The 1.5 Liter K9K engine with the fixed
geometry turbocharger will produce 85 Bhp of peak power and 200 Nm of
peak torque while the more powerful variable geometry turbocharger
equipped 1.5 Liter K9K unit will produce 110 Bhp of peak power and 240
Nm of peak torque. These engines are incidentally already available on
two Renault-Nissan products in India, in the form of the Nissan Sunny
and the Renault Fluence respectively. The petrol engine will be a four
cylinder, 1.6 Liter unit good for generating 100 Bhp and 160 Nm. Both
the petrol and diesel engines will be ,mated to a five speed manual
gearbox.
Coming to the fuel economy of these
engines, the diesels are expected to come with ARAI certified tags with
20.46 Kmpl and 19.01 Kmpl. The petrol engined Duster’s fuel economy
though, is nothing to really harp about, with a figure of 13.24 Kmpl.
The Duster SUV is expected to be available in front wheel drive and 4
wheel drive guises although it remains to be seen whether the petrol
engined model will get a 4WD option considering the fact that the petrol
engined will be positioned as an entry level model mainly to drive
interest around this SUV than actually delivering majority of the
volumes.
2012 Renault Duster SUV
The 2012 Renault Duster SUV will be a
hotly anticipated vehicle both for Renault as well as India SUV buyers
as this is one product that has all the potential to do very well in the
country given the growing demand for compact SUVs. However, the
critical bit will be the price at which Renault India positions the
Duster at, given the non-competitive pricing strategy the French
automaker has been indulging in thus far. The Duster SUV therefore
represents an excellent opportunity for Renault to make a big impact in
the Indian market with some sharp pricing. Will Renault bite the bullet?
The buzz around Motown definitely suggests so. Watch this space.
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