{"id":1306975,"date":"2026-03-09T08:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1306975"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:24:22","slug":"renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Renault is preparing a major expansion of its SUV portfolio in India with the development of a new compact SUV popularly referred to as the \u201cmini Duster.\u201d<\/strong> The model is expected to launch around 2027<\/strong> and will target the highly competitive sub-4-metre SUV segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle will sit below the full-size Duster in Renault\u2019s lineup and is part of the company\u2019s strategy to strengthen<\/a> its presence in India\u2019s booming SUV market. Automakers are increasingly focusing on compact SUVs because they account for a large share of passenger vehicle sales in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed with a Rugged Duster-Like Identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming compact SUV is expected to borrow design cues from the iconic Duster, known for its rugged and upright stance. Compared with Renault\u2019s existing compact SUV, the Kiger, the new model is likely to have a more boxy and traditional SUV design<\/strong>, which many Indian buyers prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This design direction could help Renault attract buyers looking for a tough-looking compact SUV rather than a crossover-style vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple Powertrain Options Planned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest highlights of the mini Duster is its wide range of powertrain options<\/strong>. Reports suggest that Renault is considering petrol, hybrid, and electric variants for the model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SUV may feature a new 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine<\/strong>, along with a turbocharged version. In addition, the electric variant could be offered with two battery pack options \u2014 around 35kWh and 55kWh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a diverse lineup would make the mini Duster one of the most versatile offerings in the compact SUV category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected Price and Market Position<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming SUV is expected to be priced between \u20b910 lakh and \u20b920 lakh (ex-showroom)<\/strong>, depending on the variant and powertrain configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pricing strategy would place it directly against popular compact SUVs from brands like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, and Mahindra. Renault is also likely to localize production heavily to keep costs competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of Renault\u2019s Long-Term India Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The mini Duster is part of Renault\u2019s broader plan to introduce several new models in India over the next few years. The company is expected to first launch the next-generation Duster and a three-row SUV derivative<\/strong>, followed by the smaller compact SUV around 2027\u20132028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With hybrid and electric options planned, the upcoming mini Duster could play a key role in Renault\u2019s future strategy as the Indian car market gradually shifts toward electrification and cleaner mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renault is preparing a major expansion of its SUV portfolio in India with the development of a new compact SUV popularly referred to as the \u201cmini Duster.\u201d The model is expected to launch around 2027 and will target the highly competitive sub-4-metre SUV segment. The vehicle will sit below the full-size Duster in Renault\u2019s lineup […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1306983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[9305,9547],"class_list":["post-1306975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-duster","tag-mini-duster"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRenault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Renault is preparing a major expansion of its SUV portfolio in India with the development of a new compact SUV popularly referred to as the \u201cmini Duster.\u201d The model is expected to launch around 2027 and will target the highly competitive sub-4-metre SUV segment. The vehicle will sit below the full-size Duster in Renault\u2019s lineup […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-09T03:24:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-09T03:24:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM-1024x659.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"659\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mohul Ghosh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mohul Ghosh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/\",\"name\":\"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-09T03:24:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-09T03:24:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png\",\"width\":2292,\"height\":1474},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups\",\"description\":\"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile & Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups & Social Media Space\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7\",\"name\":\"Mohul Ghosh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mohul Ghosh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/mohul-ghosh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","og_description":"Renault is preparing a major expansion of its SUV portfolio in India with the development of a new compact SUV popularly referred to as the \u201cmini Duster.\u201d The model is expected to launch around 2027 and will target the highly competitive sub-4-metre SUV segment. The vehicle will sit below the full-size Duster in Renault\u2019s lineup […]","og_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/","og_site_name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","article_published_time":"2026-03-09T03:24:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-09T03:24:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":659,"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM-1024x659.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Mohul Ghosh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mohul Ghosh","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/","name":"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png","datePublished":"2026-03-09T03:24:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-09T03:24:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png","width":2292,"height":1474},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/renault-will-launch-mini-duster-with-ev-hybrid-features\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Renault Will Launch Mini-Duster With EV, Hybrid Features"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/","name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups","description":"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile & Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups & Social Media Space","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7","name":"Mohul Ghosh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mohul Ghosh"},"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/mohul-ghosh\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-09-at-8.52.54-AM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1306984,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306975\/revisions\/1306984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1306983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1306975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1306975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}