Renault has officially announced that the world premiere of the new Austral crossover, which will replace the Renault Kadjar on the market, will take place on March 8 this year. New photos of the cabin were also published, which will receive atmospheric lighting and Harman / Kardon acoustics.
The Austral is similar in many ways to the Megane E-Tech, however the vehicles are built on different platforms. The Megane is based on the electric CMF-EV it shares with the Nissan Ariya, while the Austral is based on a new version of the CMF-CD3 for internal combustion vehicles.
As previously reported, Austral will be based on the upgraded CMF-CD3 platform from Qashqai of the third generation. The car will only be available in hybrid versions. The basic version will receive a 1.3 TCe turbo engine with a 12-volt starter-generator. There will also be a version with a 1.2 TCe engine and a 48-volt starter-alternator. The top version will be a full hybrid E-Tech with 200 hp.
The car will receive a digital instrument panel, as well as a huge display of the multimedia and entertainment system. It is known that the total area of the screens will be 774 square centimeters. The car will support Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and will also receive built-in Google services, and access to most important functions will require no more than two taps.
The car will go on sale in the summer. In 2023, a seven-seater version of the Renault Austral will be released, with a coupe-crossover coming a year later.
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