Made-in-India Renault Kiger subcompact SUV goes on sale in South Africa

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The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV made in India is obtainable on the market in South Africa. The SUV is obtainable in three trims – Life, Zen and Intens, and will get the identical set of mechanicals – a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated and a 1.0-litre turbocharged motor.


The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV sold in South Africa is manufactured in India at its Chennai plant

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The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV offered in South Africa is manufactured in India at its Chennai plant

The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV made in India just lately went on sale in South Africa. Renault India began exporting the SUV to the South African market final month, with the model dispatching the primary batch of 760 kg SUV from the Chennai port. South Africa is the second export marketplace for Kigre after Nepal. We have reached out to the corporate for an official assertion, nonetheless, on the time of publishing this story, our emails despatched to Nissan India remained unanswered.

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Additionally, the carmaker has listed all of the variants and costs of the SUV on its South African web site. As per the small print, Renault gives the Kiger in three trims – Life, Zen and Intens. Which are divided into seven sorts based mostly on engine and transmission choices. The kiger is priced between 199,900 Rand and 289,900 Rand earlier than tax, which is roughly ₹ 10.34 Lakh to ₹ 15 Lakh as per present trade charges.

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The Renault Kiger is mated to the identical CMF-A+ platform that underlies the Triber and Magnite.

Visually, the SUV is just like the India-spec mannequin. It will get projector headlamps with LED DRLs, alloy wheels, LED taillights, muscular exterior styling with beefy cladding and dual-tone physique shade choices. On the within, it contains an 8-inch touchscreen show with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, automated local weather management, 7-inch digital instrument cluster. For security, the SUV will get 4 airbags on the highest trim together with ABS and ESC, rear parking sensors, seat belt reminder, ESP, rear park distance sensor and extra.

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Engine choices embrace a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine and a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol motor. While the previous is tuned to make 71 bhp and 96 Nm of peak torque, the latter churns out 98 bhp and 160 Nm. Both the engines come mated to a 5-speed guide gearbox with non-compulsory AMT and CVT automated transmissions respectively.

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With inputs from NDTV

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