2024 RENAULT AUSTRAL TECHNO E-TECH HEV AUTO

The Austral is a medium-sized SUV with three trim levels but one power system, this being a 1.2-litre petrol hybrid. Although its not a plug-in hybrid (or PHEV in the jargon) the small engine packs a punch, and you get a surprisingly good amount of electric range. Great looking, with Google tech and some nifty storage, it is almost the perfect package. All versions come with a head-up display, which is amazing. Lane keeping assistance is also standard, which some people like but we find intensely annoying on every single car out there on the basis its constantly correcting your path even when youre perfectly on track. Every owner also gets traffic-sign recognition and emergency braking. Adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree camera that includes a birds-eye view of the car and its surroundings, a blind-spot warning system and another that alerts you to traffic as youre reversing onto a road, plus automatic hands-free parking, are all available. Theres even a rapid-access hatch for the battery and a QR code for the location pf the battery and airbags printed on the windscreen, so that emergency services can ascertain where they can and cant cut the vehicle to get someone out of the wreckage, should the absolute worst happen. here is plenty of leg space and headroom for four adults in the car, and a rear central arm rest pulls down to reveal two cup holders. The boot space is average, although Renault can have a gold star for making its rear seats slidable - not something many competitors offer. Its a shame, however, that Renaults interior designers have been so energetic. The front dash comprises about seven different materials in as many different shapes.

Features:

Air Conditioning, Climate Control, Metallic Paint, Cruise Control, Satellite Navigation, DAB Radio, Bluetooth, Parking Sensors, Stop Start, Low Mileage, USB, Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels, Keyless Entry-Push Button Start, Apple-Android Play, Rear Camera, Auto Lights, Electric Folding Mirrors, Lane Departure, Lane Keeping Assist& Rain Sensors, Rubber floor mats, Heated rear window, Privacy glass, Variable intermittent front wash/wipe, Variable intermittent rear wash/wipe, Tinted rear windows, Heated front windscreen, Front wiper de-icer, Electric one-touch power front and rear windows, Automatic headlights and wipers, ABS, ESP, Hill start assist, Trailer Stability Programme, Electronic parking brake with auto hold, Front & rear active emergency brake assist, Automatic emergency braking system (urban, city pedestrian and cyclist), Emergency brake assist with intersection function, E-call, Apple car play and Android auto, Bluetooth, OEM internet services, PAS