Colin Dodge, executive VP, Nissan India made an official announcement about the re-badged Renault Duster by the end of this year under the Nissan banner. He qouted "We have got quite a differentiated car & the differences are far more significant than on the V-Platform (Micra/Pulse ; Sunny/Scala) . The hood & the fenders have the differences & the bumpers are different too. But it's more than just a bumper & grille change for sure "
Renault-Nissan alliance shares the same platforms for their respective products. This is not new for us as we have already witnessed Micra going the Pulse way & Sunny transforming into Renault badged Scala.
Generally Nissan launches their cars first & then Renault follows it to produce its own version but this time the story has been reversed.
Renault's Duster was undoubtedly the biggest blockbuster of the last year which came as a revolution to the Indian SUV market. The so called first Compact SUV of India bagged up a lot of sales & admiration from Indian audience. These are the factors that Renault was a bit reluctant to share the platform of its biggest selling product.
This Nissan's version of Duster will be powered by the same tried-tested locally produced 1.5 ltrs. k9k
diesel mill. It may also offer a 4WD variant as well as an automatic transmission option & will be priced higher than it's sibling.
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