Renault has announced that its new C-segment crossover, called the Kadjar, will have an entry price of €24,990 plus delivery charges, when it reaches Irish dealerships in September this year. Kadjar is slightly larger than Renault’s Captur B-segment crossover.

There will be 15 versions of the Kadjar on offer based on four trim lines familiar to owners of other Renault vehicles; Expression+, Dynamique Nav, Dynamique S Nav and Signature Nav. Renault’s active and passive safety has been applied across the range, while connectivity via the easy-to-use R-Link 2 system is fitted to all models above Expression+.

Standard safety features include ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution, electronic stability control with traction and understeer control, cruise control, speed limiter, Hill Start Assist, six airbags, seat belts with load limiters and pre-tensioners at the front, side impact protection bars and ISOFIX child-seat mounting points on the two outer rear seats.

All versions have gravel, dust and rain protection kits. On the inside there is an accessory power point, a 12-volt front socket, a trip computer, two-way adjustable steering column and an exterior temperature indicator.

The three engine options on offer for the Kadjar are the 1.2-litre turbocharged TCe 130bhp four-cylinder direct-injection petrol unit, the 1.5-litre ENERGY dCi 110bhp four-cylinder diesel available in manual and EDC, and the 1.6-litre ENERGY dCi four-cylinder 130bhp diesel.

Four-wheel drive with three operating modes, Auto, LOCK and 2WD, is offered with the dCi 130 in the three upper trim levels.

Renault claims that the three engines, two gearboxes and two drive systems offer fuel economy of up to 26km/litre (74.3mpg or 3.8 l/100km), with CO2 emissions as low as 99g/km. This is achieved by a combination of design and low weight as well as the Renault engine Stop&Start system, the double-clutch EDC transmission in place of a more fuel-sapping torque converter system, an ECO driving mode which optimises the engine’s performance when cruising and standard brake energy recovery.