RENAULT’s new Arkana RS Line variant has joined the French model’s vary for MY22. It options distinctive sports activities styling each inside and outside to provide a dynamic edge to the Arkana nameplate.
“Strategic additions just like the Arkana RS Line are a transparent nod to our sporting heritage and permit us to proceed to develop the model forward of different new fashions now we have coming,” Renault Australia basic supervisor Glen Sealey mentioned.
“With optimistic gross sales progress on the finish of 2021, a large 150% progress YTD in 2022, and an engaged seller community, the outlook for the Renault model is undoubtedly optimistic – topic to manufacturing availability, in fact,” he added.
Sitting on the summit of the Renault Arkana vary, the RS Line provides a set of sporty design parts to this premium small SUV over and above the already well-specified Intens variant, together with 18-inch RS Line diamond-cut alloys, a particular entrance bumper design with an F1-inspired aero blade, RS Line badging, gunmetal gray door trims and entrance and rear skid plates.
Inside, Renault’s racing heritage is acknowledged by means of the supply of RS Line door sills, carbon-look inside trim, alloy-finished sport pedals, a perforated leather-trimmed multifunction steering wheel with RS Line badging, crimson and gray distinction stitching, in addition to RS badging.
Extra specification to tell apart the RS Line over and above the Intens variant features a totally digital 10.25-inch instrument cluster, a frameless auto-dimming rear-view mirror and a sunroof. Metallic paint ($750) and contrasting black roof ($600) are optionally available.
The RS Line is powered by a 1.3-litre petrol TCe petrol engine that delivers 115kW and 262Nm. The Euro 6 compliant motor is claimed to eat simply 6.0 litres per 100km on the mixed cycle.
The Arkana gives as much as 485 litres of boot area (together with underfloor storage) with the rear seats in place, or 1268 litres with them folded flat
A full suite of the newest passive and lively security measures – together with Lively Emergency Braking with car, bike owner and pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise management with cease and go perform, and rear cross-traffic alert – have ensured the Arkana is ANCAP 5-star security rated.
Renault’s distinctive 5-Yr Straightforward Life Possession programme features a 5-year/limitless km guarantee, plus 5 years’ roadside help and capped value servicing (the Arkana will value simply $2,385 to service over the interval.
A successor to the short-lived Kadjar, the Arkana is obtainable regionally in three grades – Zen ($33,990), Intens ($37,490) and RS Line ($40,990). Regardless of its swooping roofline, the tiny engine guidelines the Arkana out as a Kona N-Line or T-Roc Sport rival; 0-100km/h comes up in 9.1 seconds whereas the highest velocity is 205km/h – not that outright efficiency is that this phase’s highest precedence.
Renault Australia has excessive aspirations for its just lately launched mannequin. Mr Sealey beforehand described the Arkana as a competitor for premium gamers just like the Audi Q3 Sportback, BMW X2, Mazda CX-30 and lower-tier Volkswagen T-Rocs, in addition to extra conventional small SUV rivals.
2022 Renault Arkana pricing*:
| Zen | $34,590 | |
| Intens | $38,590 | |
| RS Line | $42,090 | (new mannequin) |
*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
