This is one heck of a car and I part exchanged a 2 year old Mercedes GLB to get my Iconic Esprit Alipine. Nothing rattles, everything inside is solid and it is a great, great drive. First time II am not driving a German car and I'm happy I took the plunge.
I’ll be getting my Techno Esprit Alpine in April. I tested the car and ordered it right after. The car is gorgeous both in exterior and interior. And a lot of tech and premium features at a good price. Renault really outdone themselves with this car.
I just bought the mid range version. I tested so many suv's and this is by far the best, it's smooth comfy and well built also it does accelerate pretty well (been timed at 7.5 - 7.8 depending who is driving lol) which is decent for a big thing like this. I even tested an evoke and this felt just as smooth and comfy, hell it even felt as luxurious but for 15k less. The matt grey just makes it look sooooo good. Pic's and vids dont do it justice.
clearly you don’t own one then, only way I know the engine is on is when the EV light goes out. Great car and, as economical as my Peugeot 3008 1.5 hdi eat8 was.
Are all those driving assistance systems ever annoying or in the way? Can they be turned off one by one? If yes, will the car remember which ones I turned off the next time I start the car?
Hi John, we'll have to revisit the car to check all of them as it's been a few months, but Sam remembers that you can indeed turn some of them off (such as steering assist) and save them in that setting 😁
Great review. I have a 2017 Kadjar. Thanks for mentioning the towing capacity as I also have a 1350kg caravan and a lot of new hybrid models have very poor towing stats. 👍😊
205Nm is only the ICE torque, not the max. torque it can produce when it works in parallel with the electric motor. Take a test drive and floor it, you'll be able to feel it's much more than 205Nm by how it pushes you into the seat. Also, its 80-120km/h acceleration is the best in class.
Yes, why not? Enough with all these biased stereotypes some people have. Of course I would! How do we glorify car makes that used to be considered cheap like Skoda, Hyundai or Kia but now make really good cars, and we cannot accept Renault making good cars??!! Besides, renault was always innovative and has its own identity and history. Also, bear in mind that most models in this category nowadays cost on average around $40K.
@stevep1239 I was tempted by the mpg and the looks but having driven one, this car is hideously noisy, espescially the road noise. The worst I have ever heard.
@shieldaigbencher sorry, but the road noise may be contributed to the tires the car wears by the manufacturer. I had the same experience when I test driven the Nissan Qashqai, and when driven the same car with different tires, I noticed there was significantly less noise.
Indeed, it’s not like they’ve had great success in motorsport over the years, and passed those technological advances on to their road cars. Oh wait… Why would you spend considerably more on a similar car just because it’s got a German brand’s badge stuck on the front?
