Renault Aiming Duster Orch Pick-up for India Following the Brazil Launch
Published On Oct 07, 2015
After the recent speculations about French automaker Renault eyeing Indian small commercial vehicle market, another news has surfaced with the company planing to launch pick-up. With its all new Duster Orch pick-up which got launched in Brazil a few days ago, Renault might enter the Indian CV arena. The anticipated reason for this truck launch is to cash out the popularity of Duster compact SUV in India. This all new Duster Orch pick-up is based on the same platform with some cosmetic and design changes.
Spilling the beans of truck, it’s 4,700 mm long, 1,800 mm wide and 1,690 mm high with decent boot capacity of 683 litres and It’s bed span are 1,350 mm long and 1,175 mm wide. About the exteriors, it’ll get a new single-slat front grille, tweaked bumpers, pick-up design starting from C-Pillar and new tail lamps. Interiors will also include Duster SUV like three-spoke steering wheel and a 7-inch infotainment system.
Available in 3 variants in Brazil namely Expression 1.6, Dynamique 1.6 and Dynamique 2.0, the common features include ABS, dual airbags, power steering, 16-inch alloy wheels, power windows and air conditioning. However, the latter 2 variants will also get Media NAV Evolution system, alloys in dark-grey color, leather steering wheel, cruise control, parking sensors, fog lamps and a trip computer.
Detailing the engine specifications, it’ll get the same 1.6 Litre and 2.0 Litre dual fule petrol-ethanol engine as available in Brazilian version of Duster SUV. The 1.6 litre power house produces 110 hp power (115 hp with ethanol) and the latter one can churn out a maximum of 143 hp (148 hp with ethanol) power. Also, an automatic transmission upgrade scheduled for future, the 1.6 Litre and 2.0 Litre engine will get 5-speed and 6-speed manual transmission system respectively for now.
As far as Indian launch is concerned, there is no confirmation for now, but as the reports have came in the recent time, we can expect Duster Orch on Indian roads in the near future.