Renault Duster - A key player in compact SUV segment

Fondly called as Duster in India, the hot-selling SUV from Renault is popular as Dacia in the international market. Renault has also reportedly attained a new milestone with one million sales on a global platform. For a while now, news had been doing rounds that Renault India will launch 4X4 variant of its popular compact SUV, Duster by sometime soon thi. The 4X4 variant is already available for sale in overseas market and will finally make its way into the domestic market by mid 2014. Duster 4X4 variant is available in petrol and diesel engine options in international markets. Besides 4X4 variant launch, speculations are also rife that Renault could induct Duster in automatic transmission.

Renault Duster - A key player in compact SUV segment

 

Currently in the Indian market, Renault Duster is available in 1.6 Litre Petrol engine and two 1.5 Litre Diesel variants. The petrol version generates about 104 Hp at 5,850 rpm and produces a maximum torque of 145 Nm at 3,750 rpm. One of the diesel version is powered by 1461cc engine that generates about 85PS of power at 3750 rpm with 200 Nm of torque at 1900 rpm, whereas another diesel version is also powered by 1461cc engine but generates a little extra power of 110 PS at 3900 rpm with 248 Nm of torque at 2250 rpm. The powerful diesel version is mated to a six speed manual transmission, whereas the other two are mated to a five speed manual transmission. The Duster SUV from Renault offered at a starting price tag of Rs. 7.78 Lakhs (Ex-showroom Delhi).

Arnaud Deboeuf, Renault Group’s Entry Programme Director, said, “With Renault branding, it perfectly meets the demands of our international customers and is contributing to Renault’s expansion in emerging markets.” This week, Renault has also doled out a lucrative offer for the prospective buyers under which they can buy the second anniversary special edition Duster at Rs 8.8 lakh. However, this offer would be confined only until July 20th.

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