The day has finally come, Renault has debuted the much-awaited compact SUV The Renault Kiger. The company had revealed the concept model by the end of 2020 and its final production version has now been revealed today. It bears a strong similarity to the concept, as can be seen in the images of production-spec Renault Kiger.
Kiger is based on the CMF-A platform, which underpins the Renault Triber. The recently launched Nissan Magnite is also based on the same platform.
Tri-beam LED projector headlamps
Renault Kiger gets Tri-beam LED projector headlamps and horizontally positioned LED DRLs. It also gets split headlamp cluster and C-shaped LED tail lamps along with other exterior features of a floating roofline, an aggressive front bumper, a sporty skid plate, wide central air inlet, a shark fin antenna and will sit on 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels. Renault also showed off a new colour on the Kiger. This was called ‘Aurora Borealis’ colour that changes according to the incident light and viewing angle.
Kiger packs the best in class boot space at 405 litres and commendable 205 mm of ground clearance.
Power, Performance and Price
Renault Kiger is powered by a 1.0-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine and a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine mated to a 5-speed manual or CVT transmission. The 3 cylinders naturally aspirated petrol engine offering 71 hp power and 96 Nm torque, while the 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine makes 100 hp power and 160 Nm torque. CVT option will be seen only for top-end variants.
Kiger claims best in class fuel efficiency. It also gets MultiSense DriveModes.
Kiger will come in with a host of features and passenger comforts and safety equipment such as a dual glove box, digital instrument cluster, steering mounted controls, keyless entry, 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system and automatic climate controls. Kiger will be offered in a choice of 6 colour options. All of which can be chosen with a black roof, allowing customers to opt for dual-tone
The new Kiger enters production at the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s plant in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu. It is at this plant that the company will not only produce the Kiger for domestic markets but also exports. The launch will take place in the coming weeks.
While coming to pricing as of now it’s highly speculated Renault would try to price it aggressively between Rs.5.5-9 lakhs (ex-sh) which could prove to be a major game-changer for the company. This affordable pricing will allow the Kiger will face competition in its segment that currently sees the likes of the Nissan Magnite Kia Sonet, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, Ford EcoSport.
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