New Renault Austral in final development


The upcoming Renault Austral crossover is now in final stages of production and testing, writes Brian Byrne.

A hundred pre-production Australs are about to be driven across France, Spain, Germany and Romania by 900, covering 600,000km of open roads in real-life conditions. A further 1,400,000km will take place on test tracks.

The Austral will be powered only by petrol-hybrid engines, including the latest-generation E-Tech hybrid, a 1.3 TCe unit with a 12V mild hybrid solution and, for the first time in the Renault range, a 1.2 TCe unit with 48V mild hybrid technology.

Further details closer to launch later this year.

 

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