Renault Symbioz In-Depth Review

Introducing the All-New Renault Symbioz, the ideal family car. Available now at Smiths Renault Peterborough.

Assertive Exterior Design

Constructed upon the enhanced CMF-B platform, the Symbioz exemplifies a vehicle with harmonious proportions and a sleek, modern design. The elongated rear not only provides ample boot space but also seamlessly integrates into the fluidity of the overall design, ensuring both practicality and aesthetic appeal. The front of the Symbioz is contemporary and confident, featuring a tall, horizontal hood and striking vertical lines that give it a bold and assertive presence on the road. This design is complemented by the rear section, which maintains the vehicle’s sleek and cohesive look. The enhanced CMF-B platform not only contributes to the vehicle’s balanced proportions but also ensures a robust and stable driving experience. This platform is designed to optimise space and comfort, providing a spacious interior without compromising on style.
Constructed upon the enhanced CMF-B platform, the Symbioz exemplifies a vehicle with harmonious proportions and a sleek, modern design. The elongated rear not only provides ample boot space but also seamlessly integrates into the fluidity of the overall design, ensuring both practicality and aesthetic appeal. The front of the Symbioz is contemporary and confident, featuring a tall, horizontal hood and striking vertical lines that give it a bold and assertive presence on the road. This design is complemented by the rear section, which maintains the vehicle’s sleek and cohesive look. The enhanced CMF-B platform not only contributes to the vehicle’s balanced proportions but also ensures a robust and stable driving experience. This platform is designed to optimise space and comfort, providing a spacious interior without compromising on style.
Constructed upon the enhanced CMF-B platform, the Symbioz exemplifies a vehicle with harmonious proportions and a sleek, modern design. The elongated rear not only provides ample boot space but also seamlessly integrates into the fluidity of the overall design, ensuring both practicality and aesthetic appeal. The front of the Symbioz is contemporary and confident, featuring a tall, horizontal hood and striking vertical lines that give it a bold and assertive presence on the road. This design is complemented by the rear section, which maintains the vehicle’s sleek and cohesive look. The enhanced CMF-B platform not only contributes to the vehicle’s balanced proportions but also ensures a robust and stable driving experience. This platform is designed to optimise space and comfort, providing a spacious interior without compromising on style.
The tapering headlights of the Symbioz impart a sharp and distinctive appearance to the car, enhancing its modern and dynamic look. These sleek headlights are designed to draw the eye, adding a touch of sophistication to the vehicle’s front end. A black strip running between the headlights contributes to a more streamlined and cohesive front design. This strip not only enhances the car’s aerodynamic profile but also creates the illusion of a wider front end, giving the vehicle a more commanding presence on the road. The black strip mirrors the lower body-coloured strip, creating a harmonious and balanced visual effect. This mirrored design is also reflected in the pattern of the strips, adding to the overall aesthetic appeal of the car.
Enhancing its aesthetic appeal, the Symbioz features expansive 19-inch wheels available on both the techno esprit Alpine and iconic esprit Alpine models. These large, stylish wheels not only contribute to the vehicle’s commanding presence but also add a touch of sophistication and sportiness. The precisely outlined lines of the wheels create a dynamic visual illusion, giving the impression of motion even when the vehicle is stationary. This design element adds to the overall sense of energy and agility, making the Symbioz appear ready to move at any moment. The intricate detailing of the wheel design reflects the vehicle’s commitment to combining form and function, ensuring that it looks as good as it performs.

Exceptional Interior Comfort

The Symbioz dashboard is thoughtfully designed with finishes tailored to each version. In the Techno variant, it features a refined soft-touch paint that enhances the premium, tactile feel of the interior. The Techno Esprit Alpine and Iconic Esprit Alpine trims stand out with a distinctive blue gradient pattern on the dashboard, adding a modern, sporty touch. These versions also incorporate a high-tech fabric on the lower part of the fascia, combining visual appeal with durability—ideal for active lifestyles.
Upholstery further distinguishes each trim level. The Techno version offers thick fabric seats with subtle embroidered logos, complemented by yellow top-stitching and grey-and-yellow piping for a stylish, sophisticated look. In the Esprit Alpine versions, blue top-stitching and embossed TEP side panels highlight the sporty character, while the seat cushions, backrests, and inner door panels are covered in matching high-tech fabric. This cohesive design reinforces the dynamic, high-tech identity of the Esprit Alpine trims.

