Renault will extend the Kwid hatchback range with a 1.0-litre engine and an AMT transmission variants.
Renault will extend the Kwid hatchback range with a 1.0-litre engine and an AMT transmission variants. Both the cars were showcasedat the Auto Expo held in Delhi last month.
Renault Kwid powered by a 1.0 litre petrol engine
The 1.0-litre engine variant is more powerful and is called Renault Kwid 1.0 SCe and is expected to get more safety features as standard. It will be launched in une this year. The AMT transmission equipped car is called the Renault Kwid Easy-R AMT. It is a 5-speed automatic transmission with crawl function and three modes – Reverse, Neutral and Drive. It will be launched later this year during the festive season, sometime around Diwali. The new variants and the additional features that these cars are expected to come with will increase the price of the Kwid hatchback. It will start at around INR 3.20 lakhs (ex-showroom).
The current version of the Kwid hatchback is powered by a 799 cc, three-cylinder, naturally aspirated petrol engine producing 53 bhp and 72 Nm of torque. It is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and power is sent to the front wheels. The hatchback weighs just 669 kgs. This allows it to return an efficiency of 25.17 kms to a litre of fuel.
Renault Kwid equipped with an AMT automatic transmission
It comes equipped with a 2-DIN audio system with USB, AUX, AM, FM and Bluetooth, two speakers, a touchscreen system, GPS navigation, digital instrument cluster, front fog lamps, front power windows, dual tone interiors, fabric seat upholstery, air conditioning with heater, speed sensing door locks, and driver airbag.
The Renault Kwid starts at INR 2.60 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and goes up to INR 3.64 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi). It competes against the Hyundai Eon, Tata Nano GenX and the Maruti Suzuki Alto 800.
Source – Car and Bike (NDTV)
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