January 30: Advanced Automobiles Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of Renault in Nepal and a subsidiary of Vishal Group, has announced the launch of Renault Duster RXS petrol variant.

 

The new variant was launched at the company’s showroom in Naxal on Tuesday, January 29. The French automobile maker had first launched Duster together with KWID in 2016 in Nepal.

 

According to the company, the new features include a 7-inch touch screen infotainment system compatible with a Bluetooth, USB and Aux-In connectivity along with Smartphone Voice Recognition system.

 

In addition, the RXS variant also gets dual airbags, engine mobilize, central locking, power door lock and gun metal finish alloy wheels. Other features, according to the company, include steering-mounted audio and phone controls, rear reading lamps and gear shift indicator and GPS navigation.

 

The company said in a statement that the Duster RXS variant is powered by a 1.5 dCi engine that churns out 85 hp of power and 200Nm of torque. Renault said it also sells Duster with diesel power train. The automatic variant of the model comes equipped with the six-speed X-Tronic CVT gearbox.

 

Renault Duster RXS has air conditioner, heater, steering adjustment, rating mount audio, power supply port, rear armrest, electrically adjustable rear view mirror and many other additional features. It has average mileage of 13km and has disc brakes in front and drum brakes in the rear part.