Renault Captur Bookings To Officially Start Post Debut; Launch In October

The Renault Captur crossover is all set to make its India debut on September 21 and the official bookings for the car will commence from September 22. While the launch date hasn't been announced yet, but Renault India will launch the new Captur crossover-SUV in October 2017, most likely before Diwali. Once launched, the new Renault Captur will go up against the likes of Hyundai Creta and the newly launched Jeep Compass and event he Mahindra XUV500. While official pricing will be announced during the launch, we expect the pricing for the Captur to start at ₹ 11 lakh to ₹ 16 lakh or so (ex-showroom).

Under the hood, the upcoming Renault Kaptur will receive the same engine options as the Duster - a 1.5-litre petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel. The petrol version in the Duster makes about 105 bhp and 142 Nm of peak torque while mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and an optional CVT unit. On the other hand, the diesel engine comes in two states of tune - 79 bhp and 108 bhp, although we believe the Kaptur will get the latter version only. Transmission duties are handled by a 6-speed manual and Renault's EasyR AMT gearbox.

The new Renault Captur is based on the same platform that underpins the Renault Duster but visually it largely resembles the European Captur. Having said that, the India-spec Captur will be larger than its European counterpart and will have a decent degree of localisation, which will further go on to increase in the future. Up front, the Kaptur will come with an chrome aggressive grille, sweptback headlamps equipped with projector lamps, C-shaped LED DRLs, and wide bumper. The profile gets black cladding on the lower section, while the 17-inch diamond cut alloy wheels look really sharp on the SUV.

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