Hi hi, welcome!
Come with me!
You see all the hustle and bustle behind me?
Well, that's because there's a new car in town.
The Renault Kiger...
But too many people here, isn't it?
Well the good folks at Renault told me that two more cars are parked right outside!
Let's go have a look!
I'm at the global unveil of Renault Kiger!
And alongside you and me, these good folks here are seeing the car for the first time.
Let's go have a closer look!
Clearly the car is getting a lot of interest and I'll have to wait for my turn...
But this car is coming in a very very competitive segment because...
You've got Maruti's Brezza, its cousin Urban Cruiser...
XUV300, Ford EcoSport, Hyundai Venue, its own cousin, the Magnite!
I'll have to be quick so pay attention, now up front, this three pod headlamp is gonna be the uniqueness to this car...
This is how you'll know in your rearview mirror, that's the Kiger coming!
The DRL and the indicators are integrated, not too much chrome, perfect to my liking!
It's got a very tall-ish stance, looks muscular, looks sporty...
And I'm choosing my words properly, they're not your regular 'oh, it looks very sporty', this does look sporty!
Let's see it on the side.
16-inch alloy wheels on the higher variant, and at least for this size, they don't look tiny.
Squared wheel arches, I saw it first in the Kwid and I think they've grown on me, they don't look odd to me anymore.
Your opinions, of course, are welcome in the comment section PDArmy!
Then I was calling it an SUV Coupe, and that's because of the slanting roofline...
The black roof is optional and so are the roof rails.
Now on the back, with C-shaped tail lamps.
It's gonna be a brand signature, so other cars coming following this, are gonna follow this design language.
Let's see the boot!
It won't open, I was also showing that but it won't open.
No worries, if we can't see it...
We'll see what we can!
Gets a roof spoiler, again optional, I think it looks really nice.
Now this skid plate is more designed than function, but I think it looks good on the car.
Now interiors, well, this is a very busy looking interior and to be honest, in this segment, a rather interesting looking one!
Renault says the Kiger was designed for the youngsters and that is exactly how this car looks on the inside...
Youthful!
This cabin is a rather busy one, but I would have it any day over a boring dull cabin.
You see toggle switches, a wireless charging deck, an air purifier, touchscreen infotainment, a TFT cluster, steering mounted controls.
I like it!
Gonna quickly hop in the back!
I'm not gonna bore you with numbers, 'blah blah mm space or a flat floor, this and that.
I'll tell you what my eye sees.
Very interesting seat covers, fairly cushioned seats...
I had my doubts when I was standing outside because this is a SUV coupe, remember?
But look at this!
Fairly comfortable middle seat, I've got two AC vents, and the rear doors, if you look here, have component speakers!
So this should be a good sounding car.
Engine options, there are two, both petrol, both three cylinder.
One's a naturally aspirated 76 bhp, second is about 100 bhp.
Transmissions, three!
Five speed manual, the naturally aspirated gets an AMT, and the turbocharged one which is this one...
Gets an optional CVT transmission.
If you think that looks similar, that's because the options are borrowed from its cousin, the Nissan Magnite.
The car is going to be launched in end of February, and that's when we know how much will it cost.
What are the other four colors? And a whole lot of other details. You know where to come back for that, don't you?
Till then, goodbye!