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Le Scoop: New Renault Captur Small Crossover Based on the Nissan Juke
The success of Nissan's crossover models such as the Juke and the Qashqai in Europe has not gone unnoticed by its partner Renault, which is now preparing to duplicate the Japanese brand's recipe staring with a junior CUV.
At the 2011 Geneva Salon, Renault hinted at its intentions to enter the small crossover segment with the fancy Captur Concept. Later on, the French automaker confirmed the development of a production model loosely inspired by the study to replace the Modus and Grand Modus small minivans in its European lineup.
Now, we have the first scoop photos of the prototype model that will lead to the production version and which was nabbed while testing in Europe. As you can see, the only resemblance to the concept is the car's front-end styling with the rest of the body being completely different.
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Scoop: New Hyundai Ix25 Small Cuv Ventures Into Juke-land, But Will It Be Only For China?
Is Hyundai about to tackle the Nissan Juke, Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008 and Opel Mokka small crossovers of this world? The appearance of a mostly covered up prototype testing in Europe certainly suggests so, however, there's also the possibility...
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Renault Lifts The Curtain On New Captur Small Crossover, The French Juke
After the release of a teaser image and a video earlier this week, Renault pulled the wraps off the all-new Captur, a sub-compact crossover that will make its world debut at the Geneva Salon in March before arriving in showrooms across Europe in late...
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Report: Renault Captur To Spawn Two Production Models Within The Next Two Years
It seems Renault's funky Captur concept that premiered in Geneva won't remain just another design study, as the French automaker is planning to build two production models inspired by the small crossover, according company insiders quoted by...
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Spy Video: Renault R-space Concept For A Compact Mpv Filmed Undisguised!
Evidently, the new Captur small crossover with the removable hardtop we told you about last week won't be the only concept model from Renault to hit the showroom floors of the Geneva Salon in less than two weeks time. A Youtube user managed to scoop...
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Renault Captur: Juke-sized Crossover Convertible Concept Demonstrates New Design Language
Remember the Renault DeZir sports coupe concept from the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show? If you don't, you can refresh your memory here, but in short, the two-seater study herald the French firm's new and more curvalicious design strategy on a sports...
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