2016 Renault Duster Adventure Edition launched at Rs 9.64 lakh

The new edition is available in both the trims of the 1.5-litre dCi diesel -- 85PS and 110PS -- although the 110PS variant will come only in the AWD (all-wheel drive) variant.

French car maker Renault has launched the 'Adventure Edition' of the facelifted model of its popular compact SUV, the Duster, at Rs 9.64 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The new edition of the car comes in both the versions of the 1.5-litre dCi diesel -- 85PS and 110PS -- although the 110PS trim is only available in the AWD (all-wheel drive) variant. Buyers don't have the options of six-speed manual (FWD) and the AMT (automated manual transmission) variants of the 110PS diesel.

Prices (ex-showroom, New Delhi)

The Adventure Editions are nearly 10k costlier than their corresponding variants:

Adventure Edition RXE 85PS – Rs 9.64 lakh

Adventure Edition RXL 85PS – Rs 10.45 lakh

Adventure Edition RXZ AWD 110PS – Rs 13.77 lakh.

What's New

Exterior

The Adventure Editions come sans chrome appliques and offer glossy black finish instead; grille and the licence applique are finished in the same

Unlike the stock Duster, they come with all-around body cladding along with a ‘front armour’ with lamps and Duster branding

Feature a compass decal on the D-pillar along with ‘Adventure’ branding

Mustard Yellow coloured front faux skid plate and roof rails

Two new colours on offer – Outback Bronze and Slate Grey – while the existing Pearl White and Moonlight Silver are also offered

Interior

Interestingly, they come upholstered in denim, also have zips

New black door fabric inserts and leather-wrapped steering wheel, both with contrasting Mustard Yellow stitching

Mustard Yellow highlights on air vents and central dial of the instrument cluster

Adventure branding on steering wheel and floor mats

Features

Each of the Adventure Editions come with the features pertaining to their corresponding variants. However, the steering-mounted audio control is standard across the Adventure Edition range, and the 85PS RXL variant comes with touchscreen infotainment system, though without navigation (110PS AWD features navigation).

Besides all this, the Adventure Editions will also offer Renault’s new optional app – SmartDrive – which will feed live data to your smartphone via a Bluetooth dongle. The app will provide most of the driving data such as fastest 0-60kmph time, overspeeding warnings along with other alerts.

Source: CarDekho.com