Launched! Renault Duster facelift priced at Rs 7.99 lakh; check out what's new

Renault Duster facelift has been launched at a starting price of Rs 7,99,990 for the standard variant today. Renault has also rolled out the petrol Duster CVT version at Rs 9,99,990 and diesel variant at Rs 12,49,990. The new Duster 2019 has 25 new features and technology advancements. It offers a new tri-winged full chrome grille, new dual tone body colour front bumper which features muscular skid plates, new signature projector headlamps with LED DRLs that sync with the dominating and broad hood.  The mini SUV offers a set of R16 Everest Diamond Cut alloy wheels and a ground clearance of 205 mm while the AWD version offers a ground clearance of 210 mm along with higher approach and departure angles. The new model also offers two brand new colour options for customers like ‘Caspian Blue’ and ‘Mahogany Brown’.

As far as the interiors are concerned, the car gets the Midnight black interiors. The new model comes with creature comfort additions like Cruise Control with speed limiter. It boasts a fully integrated 7.9-inch touchscreen MediaNAV Evolution that comes with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, voice recognition and EcoGuide – a system that monitors driving patterns and provides guidelines to improve efficiency. The new Duster offers ARKAMYS with 4 speakers and new 2 front tweeters for enhanced sound output. The new Renault Duster comes equipped with fully automatic climate control which adjusts the air flow inside the cabin.

The new Renault Duster is compliant with BNCAP front, side & pedestrian crash norms and is compliant with safety features stipulated by the Indian authorities. It is equipped with a host of active and passive safety features like Antilock-Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), driver and passenger airbags, rear parking sensors, seat belt reminder & speed alert. All these safety features are standard across all versions of the new Renault Duster. Features such as Reverse Parking Camera, Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and Hill-Start Assist enhance the SUV capability of Duster.

The Duster is powered by Renault’s 1.5-litre petrol and 1.5-litre DCI diesel engine. Both the engines are responsive and fuel efficient. The petrol version offers 104bhp and maximum torque of 142 Nm of torque The Renault Duster petrol is also available in a 5-speed manual transmission version. The new Renault Duster boasts the renowned dCi 1.5-litre diesel engine and offers a choice of two power outputs: 110 PS and 85 PS with a torque of 245 Nm and 200 Nm respectively. The powerful 108hp variants have a 6-speed manual transmission. The 83 hp version features a 5-speed manual transmission.