The Renault Kadjar is right at home at the Paris
Auto Show, the perfect venue for the SUV to display a series of updates for the
2019 model year.
Renault’s designers have given the Kadjar a C-shaped
light signature for the headlights, as well as LED indicators, fog lamps, and
taillights. A closer look also reveals a wider grille with new chrome inserts
and bumpers that feature more body-colored paintwork than before. Other updates include two
different types of 17- and 19-inch alloys, as well as three new colors: Oural
Green, Iron Blue, and Highland Grey.
Moving inside, the 2019 Kadjar sports a
new 7-inch central touchscreen display for the R-Link 2 interface, new design
for the climate control switchgear, new color combinations, and satin chrome
trim on the air vent surrounds, door handles, and center console. Renault says the Kadjar is now more comfortable than its predecessor
thanks to the more ergonomic seats that offer better support and offer a
sliding armrest at the front, the reworked door panels with larger bins, and
the addition of air vents on the back of the center console.
Finally, the 2019 Kadjar sees major changes in the
engine compartment, as it adopts new-generation gasoline and diesel power
plants. There’s the TCe GPF 1.3-liter four-cylinder turbocharged petrol unit
developed with Daimler, available in 140 PS and 160 PS states of tune. Both
versions can be had with manual or EDC dual-clutch automatic transmissions.
Then there are two new diesel units labeled “Blue
dCi” that featuring selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The Blue dCi 115 unit
is a 1.5-liter four-cylinder producing 115 PS while the Blue dCi 150
designates a 1.7-liter four-pot that makes 150 PS.
The lower-powered unit can be had with a manual
transmission and front-wheel drive, with a dual-clutch EDC gearbox to be
available later. The larger engine is only offered with a manual, in FWD or AWD
configurations.
