Renault will expand the Duster range in
India with the launch of a petrol CVT option in May 2017. The compact SUV is already available with an AMT option, which was
launched last year on the diesel variant.
The Renault Duster is currently available in 15
different configurations, and only two of them are in petrol. Duster petrol
buyers have no choice other than to go for a basic manual transmission, as the
AMT option is reserved for the diesel model.
The Renault Duster petrol is powered by the K4M
1.6-litre four-cylinder unit that produces 104 PS at 5,750 rpm and 148 Nm of
torque at 3,750 rpm. The Duster CVT, though, will get the updated H4K 1.6-litre
petrol engine which came a few years after the launch of the K4M.
Renault will likely offer the Duster H4K
1.6L CVT only in the mid-range RxL and the top-end RxZ trim levels. The CVT
model should have a fuel economy rating of about 14 km/l, as compared to the
current K4M 1.6L 5MT model’s fuel efficiency figure of 13.06 km/l.
