[Samba]

Originally Posted by Tamarind

the kwid's seamless pull over the slopes and first crank start on such hideous climatic conditions.

Its a petrol car!

Originally Posted by Tamarind

4. Final report was that the car did not face any unexpected maintenance like a puncture or some electro/mechanical problems - Whether Is it even honestly possible for such a entry level car to perform such a feat might it be staged ?

Delhi to Paris should be around 17,000 to 20,000 km one way. So why do you expect a car to break down within such a distance? Plus with good tyres, there shouldn't be any puncture either! With an oil change any car should easily do this distance without any hiccups. A regular Alto crosses 1L km without any fuss. So doing this distance is nothing for a car in today's date.


My friend did Kolkata to London in his Ecosport in 2017.
His car did the trip flawlessly, not even a puncture too! It just needed a regular engine oil change.

[BlackPearl]

+1 to Samba's post. Why would a new car break down in just 20K kilometers? Even a Nano will be able to do this trip, maybe with a bit more time

[Traveler]

The car doesn't know that it's going to France It is basically a case of driving 20k kms in a short period of time. I dont understand all the hoopla around this. If regular maintenance as per service schedule is carried out any vehicle could do this.

Things change drastically when the terrain is different eg. Going to Leh, driving in sub zero temperatures or going on an overland trip in the wild.

[TusharK]

The Renault Kwid powered by the BS6-compliant 1.0-litre engine is now available in RXL trim. The new base variant is priced at Rs. 4,16,290 for the MT and Rs. 4,48,290 (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the AMT version.



Some of the notable features available in the RXL variants include remote keyless entry, single DIN audio system with USB and Aux-in ports, Bluetooth and handsfree telephony. Safety features such as ABS with EBD, driver side airbag and rear parking sensors are offered as standard across all variants.

The Kwid is available with two engine options, which include a 799cc, 3-cylinder engine that produces 53 BHP @ 5,678 rpm and 72 Nm @ 4,386 rpm and a 999cc, 3-cylinder unit that makes 67 BHP @ 5,500 rpm and 91 Nm @ 4,250 rpm. A 5-speed manual transmission is available as standard, while the 1.0L version gets an optional 5-speed AMT.

Renault has also announced that the total sales of the Kwid have crossed 3.5 lakh units.

0.8L

STD - Rs. 2,94,290

RXE - Rs. 3,64,290

RXL - Rs. 3,94,290

RXT - Rs. 4,24,290

1.0L

RXL - Rs. 4,16,290

RXL AMT - Rs. 4,48,290

RXT (O) MT - Rs. 4,53,990

RXT (O) AMT - Rs. 4,85,990

Kwid Climber (O) MT - Rs. 4,75,190

Kwid Climber (O) AMT - Rs. 5,07,190

Link to Team-BHP News

[Reinhard]

Originally Posted by TusharK

Safety features such as ABS with EBD, driver side airbag and rear parking sensors are offered as standard across all variants.

Its high time that car makers and ad agencies stop writing these points in any material as "standard safety features". The only reason they are being offered is because the authorities stepped in & enforced these as mandatory requirements for vehicle certification for road use. As such - these are no longer features, let alone distinguishing features. Its as good as writing steering wheel, seat and brake pedal as a safety feature!

Sometimes the attempts at impressing customers about a product look too naive.

[PrasannaDhana]

Just a pleasant surprise from my 2016 Kwid 1.0 with a terrific actual fuel efficiency of 24.76 kmpl calculated via tankfull to tankfull method. That's even higher than the ARAI rating.



Usage - 50 : 50 City : Highway
AC : 50% of the time
Cruising speed on the highways : 65 - 75 kmph


Pretty impressive for an almost 6 year old car with 47500 km on it.

[StarryFurry]

What should be the fair price for a Dec 2016 Kwid RXT 1.0 with around 50000 kilometres? I have seen one on OLX and though the owner says that the car has done 50000 kilometres, I will verify it with the service centre.

[lemedico]

Originally Posted by StarryFurry

What should be the fair price for a Dec 2016 Kwid RXT 1.0 with around 50000 kilometres? I have seen one on OLX and though the owner says that the car has done 50000 kilometres, I will verify it with the service centre.

No more than 2 lacs. I too am searching for a pre-owned Kwid and with my deprecation calculation, they shouldn't be going for more than 1.5 lacs tbh.