Topic: hybrid powertrain specifications

Renault's New Full-Hybrid System Debuts in Symbioz & Captur

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 and already used by the Dacia Bigster, gets a combined 158bhp from a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and two electric motors (a 48bhp motor and a 20bhp ISG). The new powertrain costs from £25,195 in the Captur and from £29,795 in the Symbioz. Renault has also added a new mild-hybrid petrol model to the bottom of the...