Renault is passing on the benefits of increased localisation to its customers, and as a result, the Duster has becopme cheaper by up to Rs 1 lakh. The pricing for the MY2018 Duster range has just been announced and it would bring a wide smile on the faces of all those looking to buy the hot-selling French SUV. he2018 Duster petrol range will now start at INR. 7.95 Lakhs (ex-showroom) while the diesel starts at INR. 8.95 Lakhs (ex-showroom). With the MY 18 range reshuffle, new customers can save up toINR. 1 Lakh effective March 1st, 2018.
Read our detailed long term review of the Duster diesel AMT here
Renault asserts that the move reflects the brand’s focused strategy to grow its business in India with a strong product-offensive planbacked by anaggressive localisation strategy. Renault’s Duster has dominated it’s segment for a large part since it was first launched. The Duster is currently the only Large-ish SUV (4 meter pls) offering an automatic for less than 10 lakhs in India. The Duster also has the widest range of engine and transmission options which includes a diesel manual, diesel AMT, diesel AWD; petrol manual and petrol CVT.
The new prices and respective savings corresponding to the MY 17 range are provided in detail below
| Variant (Prices) | MY 17 range (INR) |
MY 18 range effective March 1st(INR) | Customer Savings (INR) |
| RXE Petrol | 8,50,925 | 7,95,000 | 55,925 |
| RXL Petrol | 9,30,816 | 8,79,000 | 51,816 |
| RXS CVT Petrol | 10,24,746 | 9,95,000 | 29,746 |
| Std 85 PS Diesel | 9,45,663 | 8,95,000 | 50,663 |
| RXE 85 PS Diesel | 9,65,560 | 9,09,000 | 56,560 |
| RXS 85 PS Diesel | 10,74,034 | 9,95,000 | 79,034 |
| RXZ 85 PS Diesel | 11,65,237 | 10,89,000 | 76,237 |
| RXZ 110 PS Diesel | 12,49,976 | 11,79,000 | 70,976 |
| RXZ 110 PS AMT Diesel | 13,09,970 | 12,33,000 | 76,970 |
| RXZ 110 PS AWD Diesel | 13,79,761 | 12,79,000 | 1,00,761 |
Speaking about the new pricing on the Renault Duster range, Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India Operations, said, “Renault had one of the highest localization done on KWID with 98% at the time of launch. We are happy to pass on the benefits to the new Duster customers making it more attractive across the range enabled by our aggressive localisation strategy on Duster as well.”
Here’s an image gallery of the Duster Diesel AMT
