- Can be underpinned by the brand new RGEP platform
- Manufacturing facility-fitted dual-cylinder CNG additionally anticipated
The Renault Triber has at all times had one persistent gripe. The naturally aspirated 1.0-litre petrol engine that powers it was underpowered for a automobile that commonly carries a full home of passengers and baggage. Renault was conscious of the demand for a extra highly effective possibility, and the HR10 turbo petrol, the identical engine that does responsibility within the Kiger and the Nissan Magnite will now be launched within the Triber by the tip of September.
What held it again for years was not industrial intent however engineering actuality. The platform it was constructed on, the CMF-A, couldn’t accommodate the turbo engine with out compromising the deformation security zones across the bonnet. That bottleneck has now been resolved. Renault has modified and rebranded the platform because the Renault Group Entry Platform (RGEP) and this revision has lastly opened the door for the turbo petrol engine’s fitment within the Triber.
It’s a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbocharged unit producing 99bhp and 160 Nm of torque. When it arrives within the Triber, will probably be provided with each a five-speed guide and a CVT automated gearbox.
The larger shock, nonetheless, would be the CNG angle. Renault might additionally introduce a factory-fitted CNG model of the Triber with twin cylinders positioned beneath the boot ground. This mixture of manufacturing facility CNG and turbo energy in a sub-four-metre MPV is genuinely a brand new territory, and it’ll make Renault the fourth producer after Maruti, Tata, and Hyundai to supply factory-fitted CNG in India.
The launch is anticipated by the tip of September, and the present Triber continues to be priced from Rs. 5.81 lakh to Rs. 8.69 lakh, ex-showroom. Anticipate a premium of Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 90,000 over the naturally aspirated variants and additional Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 70,000 extra for the turbo-CVT variations.
