steering wheel.
Seats & space in the back
The increased dimensions give the driver and passengers ample room. Even with three passengers in the rear, legroom is fine and headroom isn’t an issue, either.
Boot space
The Captur features a sliding rear bench seat to maximise either boot space or rear passenger legroom. With the seats all the way back, the Captur offers 422 litres of boot space, which is only 12 litres less than the 2008 but 34 litres down on the Puma. Slide the bench forward, and there’s a decent 536 litres on offer, but remember that this extra practicality does come at the expense of rear legroom. Setting it somewhere in the middle is usually the best compromise.
Towing
Both the TCe 90 has a maximum braked towing weight of 1,200kg, while the hybrid has a reduced rating of 750kg.
