The Renault Duster is set to receive a
brand-new petrol engine in India. This engine powers all latest compact
Mercedes-Benz models: A-Class, B-Class, A-Class Sedan, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake,
GLA and GLB. The Renault Duster’s 1.5L H4K naturally aspirated four-cylinder
petrol engine (106 PS/142 Nm) will be upgraded to BS-VI. However, its 1.5L dCi
turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine that is offered in 85 PS/200 Nm and
110 PS/245 Nm versions won’t get this upgrade.
While the diesel engine will go out by
March, the HR13 1.3L TCe turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine co-developed
by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Daimler will be introduced later
this year. Renault has put this engine and a Duster fitted with it on display
at Auto Expo 2020, as seen in the images in this story.
First introduced in the Renault Scenic and
Renault Grand Scenic in December 2017, the 1.3L TCe engine now powers many
other Renault models as well as all the aforementioned Mercedes-Benz models. It
is made in a variety of power ratings from 115 PS to 160 PS, at the Renault
factory in Valladolid, Spain. The BS-VI 1.3L TCe engine of the India-made
Renault Duster is tuned to deliver 156 PS and 250 Nm of torque. It will be available
with a 6-speed manual transmission and a CVT.
Renault plans to introduce the downsized
version of the HR13 engine in the Triber around the same time. There's a plan
to offer it in the HBC sub-4 metre SUV as well. Internally called HR10 and also
marketed with TCe branding, this engine is a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit and
already available in various Alliance models internationally. Know more about
it in our dedicated report here.
