The kwid is renault india’s latest small car on sale across india .with extremely competitive prices and a good blend of practicalaity and efficiency , the kwid is the french carmaker’s take on the highly competitive small car segment in india .named after the concept car that was shown at 2014 auto expo , the kwid finds its’ underpining on the renault’s cmfa platform and is being produced at their chennai factory with up to 98 % lacalisation
EXTERIOR
As a small car, the kwid stands out from the crowd thanks to its flared wheel .the wind screen rakes towarda the rear .there is plastic cladding at the base of the doors which are the colour of the wheel arches and basically serve the purpose of rub strips .at the rear the glass section is small and slopes forward while there is a sharp lip on the middle of the boot door.
INTERIOR
Inside , there is a lot of component sharing with a few bigger cars in renault’s range and the result is a pretty compelling cabin featuring piano black trim with chrome inserts that look upmarket .but being a strict budget car , the equipment list is short but sweet.As for variants , renault india is offering the kwid in up to six variants : standard , RxE, RxE( O) , RxL, RxT( O) . The top spec RxT ( O) gets a 7 inch touchscreen Media -Nav system , digital insrument cluster
Price and Competition
The renault Kwid is now on sale and is being offered in standard , RxE, RxE( O) , RxL , RxT and RxT ( O) variants .the car competes with thr Tata nano Datsun Go , huandai Eon and suzuki Alto 800.