Exceptionally Modular​

The Symbioz is highly modular, making it ideal for families needing space and flexibility. A key feature is its sliding rear bench, which moves up to 16 cm to offer up to 221 mm of knee room or expand boot space from 492 to 624 litres when moved forward. For larger loads, the rear seats fold in a 60:40 split, boosting capacity to 1,582 litres. The flat, lipless boot floor ensures easy loading and unloading, even for bulky items—perfect for family trips or everyday errands. Inside, the cabin offers 24.7 litres of storage, including a spacious 7-litre glovebox, ensuring essentials are always within reach. With its smart layout and practical design, the Symbioz delivers everyday convenience in a family-friendly package.

​Standard-setting Technology

The Symbioz features the advanced OpenR Link multimedia system as standard across all trims, offering seamless Google integration. Based on Android Automotive 12, it delivers smart navigation and ambiance suggestions tailored to the driver’s habits, creating a personalised experience. Originally launched with the Megane E-Tech electric, OpenR Link sets a new benchmark for in-car multimedia. It supports wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, making smartphone connectivity effortless. The system includes a 10.4-inch vertical touchscreen for media and apps, and a 10.3-inch display for essential driving information. Designed for intuitive use and regular updates, it offers a smartphone-like interface and access to over 50 apps, including Google Maps, Assistant, Waze, Amazon Music, and Vivaldi via the Google Play store.
The Symbioz features the advanced OpenR Link multimedia system as standard across all trims, offering seamless Google integration. Based on Android Automotive 12, it delivers smart navigation and ambiance suggestions tailored to the driver’s habits, creating a personalised experience. Originally launched with the Megane E-Tech electric, OpenR Link sets a new benchmark for in-car multimedia. It supports wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, making smartphone connectivity effortless. The system includes a 10.4-inch vertical touchscreen for media and apps, and a 10.3-inch display for essential driving information. Designed for intuitive use and regular updates, it offers a smartphone-like interface and access to over 50 apps, including Google Maps, Assistant, Waze, Amazon Music, and Vivaldi via the Google Play store.
The Renault Symbioz features the innovative solarbay® opacifying panoramic roof, developed in partnership with Saint-Gobain. Using advanced PDLC film technology, the roof offers four adjustable tint levels—controlled manually or via voice command with Google Assistant—to ensure optimal brightness and thermal comfort year-round. This smart glass maintains light even when darkened and improves aerodynamics by increasing headroom by 30 mm, enhancing the driving range of the E-Tech full hybrid.

E-Tech Full Hybrid Powertrain

The Renault Symbioz features the efficient E-Tech hybrid 145 powertrain, combining electric and combustion power for optimal performance and fuel economy. Backed by over 150 patents and Formula 1 expertise, the system offers 14 driving modes to adapt to different conditions. It starts in electric mode for quiet, emission-free city driving, then seamlessly shifts to combustion on highways. This smart operation helps achieve an impressive WLTP rating of 4.6 L/100 km. Key features include the 'E-Save' function, which preserves battery charge for when electric power is most effective—like uphill driving—and predictive hybrid driving, which uses terrain and traffic data to reduce fuel use and emissions. A detailed driving summary helps users track fuel efficiency and electric usage, encouraging smarter driving habits.

