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Renault Austral Facelift 2026 highway consumption test: the E-Tech full hybrid 200 held at 130 km/h on the motorway, on the biggest 20 inch wheels with all-season tyres, there and back on the same road. How much does a 2 kWh self-charging hybrid use at motorway speed, why the petrol engine does the work up there, and how quiet the facelift has become.
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00:00 - Intro
00:51 - The E-Tech 200 Hybrid Explained
01:44 - The Test at 130 km/h
04:25 - 4Control Rear-Wheel Steering
05:17 - Driver Monitoring and Qi2 Charging
07:03 - Adaptive Cruise and Lane Keeping
08:57 - Quieter Mirrors and Engine
13:22 - Why the Engine Drives at Speed
15:43 - Back on the Same Road
22:25 - Wheels, Tyres and the Final Number
Renault Austral E-Tech Full Hybrid 200 Esprit Alpine 2026 - Specifications
Drive: front-wheel drive, CMF-CD platform, built in Spain
Engine: 1.2 turbo petrol, three cylinders, 1199 cm³, direct injection, 131 hp and 205 Nm
Electric motors: a 68 hp, 205 Nm drive motor and a 25 hp high-voltage starter-generator
Battery: 2 kWh lithium-ion, 400 V, self-charging, no plug
System power: 200 hp
Gearbox: clutchless multi-mode dog box with no synchros, 4 engine ratios and 2 electric ratios, 15 combinations, paddles set the regeneration level
0-100 km/h: 8.4 seconds
Top speed: 180 km/h
Consumption WLTP: 4.7-4.8 l/100 km combined
CO2 WLTP: 107-108 g/km
Fuel tank: 55 litres, about 1150 km at the WLTP figure
Length: 4533 mm
Width: 1830 mm
Height: 1618 mm, 1645 mm on the roof rails
Wheelbase: 2667 mm
Ground clearance: 180 mm
Boot: 527 litres, 657 litres with the rear bench slid forward, 1736 litres folded
Kerb weight: 1596-1669 kg with 4Control
Gross weight: 2142 kg
Towing: 1.6 t braked in Romania, 1.5 t in Germany, 0.75 t unbraked
4Control rear-wheel steering: optional, rear wheels turn up to 5 degrees, turning circle 10.1 m instead of 11.4 m
Suspension: pseudo-McPherson front, multi-link rear with 4Control
Wheels: 20 inch Altitude alloys on 235/45 R20
Lights: Adaptive LED Vision standard, Matrix LED Vision optional
Screens: 12 inch driver display, 12 inch OpenR Link portrait touchscreen with Google built in, optional 9.3 inch head-up display
Audio: Harman Kardon with 12 speakers optional
Seats: Alcantara and fabric, electric with memory, driver's massage, heated front seats and steering wheel
Rear seats: bench slides 16 cm and reclines, 60/40 split
Euro NCAP: 5 stars (2022, before the facelift)
Warranty: 3 years or 100.000 km in Romania
Romania: 40.350 Euro
Germany: 44.350 Euro
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