The Renault-Nissan alliance can certainly be seen in these live pics from Geneva of the two concept cars the French company brought along. There are the Renault Captur and R-Space concepts which seem to show an oriental touch to these Renault vehicles such that we would have been less surprised to see these design exercises on a Nissan (or even a Dacia).

The Renault Captur is the company’s take on a sports crossover model which is also intended to introduce some new styling for the brand. The Captur comes from the same design team as the DeZir concept, headed by Laurens Van den Acker, but it doesn’t quite catch our imagination like the DeZir did. It has a new 1.6 DCI twinturbo engine with 160 hp and 380 Nm of torque. Other features include a Visio System that projects information onto the windshield (Augmented Reality) and lightweight interior materials.

The Renault R-Space is a new concept in a sports MPV style. The interior has been designed for the family with the rear space dedicated to children. The R-Space has a brand new engine which is an introduction to a new generation expected from Renault: it’s a three cylinder 900 cc turbocompressed petrol unit with direct injection. It has been developed from the TCe engine range and has 110 hp and 160 Nm of torque. No eventual production details have been released at this stage for either of the two concepts.

Renault Captur and R-Space live at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Other Renault models at the Geneva stand are the newly packaged Wind Gordini, Megane Coupé Cabriolet Floride, Megane Monaco GP and Kangoo Maxi Z.E models. The company also confirmed that the new Renault Twizy pricing will be 6,990 euros (incentives excluded), with a monthly battery hire fee of 45 euros charged on the side. The electric range is continuing its expansion with the Maxi version of the Kangoo Z.E. It will be available from 2011 end at 21,200 euros with 72 euros a month for the batteries.

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