Inovev forecasts 70,000 units per year of the Renault Symbioz SUV
- Renault unveiled its new SUV called Symbioz in May 2024, positioned between the B and C segments, while the range of SUVs is already dense at the French carmaker, with the Captur (launched in 2019), the Arkana (launched in 2021), the Austral (launched in 2022), the Espace and the Scénic E-Tech (both launched in 2023).
- The Renault Symbioz is an extended version of the Renault Captur, a B-segment SUV. The body has been extended to 4.41 m, which places the Symbioz between a Captur (4.23 m) and a Scénic E-Tech (4. 47 m), an Austral (4.51 m) or an Arkana (4.57 m). The Renault Symbioz is a little longer than the new Citroën C3 Aircross (4.39 m) and is therefore one of the new stretched out B segment models, on the edge of the C segment. Unlike the C3 Aircross, the Renault Symbioz will not be not available in a seven-seater version.
- The Renault Symbioz shares its platform and engines with the Renault Captur and Renault Arkana, but the first version available on the European market will be the E-Tech Full Hybrid (HEV) version developing 145 hp (107 kW), an engine already seen on the Renault Clio, Captur and Arkana. The other engines (including an MHEV = Mild-Hybrid) will come later in 2025.
- The Renault Symbioz therefore does not compete with the Scénic E-Tech which is only available as a BEV, but it could grabe customers from the Captur and Arkana, which are also available in full-hybrid. According to the carmaker, the Symbioz rather targets the Toyota CHR hybrid, Kia Niro hybrid and Nissan Qashqai hybrid. The Renault Symbioz which will be produced at the Spanish site of Valladolid (alongside the Renault Captur) and will be sold according to Inoev forecasts at 70,000 units per year until 2030.