Pressing the starter button: the on-board computer announces a range of 920 km, ie an average consumption of barely 5.5 liters per 100 km.
Values usually reserved for diesel models.
Except that here the Jogger station wagon, which has been on the market for a year, runs on Renault's E-Tech technology.
Another page of the multimedia screen informs us that, out of 244 km, the vehicle has traveled 133 km in electric mode.
A hell of a performance.
Indeed, the Hybrid Jogger starts in electric and maintains this mode almost 80% of the time in the urban jungle, according to the manufacturer.
The fuel economy would reach 40%.
On these journeys where the right foot spends more time on the brake or the footrest than on the accelerator, the 1.2 kWh battery, installed under the floor, in place of the spare wheel, is recharged at lightning speed.
A B mode on the box even increases engine braking.
When the battery reaches its low point or the driver demands more power, the awakening of the 4-cylinder does not go unnoticed.
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On the other hand, on the highway, where more power is required, it fluctuates between 6 and 6.3 l/100 km.
Autonomy then drops to around 600 km, sometimes less if the journey includes climbs.
In this case, the 140 horsepower are put to the test, at the cost of a sound level that is all the higher since soundproofing is not the strong point of the Jogger.
At stabilized speed, the decibels are measured more, but it will still be necessary to adjust the sound of the radio, whose reception quality is not always optimal.
If, on acceleration, the electric motor has the effect of a small turbo, the accelerations are not lightning.
100 km/h is reached in 9.9 seconds.
And, to go from 80 to 120 km/h in fourth gear, it takes 8.8 s.
The truly intelligent system takes advantage of each deceleration or descent to switch to electric mode.
Functionality and modularity
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For the rest, the Jogger E-Tech is no different from the other versions tested last year.
The quality and choice of materials underline the brand's desire to move upmarket.
Road behavior and comfort perfectly fulfill their office while the automatic transmission contributes to the approval.
The transition to hybridization does not affect functionality and modularity.
The Hybrid Jogger is thus available in a 5 or 7-seater configuration (+ €900).
The boot volume varies from 160 to more than 2000 litres, rear seat folded down.
Finally, like the Eco-G 100 version, the hybrid escapes the penalty (108 g/km).
An engine that fits like a glove to this large station wagon ready for country roads.
