Renault Lodgy - All-You-Need-To-Know-About

The inventor of Multi-Purpose Vehicle globally - Renault, finally ventured into the MPV space in India with the launch of Lodgy today. The vehicle is competitively priced as well! But things boil down to only one question - can it break the monopoly of the Toyota Innova? For that, we bring you what Renault is offering in their debutant MPV in the country - let’s roll!  .

Prices (Ex-Showroom New Delhi) and Variants

• Renault Lodgy STD 85 PS – Rs 8.19 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxE 85 PS – Rs. 8.99 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxL 85 PS – Rs. 9.59 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxZ 85 PS – Rs. 10.89 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxL 110 PS – Rs. 10.09 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxZ 110 PS 8-seat – Rs. 11.49 Lac
• Renault Lodgy RxZ 110 PS 7-seat – Rs. 11.79 Lac

Exterior Dimensions

• Length: 4,498 mm
• Width: 1,751 mm
• Height: 1,697 mm
• Wheelbase: 2,810 mm
• Ground Clearance: 174 mm
• Fuel Tank Capacity: 50 liters

Exteriors Features

• Lodgy rides on 185/65 cross-section R15 radials
• Features side body cladding with chrome highlighting
• At the front - chromed grille with chrome highlights on the front bumper and fog lamp enclosure
• At the rear - large chrome applique embedded with ‘Lodgy’ branding along with a bottom chrome strip

Interior Features

• Seating option ranges from 7-8 seats - middle row with captain seats or bench seats, depending on the model
• 2015 model Duster inspired dashboard with grey and beige scheme along with piano black finish central console
• Also borrowed MediaNav touch screen infotainment system from Duster - featuring 7-inch touchscreen with Bluetooth phone integration and built-in satellite functionality
• Manual air conditioning with three row AC louvers
• 207 liters of boot space with all the three rows up-right, 589 liters with 3rd row tumble fold, 759 liters with third row extracted and 2nd row up-right and a massive 1861 liters with 2nd row tumbled and 3rd row twin tumbled
• Rear wash wipe with defogger
• Seats are upholstered in Fume & Beige Alpaga leather

Engine and Performance

• Renault offers Lodgy with only diesel engine options as of now - it’s the same 1.5-liter K9K dCi turbo diesel present in two states of tune depending upon the turbocharger incorporated
• 85 PS tune: the 1.5-liter 4-cylinder K9K dCi with fixed geometry turbocharger generates 85 PS @ 3,750 rpm and 200 Nm of torque @ 1,900 rpm; ARAI certified fuel efficiency - 21.04 kmpl
• 110PS tune: 1.5-liter 4-cylinder K9K dCi with variable geometry turbocharger musters class leading 110 PS @ 4,000 rpm and 245 Nm of torque @ 1,750 rpm; ARAI certified fuel efficiency - 19.98 kmpl
• Two transmission options - 85 PS tune gets a 5-speed manual transmission while the 110 PS tune gets a 6-speed manual transmission.

Safety

• Dual front airbags
• ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
• Rear parking sensors with rearview camera
• Cruise control and speed limiter

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