Renault Updates Symbioz and Captur with More Power and Technology

Renault updates SUV range with more powerful hybrid engine and enhanced features

Renault has announced updates to its SUV lineup for the 2026 model year, introducing a more powerful full hybrid powertrain for the Captur and Symbioz models, along with enhanced standard [...] The post Renault updates SUV range with more powerful hybrid engine and enhanced features appeared first on Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.

Symbioz and Captur first to get Renault's new full-hybrid system

A new mild-hybrid petrol option has also been added to the bottom of the Symbioz line-up The Symbioz and Captur crossovers have become the first Renault models to gain the French firm's new full-hybrid powertrain. The E-Tech Full Hybrid 160 system, announced in May, gets a combined 158bhp from a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and two electric motors (a 48bhp motor and a 20bhp ISG). Those motors draw energy from a 1.4kWh battery, which is …

Renault updates Symbioz and Captur with more power and technology

Extra safety technologies are now available on the Captur for the first time.