New Renault Kwid Facelift To Be Launched This Year
Renault Kwid, which was launched in 2015, is set to receive a facelift and is likely to share similarities with its electric cousin, the City K-ZE, which was unveiled at the 2019 Auto Shanghai
Renault Kwid is all set to receive a facelift this year and the French carmaker has already started testing the car in India. The French carmaker's popular hatchback, which first arrived here in 2015, received an update earlier this year, adding a bunch of features, such as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity among others. Anyway, back to the Kwid facelift 2019 -- the car's test mule has been spotted out and about on the streets in the country and from what we have gathered, it bears resemblance to its snazzier cousin that was unveiled at the 2019 Auto Shanghai last month. We are talking about the Renault Kwid's electric version -- the City K-ZE.
In terms of what changes the facelift will get, the fascia on the 2019 Renault Kwid is likely to receive a new grille flanked by sleeker headlamps with some LED treatment, even if it is offered only on the top-end trim. Moving on to the grille, it could get some chrome finishing and is likely to get a sportier design with blacked-out mesh. Other changes on the new Kwid may include re-designed fog lamp housing, horizontally slatted air dams, and a splitter. At the rear, the carmaker could add LED treatment for the taillights and perhaps even a re-designed bumper. Apart from this, the overall silhouette of the 2019 Kwid will remain the same.
Renault Kwid facelift's interior, however, could feature some minor changes. The Renault K-ZE is equipped with an eight-inch touchscreen with features such as live navigation. We expect this to replace the seven-inch touchscreen currently offered on the Kwid. Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and reverse parking camera will obviously be present on the new Kwid as well.
The current iteration of the Renault Kwid gets a driver-side airbag and ABS as standard, but we expect the Kwid facelift 2019 to get dual front airbags as standard.
Now, on to engine options -- we don't expect Renault to make many changes with the powertrain except that they are likely to be BS-VI compliant. So, the new Kwid will likely to continue using the 799 cc engine that puts out 53.26 bhp and 72 Nm of torque as well as the 1.0-litre engine which churns out 67.06 bhp and 91 Nm of torque. Both these engines will come mated to a five-speed manual transmission, while the 1.0-litre will also get an option of a five-speed AMT gearbox.
The 2019 Renault Kwid is expected to be launched in the final quarter of 2019. When launched at Group 1 Renault, we can expect some increment in the Renault Kwid price, owing to the addition of BS-VI compliant engines. The prices could further increase if its feature list is expanded.
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