Renault Duster

Renault has moved out of the Logan pact with Mahindra and the company has now officially announced that they will bring two of their cars to the Indian market. One among the SUVs would be the Renault Duster. The Dacia Duster, so to say, is a funky-looking SUV and one of the cheapest in the world. In India, the price of this car is said to be anything between 6.5 lakh to 7 lakh. The Duster is not a soft roader for the price offered; the car can take on any road. Renault offers the Duster in two-wheel as well as four-wheel drive. The 4x4 variants make use of Nissan's all-wheel drive system which allows the driver to choose from three different driving modes: Auto (which the front/rear torque split is calculated automatically as a function of available grip), Lock (where 50 per cent of torque is consistently fed through the rear axle), and 4x2 (where the transmission is locked into two-wheel drive for maximum fuel efficiency). The Duster will be made available in the 1.6 petrol or the 1.5 diesel. The 1.6 L petrol version is said to churn out 105 bhp while the 1.5 L is tuned to produce either 85 or 110 bhp. The Duster is long and wide as well and is a bit smaller than the Mahindra Scorpio. The optimum capacity of the car is five healthy adults. The Duster is likely to face competition from all SUVs in India. What will be of utmost importance though is the drivability of the car -- the way the car handles on Indian roads. Price: 6.5-7 lakh Specs (Speculated) Petrol Engine: 1598 cc Power: 105bhp@5750 Torque: 148Nm@3750 rpm Transmission: five-speed manual Tyres: 215/65R16 Diesel Engine: 1461 cc Power: 110bhp@4000 Torque: 240Nm@1750 rpm Transmission: six-speed manual Tyres: 215/65R16 Dimensions Length: 4315 mm Width: 1822 mm Height: 1625 mm Wheelbase: 2673 mm