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Mod Note : The Renault Duster Official Review has been uploaded at this link. Please continue the discussion over on the new thread.




Details of the Renault Pulse launch are in this separate thread

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Renault Duster

Thanks to .anshuman for the pictures

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Noticeably high ground clearange, however, its FWD! No 4x4
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Renault Dezir Concept
Its nice to see a concept car that is actually pushing the limits of styling a bit (unlike most other "realistic" concepts which just mean larger wheels, LED lights all over the place and extra gloss paintjob)
Proposed as a 100% electric car, and designed to have "emotional styling"


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Sweet hollowed out rear with contoured slatting
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Patchwork of pads making up the seat
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Check out the indicator
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The rest of the show

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Great Pics team, any news on the Powerplant and price for the Duster in India?

The Duster looks quite good, especially considering it is based on the Logan. Overall profile is muscular. The large headlights and the grill are quite imposing. Rear styling is a bit iffy.

The small side glass at the back (couldn't recall a better term for it) and those fat D pillars will create some terrifying blind spots, I feel.

As per the auto magazines, It will come with a 1.6 petrol and the 1.5 diesel (with a step 4 upgrade for improved performance). May not be hugely exciting to drive, but I feel its quite a good car.

Also, is that a sport version of the Fluence? Black with black alloys and a spoiler? Looks yummy.

Thanks Rehaan & Anshuman for sharing the Duster pictures. Were you not able/allowed to take the interior shots. We are now all too familiar with the exterior of the Duster, but the Indian Duster's interiors still remain a mystery. Wish we could see the Duster from inside as well.

Any idea or news about a mid-sized sedan from Renault??
There seems to be something scheduled for a Autumn 2012 release....

Link: Renault cars in India

I quiet liked the rear, but the front end seems a bit, hmmm, alto-ish, especially the 8th picture. Hope they don't do a fluence/koleos on the pricing. How big is it, say, compared to a scorpio? Does it look like a big hatch on stilts?

^^ Duster looks like a proper small SUV, it did not look like a Hatch on stilts from any angle to me. The GC is huge for a softroader along with very short overhangs, easily in the league of Safari and Scorpio(may be better). If they price it well, this looks like a very good alternative to our desi SUVs.

@Renault: Please give us a 4wd variant.

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Originally Posted by shivasuma (Post 2643690)
I quiet liked the rear, but the front end seems a bit, hmmm, alto-ish, especially the 8th picture. Hope they don't do a fluence/koleos on the pricing. How big is it, say, compared to a scorpio? Does it look like a big hatch on stilts?

Expected pricing as per the dealer is 8-11 lacs across 5 varients (Petrol & Diesel).

Size wise I did a small comparison, re-attaching in this thread (Last 2 rows Wheel Base & Ground Clearence).

It is smaller in length and height but wider than the Scorpio

Renault India website does not mention 4 wheel drive :( Renault please launch 4X4 version, desperately waiting for 4 wheel drive after cancelling XUV.

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Originally Posted by AdrenalinJunkie (Post 2643671)
Any idea or news about a mid-sized sedan from Renault??
There seems to be something scheduled for a Autumn 2012 release....

Earlier on the forum, we had discussions about what the Renault hatchback would be and a lot of us had expected the Modus. In the end we got a re-badged Micra. So I won't be surprised if the sedan is a re-badged Sunny. I hope I'm wrong.

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Originally Posted by m_upreti (Post 2643746)
Expected pricing as per the dealer is 8-11 lacs across 5 varients (Petrol & Diesel).

Size wise I did a small comparison, re-attaching in this thread (Last 2 rows Wheel Base & Ground Clearence).

It is smaller in length and height but wider than the Scorpio

Thanks for sharing collective data.

By looking at this dimensional comparison, Duster seems like a proper SUV, not a bigger hatch, it looks at par (except length) with CRV which is popular as a family SUV. Ground clearance is also better or equal to others (But don't know how Europeans major that). Vehicle height is less than others which is a plus point in terms of safety.

MRF tires and changed front grill mean definitely an Indian version. As said earlier that it will be launched in 5 variants, what will be the 5th variant, will it be a 4X4 DCI or just a 2WD DCI with more BHP or something else? I would love to see a Duster with 4X4 becasue being a compact and light-weight vehicle it seems like Duster may perform much better then some other heavy and lengthy SUVs in some tricky off-roading conditions . Have seen many videos of Duster doing off-roading, it looks very impressive in those.

Duster looks awesome! Its a good size, and would suit our roads better.

I wish Renault brings some 2L engines soon. Fluence and Duster would be magnificent on 2L engines.


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