MOTORING NEWS - The Renault Kadjar crossover range, which has recorded 215 sales locally since it went on sale three months ago, has been extended with addition of Efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) auto transmission and 1.5 dCi turbo diesel engine variants.
The newcomers are a 1.5 (81kW/250Nm) Turbo dCi EDC 6-speed Auto, and a1.2 (96kW) Turbo petrol EDC 7-speed Auto. Renault's downsized 1.5 dCi Turbo torque-rich power plant (already doing duty in the Duster and Captur) outperforms several larger-engine rivals in this fiercely competitive segment, yet it is more economical and produces lower emissions.
An appealing blend
The Kadjar range of vehicles are longer, wider and has better ground clearance than the Qashquai and X-Trail and its appealing blend of sportswagon, SUV and hatch scores good brownie points in the key arena of comfort, driving pleasure, practicality and rich spread of features.
I drove both the diesel and petrol newbies at the media introduction in Gauteng recently and immediately preferred the EDC 6-speed diesel combination to the7-speed EDC petrol combo. I would not be at all surprised if this EDC/diesel combination turns out to be the star of the entire Kadjar range.
An appealing blend
The Kadjar range of vehicles are longer, wider and has better ground clearance than the Qashquai and X-Trail and its appealing blend of sportswagon, SUV and hatch scores good brownie points in the key arena of comfort, driving pleasure, practicality and rich spread of features.
I drove both the diesel and petrol newbies at the media introduction in Gauteng recently and immediately preferred the EDC 6-speed diesel combination to the7-speed EDC petrol combo. I would not be at all surprised if this EDC/diesel combination turns out to be the star of the entire Kadjar range.
