The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV made in India is available for sale in South Africa. The SUV is offered in three trims – Life, Zen and Intens, and gets the same set of mechanicals – a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated and a 1.0-litre turbocharged motor.
see photosThe Renault Kiger subcompact SUV sold in South Africa is manufactured in India at its Chennai plant
The Renault Kiger subcompact SUV made in India recently went on sale in South Africa. Renault India started exporting the SUV to the South African market last month, with the brand dispatching the first batch of 760 kg SUV from the Chennai port. South Africa is the second export market for Kigre after Nepal. We have reached out to the company for an official statement, however, at the time of publishing this story, our email sent to Nissan India remained unanswered.
Read also: Renault India starts exporting Kieger subcompact SUV to South Africa
Additionally, the carmaker has listed all the variants and prices of the SUV on its South African website. As per the details, Renault offers the Kiger in three trims – Life, Zen and Intens. Which are divided into seven types based on engine and transmission options. The price of the kiger is between 199,900 Rand and 289,900 Rand before tax, which is approximately ₹ 10.34 Lakh to ₹ 15 Lakh as per current exchange rates.
The Renault Kiger is mated to the same CMF-A+ platform that underlies the Triber and Magnite.
Visually, the SUV is similar to the India-spec model. It gets projector headlamps with LED DRLs, alloy wheels, LED taillights, muscular exterior styling with beefy cladding and dual-tone body color options. On the inside, it gets an 8-inch touchscreen display with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, automatic climate control, and a 7-inch digital instrument cluster. For safety, the SUV gets four airbags on the top trim along with ABS and ESC, rear parking sensors, seat belt reminder, ESP, rear park distance sensor and more.
0 notes
Engine options include a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine and a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol motor. While the former is tuned to make 71 bhp and 96 Nm of peak torque, the latter churns out 98 bhp and 160 Nm. Both the engines come mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox with optional AMT and CVT automatic transmissions respectively.
for the latest auto news And ReviewFollow carandbike.com Twitter, Facebookand subscribe to our youtube Channel.
.