Renault Duster in India 2011

The French of Renault have prepared a s

We’re used to calling the Duster as a Dacia SUV because Renault had not taken the effort to slap the silver diamond on the car.

That’s going to change as Renault officially has its own version of the Duste

If you have been reading IndianAutosBlog.com, you will know Renault is preparing the Duster as we speak for a 2012 launch. The Duster will follow the V-Platform hatchback (the concept version of which will be unveiled later this month) into India in both 2WD and 4WD formats.

Renault India said the highly localized Duster SUV will be manufactured at Oragadam, Chennai and export plans are being discussed internally. The Duster is likely to be exported to UK as there are no plans for manufacturing the LHD variant at Oragadam. We’re in the dark about Renault’s projections and production plans, but we expect not less than 25k units to roll out in the first year.

The Duster for the Indian market is powered by the 1.5-liter diesel borrowed from Micra producing around 85bhp power. Dacia badges will be absent on its body and the starting price is said to be around 7 lakh rupees.

India is waiting expectantly for the Duster and hence we’re showing two images of a red Duster released in South America.

r expected in the middle of 2012 here in India. Sources in Renault India noted that none of their products will bear Dacia logos even if they are products picked from the Romanian company’s model pool. The model you see here will be the car landing in India.

Left – Updated Renault Duster; Right – Currently running Duster

Dacia-forum.org have brought out more images of the 2012 Renault Duster. The interiors shots give away added details of the updated model. The center console receives a bouquet of new features. It appears more modern with features like CD/MP3 player and automatic climate control. The car’s will be slapped with the silver diamond on the steering wheel and front fascia. Renault will launch the Logan-based Duster in India during July 2012 and we expect it to look very similar and sport similar levels of equipment.

The Renault Duster will be officially launched at the Auto Show in Buenos Aires this month and differences are both to the exterior and interior. The car gets a completely new face soaked in chrome. South American customers will be able to order wheels painted gray. Interiors are constructed using improved material according to the car manufacturer. The center console has been redesigned is different to the model sold in Europe.

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pecial model of Duster for the Russian market. The model presented at the Moscow Motor Show abounds in chromed, specially designed to create the impression of exclusive, high class car.

The grill of the SUV was replaced with one with more chrome stripes across the Renault logo. The Chromium was used to modify the rear part of the car too: the band on the trunk, made in plastic for the European version was replaced with a chromed one with shiny ornaments that emphasize the logo of the car. The rear window wiper was also improved with a chrome strip.

The Renault Duster for the Russian market will be powered by a new 2.0 liter petrol engine along with the other engines.

The Renault Duster will be produced in Russia in 2011, at the Avtoframos factory near Moscow where now are produced 160.00 units of Sandero and Logan. Until then, the French will assembly the model based on parts made in Romania.

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