Renault Duster SUV to be unveiled on January 6th

After an extensive effort from Renault India, the auto major is now all set to bring their two new cars, Renault Pulse hatchback and Renault Duster in front of the masses at the 2012 Indian Auto Expo. The auto giant has chosen the 6th January for the launch of Renault Pulse and simultaneously to unveil the Renault Duster SUV amidst the presence of Mr. K.Nakamura, Executive Vice President, Renault SAS and Mr. Marc Nassif, Managing Director, Renault India among the other eminent personalities from Renault to honour the event at their own stall in Hall No.18 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

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Renault India has unveiled the Renault Pulse on the eve of the first Indian Grand Prix F1 race which holds a similar importance for India. However, the Renault Pulse is basically a rebadged Nissan Micra to share the same V platform with extensive changes along the fascia of the car, nevertheless will come with a K9K Micra all diesel engine to churn out 69 Bhp and 160 Nm peak power and torque. Renault Pulse is the locally produced car at its Oragadam plant in Chennai where Renault India jointly develops its cars alongside Nissan’s cars.

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Renault Duster is another car after Renault Pulse to see an increased amount of localisation. Locally produced at the Renault’s Oragadam plant, Renault Duster SUV is expected to be built on the phased out Renault Logan’s platform which explains its strong similarity with the outdated sedan. The Duster SUV will be offered in both petrol and diesel engine trims. Nevertheless, the auto giant is expected to use the 1.6 L 106 PS petrol engine while the 1.5 L K9K Nissan diesel engine will be offered in varied power outputs. The 91 PS and 108 PS peak power outputs are expected from the different engine tunes. Ford EcoSport will be the closest rival of the upcoming SUV with the speculated Renault Duster price in the range of Rs 7- Rs 10 lakhs, however, the launch is not expected until mid-2012 in the Indian car market.

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