日前，一组基于雷诺科雷嘉的车身打造而来的底盘测试车路试谍照吸引了我们的关注。从测试车的平台架构来看，这很有可能会是一款全新的插电式混合动力SUV。从曝光的谍照上来看，测试车的轮距相比于雷诺科雷嘉的车身有了明显的提升，比原来1836毫米的宽度至少增加了100毫米。而且，车辆的轴距也进行了明显的增加，使得科雷嘉的车身不得不进行切割以满足后轮的布置。排气系统并没有在车尾出现。从暴露的后桥可以看到，这辆测试车配备了一套四驱系统，而且这套四驱系统还是一套以电动机驱动为主的电四驱系统，车辆也并没有出现传统的传动轴。而种种迹象表明，这辆测试车就是一辆至少采用了P4架构的插电式混合动力车型。根据此前雷诺官方发布的信息显示，在2020年之前，雷诺将推出21款车型，其中有12款车型将是混合动力和电动动力的新能源车型。而传统的内燃机动力车型数量将会压缩一般。从测试车的尺寸来看，这辆全新的插电式混合动力系统的新车将会是一款定位略高于科雷嘉的紧凑型SUV。至于新车的更多消息，则还有待信息的进一步解读。（文/杜红霞）

 

Mystery Renault SUV Test Mute Is Widened Kadjar With 4Control

We love a good mystery car, especially when it's from a French automaker. Renault just started testing some new SUV, which was spotted on the road with a chopped up Kadjar body.

 

Even without looking too hard, it's easy to spot that the Kadjar's fenders have received plastic flares, suggesting the production model would be around 100mm wider than the 1,836mm crossover.

 

Of course, the car's track and wheel size don't match the body, but this is perfectly normal for a test mule. Renault already has a large SUV called the Koleos. It's brand-new and won't need replacing for a long time.

 

It's possible that the prototype is being used by a sister company that's going to use the Kadjar platform. But a quick look at the prototype's underside only deepens the mystery.

 

The exhaust from the engine is coming out from just in front of the left rear wheel, as a more complex suspension system has been fitted at the back.

 

The thing that looks like an odd steering rack is a 4Control system, Renault's all-wheel steering found on the Megane and Talisman already. It looks like there's also a power transfer case, which is unusual since most Kadjars are front-wheel-drive.

 

Renault previously declared that it would launch 21 new models by 2022. Of these, 12 will be hybridized and eight fully electric. The automaker plans to reduce its diesel range by half, so there's a good chance this is some kind of hybrid flagship SUV.

 

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance also plans to develop an all-electric C-segment SUV for which it needs to develop a new platform. The whole incentive is costing them something close to 20 billion euros, and you can bet that whatever comes the other end will have a level of autonomy ranging from Level 2 and 4. Unfortunately, the mystery prototype doesn't have anything to show in this department.（文/杜红霞）