2018 Renault Kwid launched; new version gets more features, price remains the same

Renault had launched the Kwid small car way back in September 2014 and it is by far the most successful vehicle of the French carmaker in India. The small sales have gone past 2.5 lakh so far and the company has now launched an updated version.

The 2018 Renault Kwid is not a comprehensive update. Being a mild update, it comes with some features and that adds freshness to the small car. On the design front, the 2018 gets a new grille design with chrome trim which manufacturer calls Razor edge grille. However, the addition has been limited to RXT(O) variants.

The 2018 Kwid range also comes with rear ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) across all the variants. Though it might sound fancy addition, the non-retracting rear seat belt was one of the parts that the previous version of the Kwid criticised for. Renault has now addressed the issue.

The new Kwid flaunts rear camera in the RXT(O) and Climber variants. In addition, the AMT variants of the new Kwid come equipped with the Traffic Assist which helps the vehicle to crawl forward in slow moving traffic and also prevents it from rolling back on slopes. 

The RXL variants now get front power window, remote central Locking while the RXT(O) variant get rear 12V socket and chrome touches to the gear knob. The Kwid Climber gets the same updates in addition to the rear arm.

There are no changes in the powertrain and transmission. Renault Kwid 1.0L SCe draws power from a 999cc three-cylinder engine that can churn out 67bhp of power at 5,500rpm and 91Nm of torque at 4,250rpm. Meanwhile, the 799cc three-cylinder petrol motor is tuned to churn out 53bhp at 5,678rpm and a peak torque of 72Nm at 4,386rpm mated to a five-speed manual gearbox.

Renault India has also not increased the prices of the Kwid with the latest updates. The ex-showroom Delhi prices are as follows.