Driver Assistance & Safety

The Front Park Assist feature has audible and visual sensors at the front of the vehicle detect nearby hidden obstacles, providing alerts to help you maneuver more easily and safely.
With Rear Park Assist, an audible alert with varying frequencies notifies you of nearby obstacles. As the vehicle gets closer, the beeping intensifies. When an object is within 30 cm, the sound becomes continuous, indicating minimal clearance.
Side Park Assist uses audible and visual alerts to warn you of obstacles alongside the vehicle, helping you navigate tight spaces with greater ease.
The Rear View Camera displays a clear view of the area behind the vehicle when reversing, helping to make manoeuvres easier and safer.
Hands-Free Parking detects a suitable space and calculates the ideal path, taking over the steering while you simply manage the speed.
Using four cameras, this reproduces the vehicle’s immediate environment through 360-degrees, so you can manoeuvre more easily and in complete safety.
With the Rear Cross Traffic Alert, a warning on the dashboard helps by indicating the presence of an obstacle hidden from view at the rear.
The Rear Automatic Emergency Braking System detects potential obstacles and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision.

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Specification

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    Techno

    Techno specification includes:

    Exterior Design
    ✔ 18” ‘gravity’ alloy wheels
    ✔ shark fin antenna
    ✔ dark tinted rear windows and tailgate
    ✔ full LED front & rear lights
    ✔ daytime running lights
    ✔ radiator grille with 3D graphics: black upper part with grey graphics and body-tone lower part
    satin chrome lower door protection

    Interior Design
    ✔ embossed marled black fabric/titanium black biosourced grained coated fabric with yellow top-stitching
    ✔ granite grey decorative upper strip
    ✔ synthetic leather steering wheel

    Safety & Driving Assistance
    ✔ MULTI-SENSE: 4 driving modes and up to 48 ambient lighting colours
    ✔ full LED front & rear lights
    ✔ automatic headlights & windscreen wipers with rain sensors
    ✔ automatic high/low beam
    ✔ rear fog light
    ✔ active emergency braking system - urban and pedestrian/ cyclist
    ✔ driver attention alert
    ✔ front & rear detection with emergency lane keep assist [including solid line, oncoming traffic & road edge detection]
    ✔ distance warning alert
    ✔ adaptive cruise control with speed limiter
    ✔ rear view camera
    ✔ front, rear & side parking sensors
    ✔ heated electric folding wing mirrors
    ✔ auto-dimming rear view mirror with light and rain sensor – frameless

    Comfort & Convenience
    ✔ driver and front passenger height adjustable seat
    ✔ height and depth-adjustable steering wheel
    ✔ modular boot floor
    ✔ automatic air conditioning with one touch quick demist function and air quality regulator
    ✔ rear seats - 1/3:2/3 foldable with sliding bench
    ✔ ISOFIX child seat fixing points on rear outermost seats
    ✔ Renault automatic emergency assist (E-Call)
    ✔ wireless phone charger
    ✔ wifi smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay™ & Android Auto™
    ✔ 10.4” openR link touchscreen with built in Google Automotive Services [incl. Navigation], DAB & Bluetooth
    ✔ 10.25” digital driver display
    ✔ hands-free keycard - keyless access & start
    ✔ 2 front & 2 rear USB-C ports

    Techno esprit Alpine

    Techno esprit Alpine specification includes:

    Exterior Design
    ✔ 19” esprit Alpine ‘elixir’ alloy wheels
    ✔ matte grey front and rear skid plates

    Interior Design
    ✔ brushed blue decorative upper strip
    ✔ lower textile strip on dashboard with red, white and blue flag
    ✔ 26% recycled fabric/titanium black grained coated fabric with blue top-stitching

    Safety & Driving Assistance
    ✔ front, rear & side parking sensors
    ✔ rear cross traffic/pedestrian alert - with rear braking assistance
    ✔ active driver assist: adaptive cruise control with lane centring assist
    ✔ blind spot warning and rear detection with emergency lane keep assist
    ✔ occupant safe exit alert

    Comfort & Convenience
    ✔ electrically adjustable front seats
    ✔ heated front seats
    ✔ heated synthetic leather steering wheel
    ✔ electric power handsfree tailgate opening

    Iconic esprit Alpine

    Iconic esprit Alpine specification includes:

    Exterior Design
    ✔ Solarbay opacifying panoramic sunroof

    Safety & Driving Assistance
    ✔ 360° around view 3D camera
    ✔ handsfree parking

    Comfort & Convenience
    ✔ 9-speaker premium Harman Kardon audio system

    *awaiting homologation

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