It's hard to say that the Israeli audience has been storming Renault's sales halls in recent years.
With an offer that consists mainly of Cleo and Kapchor, it is absent from the segments to which the Israeli audience flocks.
Changes in the supply of engines and supply problems that are the lot of other manufacturers, do not help here.
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The Arcana should have changed all that long ago.
It was introduced about four years ago to the Russian market and two years ago it reached the European one.
He is only getting here now - may be a classic case of too little too late.
two faces
Nice car Arcana.
A coupe-like silhouette that is becoming common on the Mausa border gets a very successful expression here.
Especially at the back with the integration of the small spoiler, manages to pour new content into this design trend.
Entering the cabin produces a less exciting feeling.
Modern yes, with the vertical screen here, but not really avant-garde like what is happening outside.
Getting off the road awakens the incredibly complicated hybrid drive system the French installed here.
The electric ride is silent and integrates well with the requirements of the current audience.
After that, when the gasoline engine comes on, a slight but noticeable noise is added and it somewhat hurts the general feeling.
This drive system includes both a significant point of merit and criticism.
On the one hand, throughout the test days in mixed and unrelenting use, an excellent fuel consumption of 15.9 km/l was recorded.
The other side emerges that the battery runs out and until it is recharged along the journey we are left with a heavy car that relies on a small engine.
less successful.
and the rest
Arcana continues to feel two-faced later in the ride.
On the one hand the calibration is very successful and 'French' in nature, on the other hand it is not impressive or based enough on a slow and broken road.
The seats are large and comfortable, but the support at the base of the back is excessive and cannot be adjusted.
The large screen, digital clock face and other smart touches give a sophisticated feeling.
In contrast, the choice of shades in a gloomy cell.
Photo: Mina Baroda
All in all, it's an effective and quite impressive car, French, manufactured in South Korea and as if seeking to weld between these two different places.
Most of the time it works quite well, when it doesn't - it doesn't fail in a clausal way.
requested
Renault Arcana should have landed here a long time ago.
And one can assume that with its appearance and with its fuel consumption (and also the good space in the cabin) we would see quite a few of these on the road.
Despite what has been said, his late arrival does not harm the proposed package, which still offers strong and significant cards.
Last attention should be given to the matter of advanced safety equipment.
The basic trim level sold here for 150,000 kelim includes only a partial list of these.
For NIS 160,000, it adds other important systems including adaptive cruise control, rear cross traffic warning and blind spot detection.
Don't give up on these.
Renault Arcana 'Edition
S'
Engine:
hybrid, gasoline, 1,598 cc
Power (combined):
143 hp
Torque (gasoline):
15.1 kgm
Wheelbase:
272 cm
Weight:
1,510 kg
Fuel consumption (test):
15.9 km/l
From 0 to 100 km/h:
10.8 seconds
Maximum speed:
172 km/h
Price:
NIS 160,000
Pros:
design, fuel consumption, space
Against:
Refinement
Bottom line:
return to the field
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