New Renault Kiger RXZ Turbo SUV fourth long term report – Introduction

Small glitches apart, our Kiger continues to be soldiering on.

Since our final report on the Kiger this Might, it has been a gradual runner, being the de facto experience for my 24km home-office-home commute from BKC to Byculla. Aside from operating about within the metropolis, it has additionally delivered as a good freeway cruiser at occasions. Our Kiger crossed 12,000km just lately, and whereas it carried out fairly properly for essentially the most half, there have been a number of niggles.

Driver facet window doesn’t shut and retains going again down.

First up, the auto up-down driver’s window is appearing up. The glass climbs as much as some extent after which goes again all the best way. No biggie although, as tapping the button a number of occasions works. This concern is probably going because of some resistance within the channel, which we are going to get checked quickly. A characteristic I’m largely depending on whereas parking are the rear sensors, which have stopped responding to things close to it. So, when reversing, all I hear are three beeps after which the sensor deactivates. It doesn’t beep even when the automobile is in proximity of one other automobile or a wall. The reverse digicam too is inconsistent in operation because it failed a few occasions, displaying a clean display screen with the rules. Nevertheless, it’s operating usually now.

Simply irons out nearly all uneven roads in Mumbai.

These niggles apart, the Kiger is sort of pleasant. Its experience high quality stays fairly pliant on Mumbai’s non-existent roads, which is commendable. What I’ve actually began liking on the Kiger now’s how flawlessly the wi-fi Android Auto works. It auto-connects to your telephone and begins enjoying your most popular music. What I discover a bit humorous although, is that if you’re within the neighborhood, the keyless-go characteristic unlocks the doorways and the infotainment switches on routinely, even enjoying music in case your telephone’s Bluetooth is on. Hopefully, Renault may have a software program replace that can repair this.

My day by day commute entails evening driving as properly, and the roads in some sections aren’t very well lit. That is the place the Kiger’s LED headlamps shine, fairly actually. They’ve a pleasant throw and light-weight up the roads fairly properly.

Entrance seats are supportive, additionally get top regulate.

I discover the low-end grunt from the 1.0-litre engine to be a bit inadequate, particularly in bumper-to-bumper visitors. Nevertheless, a fast change to sport mode improves it pretty properly. The brief bursts of velocity, whereas driving within the metropolis, are fairly pleasant, due to the turbocharger. I discover that the gearshifts on the Kiger have been a tad clunky since we’ve obtained the automobile, nonetheless, the clutch stays mild to function, which is a boon. So far as gasoline economic system goes, the Kiger has given me a gradual 11.5-12.5kpl within the metropolis and a barely higher 14kpl on the freeway. I’ve not seen the gasoline economic system dip under 11.5kpl, even when the automobile was pushed in stop-and-go visitors for lengthy intervals. There’s an ‘Eco’ mode too, which may assist enhance these numbers barely, however the uninteresting responses on this mode make it irritating to drive in heavy visitors.

Sensors beep on participating reverse, however don’t work after that.

All in all, the Kiger has been pleasant, however a fast go to to the service centre is definitely required to iron out these small niggles. In the meantime, I’m planning to drive this SUV solely utilizing the ‘Sport’ mode this month to see the way it impacts the gasoline economic system and, after all, have a little bit of enjoyable. Extra on that in our subsequent report.