Renault has announced a big price cut for the Duster line-up. The drop ranges from Rs 30,000-56,000 on the petrols, and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh on the diesels, which means the petrol Duster now starts at Rs 7.95 lakh, while the diesel range starts at Rs 8.95 lakh (ex-showroom).
The biggest saving is to be had on the RXZ 110 PS AWD model, which, at Rs 12.79 lakh, is cheaper by a full Rs 1 lakh. Other RXZ trims - the 85 PS, 110 PS and 110 PS AMT - have also received big cuts, ranging from Rs 71,000-79,000. Notably, the top-end, manual-equipped RXZ 110 (Rs 11.79 lakh) undercuts the top-spec Hyundai Creta SX (O) manual by Rs 2.7 lakh. Renault attributes this drop to a higher level of localisation, which, according to sources, has gone up from 60 percent to 80 percent over the last two years.
Additionally, compared to its performance in FY16-17, Duster sales have gone down by 18 percent this fiscal; this hefty price cut aims to remedy the situation. There was also earlier a price overlap between the Captur and the Duster, a problem this price drop solves.
| Prices (ex-showroom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | MY 17 range | MY 18 range (effective March 1) | Customer Savings |
| RXE Petrol | Rs 8,50,925 | Rs 7,95,000 | Rs 55,925 |
| RXL Petrol | Rs 9,30,816 | Rs 8,79,000 | Rs 51,816 |
| RXS CVT Petrol | Rs 10,24,746 | Rs 9,95,000 | Rs 29,746 |
| Std 85 PS Diesel | Rs 9,45,663 | Rs 8,95,000 | Rs 50,663 |
| RXE 85 PS Diesel | Rs 9,65,560 | Rs 9,09,000 | Rs 56,560 |
| RXS 85 PS Diesel | Rs 10,74,034 | Rs 9,95,000 | Rs 79,034 |
| RXZ 85 PS Diesel | Rs 11,65,237 | Rs 10,89,000 | Rs 76,237 |
| RXZ 110 PS Diesel | Rs 12,49,976 | Rs 11,79,000 | Rs 70,976 |
| RXZ 110 PS AMT Diesel | Rs 13,09,970 | Rs 12,33,000 | Rs 76,970 |
| RXZ 110 PS AWD Diesel | Rs 13,79,761 | Rs 12,79,000 | Rs 1,00,761 |
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