Saturday, April 11

Renault Launches 'Lodgy' to make its presence felt in MPV Segment.....

After launching the first MPV Three decades ago, Renault has only given its all to improve on what it has and to give people something new. And Lodgy is what it has come up with in this time. The new vehicle was launched by Renault India on Thursday at Rs. 8.19 lakhs(ex-showroom Delhi). The MPV is avilable in seven trims which are priced between Rs. 8.19 lakhs to Rs. 11.79 lakhs.
The vehicle will compete with the likes of Toyota's Innova, Maruti's Ertiga, Honda's Mobilio and General Motors' Enjoy, which are priced in the range of Rs. 5.99 lakh
to Rs. 15.8 lakh. This beast is powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder K9K diesel engine, found on other Renault-Nissan products like the Micra, Sunny, Terrano, Duster, Pulse, Scala and Fluence.

The engine in the Lodgy 110PS is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox and gives 110PS of max power @ 3,900 rpm and 245Nm of peak torque @ 2,250 rpm. It has an ARAI rated fuel efficiency figure of 19.98 km/l.
"Renault Lodgy is a breakthrough product that will redefine the benchmark of performance and convenience of the MPV segment. It comes with features and services that are people centric, addressing real customer needs and will cater to a diverse set of customers.We have priced it extremely competitively, and we are confident that Lodgy will create a new segment in the Indian automotive industry, as we have successfully done with Duster in the recent past," Renault India Country CEO and MD Sumit Sawhney told reporters here.
At a first look, the Renault Lodgy has a box look and is top-end , just like Duster. The car has bluetooth and USB enabled MEDIANAV system that serves entertainment, navigation and communication functions. The seats are upholstered with Fume & Beige Alpaga leather. The car comes with cruise control and speed limiter, dual AC with 2nd and 3rd row vents, reverse parking sensors, reverse camera, and dual front airbags with ABS, EBD and Brake Assist.
The Lodgy is available in seven-seater and eight-seater variants just like the Innova. Taking the competition squarely to the very successful Innova, the Renault Lodgy is similarly equipped as the aforementioned model too.

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