Camouflaged Renault Kaptur Spied Testing in India, Expected Launch Around Diwali

The French automaker, Renault has finally brought a single unit of its upcoming crossover Kaptur in India for the testing purpose. A fully camouflaged test mule of Renault Kaptur has been spotted testing alongside the carmaker’s popular compact SUV Renault Duster in Chennai near company’s production plant. The testing unit was production ready and some of the auto new channels claim that they had word with the Renault officials and Kaptur will hit the showroom floors near Diwali this year.

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Renault displayed the Brazilian-spec India-bound Kaptur at the last year’s Sao Paulo Auto Show 2016 in Brazil. Kaptur is named after European sibling, the Captur, the same SUV which is currently on sale in the European market. However, the Kaptur is based on the different platform that of the Duster, and features the extended measurements.

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The Kaptur is 211 mm longer, 35 mm wider and 47 mm taller than its sibling, Captur. Now Dimensionally, the car is 4333 mm long, 1813 mm wide and 1613 mm tall. In order to provide a more spacious cabin, the wheelbase has also been expanded by 68 mm and measures 2674 mm.
Beneath the front-end, the Kaptur is fitted with the familiar 1.5-litre dCi four-cylinder diesel engine that delivers the maximum power of 108 bhp along with the peak torque of 245 Nm. The mill will come mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, while Renault is expected to offer the Efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) gearbox on the crossover to keep it more upmarket, instead of the Easy-R AMT unit from the Duster.

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The India-bound Kapture is expected to share some cosmetic details with the Brazilian-based model. Most importantly, it will get dual tone interior which helps the maker to slot it above the Duster. Pricing aspects are unknown yet, though it might fall in the range of INR 13 Lakh to INR 16 Lakh (Ex-showroom) and will go against the likes of Honda BR-V and Mahindra XUV500.
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