Renault Austral E-Tech Hybrid trip with fuel consumption (economy) mpg l/100 km Active Driver Assist

Renault Austral has the newest generation of E-Tech full hybrid system. It is equipped with a new 1.2 litre 96 kW 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with 205 Nm of torque. It is paired with an electric motor boasting more power and more torque (50 kW and 205 Nm), a greater-capacity lithium-ion battery (2 kWh / 400 V), and a gearbox combining two speeds in electric mode and four for the combustion engine. With 15 combinations, the gearbox has enhanced torque capacity (up to 410 Nm against 350 Nm for the first generation), power, output.

Tested Renault Austral E-Tech Hybrid 200 has: 1.2 l turbo petrol engine and set of two electric motors. System power: 146 kW (199 HP), with front wheel drive (FWD). WLTP homologation figures: 4.6 l/100 km (combined) [51.1 mpg US | 61.4 mpg UK).

I checked Renault Austral E-Tech Hybrid 2023 on a trip with city, highway driving, and on country roads (sub-urban), also in a some traffic jam. Finally I achieved on ~86.4 km (~54 mi) distance such fuel consumption (economy): 4.6 l/100 km (51.1 mpg US / 61.4 mpg UK). See, how it works!

Also: I checked how Renault Austral drives in semi-autonomous mode. The Active Driver Assist adds contextual information to Renault’s well-known Motorway and Traffic Companion to widen its scope beyond use solely in fast lanes. The driver can therefore manage all sorts of road events they may encounter to the best of their ability. A level 2 of vehicle autonomy, it combines Adaptive Cruise Control with ‘Stop & Go’, Lane Centering, as well as GPS data and a map so the vehicle can alter its route.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) mixes the front camera's recognition of speed signs with data from the navigation system to choose the safest possible speed limit at any given time. The All-New Austral then automatically adapts to the detected speed while maintaining a minimum safe distance behind the vehicle ahead.

Should traffic come to a full halt, the ‘Stop & Go’ function will set the car in motion after a 30-second wait (instead of the previous 3 seconds).

The Active Driver Assist uses geo-localisation data and a specific map that integrates roundabouts and sharp turns. In addition to displaying such events on the dashboard, Renault Austral can also automatically decelerate when approaching a roundabout and then accelerate back up to the maximum speed once having passed through. All this without the driver having to do a thing.

The Lane Centering (LC) actively moves the steering wheel and can now even run when either of the two lateral road markings is gone (e.g., on the edge of a country road).