Renault Boreal gets a version with hybrid mechanics and 4×4 traction — which will soon arrive in Brazil

Renault’s technological showcase, the Boreal debuted in the Turkish market with a hybrid version and a new 4×4 traction system. Originally developed in Brazil, the medium SUV expands its global presence with production in Turkey, a base that will supply Europe and anticipates technologies quoted for the Brazilian consumer.

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Two hybrid configurations and the innovation of the 4×4 system

The Turkish model is aesthetically and internally identical to the one manufactured in São José dos Pinhais (PR), restricting the differences to a punctual suspension adjustment aimed at European highways. The substantial changes, however, are under the hood, with the electrification strategy divided into two fronts:

• E-Tech Full Hybrid (1.8): combines the aspirated 1.8 engine with two electric propulsions, delivering 160 hp and 27,0 kgfm. With a 1.4 kWh battery, it allows operation in 100% electric, hybrid or exclusively combustion mode.
• E-Tech 4×4 Mild Hybrid (1.3): combines the well-known 1.3 TCe engine with a 48V battery and a rear electric powertrain of 31 hp and 8,9 kgfm. With its own two-speed clutch, the system enables the use of all-wheel drive on demand or the so-called “sail mode”, which deactivates the front force to act only with rear-wheel drive.

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Price chart and forecast for the market

In Turkey, the conventional version, equipped only with the 1.3 TCe engine, is sold in three trim levels — Evolution, Techno and Iconic —, with values ranging from 2.37 million to 3.04 million Turkish lira (from R$ 262 thousand to R$ 335 thousand in direct conversion). The top-of-the-line full hybrid variant (1.8 Hybrid Iconic) is priced at 3.39 million lire (approximately R$ 374 thousand).

The innovative E-Tech 4×4 system will hit Turkish stores in late 2026. For Brazil, the technology serves as the basis for the project recently confirmed by the manufacturer. According to the president of Renault Geely Brazil, Ariel Montenegro, there is a promise of the debut of an unprecedented hybrid engine in the country, which signals the imminent nationalization of part of this new mechanical assembly now tested in Eurasia.