u/Vedemin

Hi!
I'm in the process of choosing a car for my girlfriend and one of our priorities is a good steering feedback so she can learn the way the car actually talks to her.
I've recently been to Renault dealer and test drove the Captur, which is still made with a very similar rack as Clio V since they are on the same platform. Note that Clio VI is different.

The main purpose of this visit was to judge the feedback of the steering system and chassis. To do that, I took the car on a road where I try to test all the cars, it's a very twisty road with sharp corners.

The steering felt direct and really fast, but overall completely crossed out the car from our list. The wheel offered zero texture in absolutely all possible conditions of the road. There are a few different surfaces I drive on that road and the car has never communicated any of it with me. I do think texture is important but weighting is even more so.

And this is exactly what crossed the car out. The rack actually tries to simulate weighting but does it in a way that creates a big dissonance in your brain. The weight is wrong, it changes wrongly, it isn't in any way natural. The car has good grip and I couldn't push it to understeer on this road without creating a safety hazard, but I'm absolutely sure that I would learn of the understeer from the chassis, not the steering.

The chassis was actually really fun and dynamic, even though it had a lot of body roll. I was having fun with how nippy it was. The body roll itself gave 10x more information than the steering though.

The car was well equipped and super practical, but sadly I cannot recommend Renault Clio V or Captur II to anyone who aims for a communicative car. We're going to check out Yaris and Ford Puma next. Will update about it.

For reference, these are some of the cars I've owned or driven for more than just a short calm drive:
- Citroen C-Crosser 2008
- Mazda CX-5 2013
- Alfa 159 2010 (current daily)
- Jaguar F-Pace
- Mercedes E63 AMG W213 (considered for the new daily)

Hi!
I'm in the process of choosing a car for my girlfriend and one of our priorities is a good steering feedback so she can learn the way the car actually talks to her.
I've recently been to Renault dealer and test drove the Captur, which is still made with a very similar rack as Clio V since they are on the same platform. Note that Clio VI is different.

The main purpose of this visit was to judge the feedback of the steering system and chassis. To do that, I took the car on a road where I try to test all the cars, it's a very twisty road with sharp corners.

The steering felt direct and really fast, but overall completely crossed out the car from our list. The wheel offered zero texture in absolutely all possible conditions of the road. There are a few different surfaces I drive on that road and the car has never communicated any of it with me. I do think texture is important but weighting is even more so.

And this is exactly what crossed the car out. The rack actually tries to simulate weighting but does it in a way that creates a big dissonance in your brain. The weight is wrong, it changes wrongly, it isn't in any way natural. The car has good grip and I couldn't push it to understeer on this road without creating a safety hazard, but I'm absolutely sure that I would learn of the understeer from the chassis, not the steering.

The chassis was actually really fun and dynamic, even though it had a lot of body roll. I was having fun with how nippy it was. The body roll itself gave 10x more information than the steering though.

The car was well equipped and super practical, but sadly I cannot recommend Renault Clio V or Captur II to anyone who aims for a communicative car. We're going to check out Yaris and Ford Puma next. Will update about it.

For reference, these are some of the cars I've owned or driven for more than just a short calm drive:
- Citroen C-Crosser 2008
- Mazda CX-5 2013
- Alfa 159 2010 (current daily)
- Jaguar F-Pace
- Mercedes E63 AMG W213 (considered for the new daily)

Hi, I'm looking for a car for my girlfriend. She's a doctor and has 24h shifts after which she's extremely tired. She needs a car that will reliably help her - automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, fully automatic parking (I mean a full self-parking, where the car controls gas, brake and steering, not just the steering), full 360 degree cameras. We would love a boot space of at least 350 liters and length of no more than 4.3 meters. What are the actual options for her in this case? We were thinking about Renault Clio V, but they only added auto parking in 2023 when they also replaced the DCT automatic with a CVT+hybrid option that reduced boot space from 391 to 300 liters. We can't afford a new car and would prefer to keep it up to 10k GBP/ 12k EUR second hand.

EDIT: I mean a full self-parking, where the car controls gas, brake and steering, not just the steering.

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