Out with the old, in with the new as Renault is bidding adieu to the Kadjar to make room for the new Austral. The latest round of teasers gives us a closer look at the finer details we will find inside the cabin once the compact crossover will hit Europe later this year. The interior already looks far more sophisticated compared to its predecessor’s cabin and should feel better to touch as well thanks to softer materials.
Rather than having a hard dashboard as it's usually the case in the mainstream crossover C-segment, the Austral has a padded cover with a matte finish, "very soft to the touch." The dash's LED ambient lighting extends onto the door cards where there is foam padding, also applied to the rear doors. A rather pleasant surprise is the adoption of genuine wood treated using a Japanese lacquer decoration technique maki-e.
