After a two-week-long teaser campaign, Renault India has launched the Kiger facelift, with prices starting at Rs 6.30 lakh and going up to Rs 11.30 lakh. Like the outgoing Renault Kiger, which was on sale in 4 trims – RXE, RXL, RXT(O) and RXZ – the mid-cycle refresh of the compact SUV is also available in four trims: Authentic, Evolution, Techno and Emotion.
- Renault Kiger facelift prices start Rs 15,000 higher than the pre-facelift model
- 1.0-litre NA and turbo-petrol engine options continue unchanged
- Kiger facelift gets revised exterior design and interior tweaks
Renault Kiger facelift prices
Top-spec Kiger Emotion priced Rs 6,000 higher than the outgoing model
*Dual-tone colours cost Rs 23,000 more
^Dual-tone colours available for no extra cost
The Rs 6.30 lakh starting price of the Renault Kiger is just Rs 15,000 more than the outgoing compact SUV’s 6.15 lakh tag. Considering the previous top-spec Kiger RXZ CVT variant was priced at Rs 11.23 lakh, the new Emotion CVT variant costs Rs 7,000 more. The mid-spec Techno CVT and the top-spec Emotion turbo-manual are priced at Rs 10 .00 lakh. Interestingly, an AMT option is not available on the top-spec Emotion variant, and dual-tone colours for the Turbo variants do not cost a premium.
Powertrain options across variants are similar
As before, the Kiger continues to be offered with the same four powertrain options. The 72hp, 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine gets 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT options, while the 100hp, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol unit has CVT and 5-speed manual gearbox options.
Renault Kiger facelift exterior and interior changes
6 airbags are now standard across the range; top-spec gets a 360-degree camera
Along with the new yellow paint, fresh graphics on the C-pillar and a smoked-out reverse light section previously seen in the teaser, the refreshed Kiger gets a new front and rear bumper designs with a silver surround, the new Renault logo on the nose, revised headlight and fog light clusters and new 16-inch dual-tone alloys. The roof, along with the A-, B- and C-pillars on the top-spec Turbo variants, get a dual-tone finish for no extra cost, while the higher NA variants have dual-tone options that cost a premium. The roof rails are functional and can take up to 50kg of weight.
The interior has more or less the same layout, but the dashboard gets a new black and light grey colour combination. Further, all variants of the Kiger now get 6 airbags as standard, along with ESP, a tyre pressure monitor and hill start assist. Feature highlights on the range-topper include ventilated front seats, a 360-degree camera, auto lights and wipers, a wireless charger and an 8-inch infotainment touchscreen.
All prices are introductory, ex-showroom, India.
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