Renault Duster Review

The Renault Duster is a small sized SUV car manufactured by a French automobile company, Renault in the year 2010. The Duster is known as Nissan Terrano in Russia and as Dacia Duster in different parts of the world.

Renault has developed a new concept about four-wheelers in Indian market with the Renault Duster. The Renault Duster has been successful to dominate the Indian market by selling more than 1.4 Lakh from the day it launched in India. Beside, Renault Duster also comes in the list of world’s best-selling SUV car being produced in 5 countries and sold in more than 100 countries.

In the context of Nepal, the Renault Duster is imported under the dealership of Advanced Automobiles Pvt. Ltd.

Price in Nepal: Rs. 3,581,700 (For RXE Petrol),

Rs. 3,913,200 (For RXL Petrol),

Rs. 4,268,500 (For RXL Diesel),

Rs. 4,903,500 (For RXZ+ Diesel),

Rs. 5,172,100 (For RXZ+ AMT Diesel),

Rs. 5,671,300 (For RXZ AWD)

Specifications

Dimension:

Body Type	SUV
Basic Weight	1160 kg
Length	4315 mm
Height	1695 mm
Wheelbase	2673 mm
Front Track	NA
Rear Track	NA
Ground Clearance	205 mm

 

Engine:

Fuel Tank	50 liters
Cylinders	4, Inline
Valves Per Cylinder	4, DOHC
Displacement	1598 cc (RXE Petrol / RXL Petrol), 1461 cc (RXL Diesel / RXZ+ Diesel / RXZ+ AMT Diesel / RXZ AWD)
Max Power	102 bhp @ 5850 RPM (RXE Petrol / RXL Petrol), 108 bhp @ 3900 RPM (RXL Diesel / RXZ+ Diesel / RXZ+ AMT Diesel / RXZ AWD)
Max Torque	145 Nm @ 3750 RPM (RXE Petrol / RXL Petrol), 248 Nm @ 2250 RPM (RXL Diesel / RXZ+ Diesel / RXZ+ AMT Diesel / RXZ AWD)

 

Dynamics:

Front Brakes	Disc
Rear Brakes	Drum
Front Wheels	NA
Rear Wheels	NA
Front Suspensions	McPherson Strut with Coil Spring Stabilizer Brand Double Acting Shock Absorber
Rear Suspensions	Trailing Arm with Coil Springs & Double Acting Shock Absorber

 

Transmission:

Transmission	Manual (RXE Petrol / RXL Petrol / RXL Diesel / RXZ Diesel), Automatic (RXZ+ AMT Diesel)
Number of Gears	5 (RXE Petrol / RXL Petrol), 6 (RXL Diesel / RXZ Diesel / RXZ+ AMT Diesel / RXZ AWD)