Renault Lodgy MPV India Launch Soon. First Official Image Released!

Renault Lodgy MPV India launch is expected to happen in early January. Manufacturer releases first image of India-spec model

That the Renault Lodgy MPV is headed to India isn’t a secret anymore. From the looks of it, Renault India has already started producing the upcoming model at its Orgadam plant in Tamil Nadu and it has today released the first official image of the India-spec Lodgy. As we were saying, for India, the Lodgy gets a new front-grille and some really minor styling tweaks. The biggest change that can made out from the just release image is the addition of chrome highlights. The Lodgy also seems to have got new design alloy wheels. Check out our comprehensive report here for all details on the Renault Lodgy MPV India launch details.

Launch:

As we’ve been saying, the Renault Lodgy India launch is likely to happen in early 2015.

Price:

Expect the Lodgy to be priced at a very competitive Rs 7.5-11.5 Lakh.

Market Competitors:

• Toyota Innova
• Maruti Ertiga
• Honda Mobilio

The Renault Lodgy in India looks promising -inspite of being called LODGY- but so does the upcoming Honda Mobilio. But will they mount a serious challenge to the highly respected Toyota Innova? You would want to keep an eye on this space.

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Specifications:

Mechanically, Lodgy is likely to receive the Duster’s configuration, which means it would get the K9K turbo diesel and the 1.6 liter petrol. Duster in India offers K9K turbo diesel in 85PS and 110PS form. As the Lodgy is a three-row-seating vehicle the 110PS would give it the requisite muscle. The 110PS version gets the snappier variable geometry turbo charging with inter-cooler delivering 248 Nm of maximum torque. On the eprformance side, the Lodgy edges out its fiercest rival of the segment; the tried, tested and adored Toyota Innova which delivers 100.6 bhp and 200 Nm torque.
Even though the jury is still out whether size matters, dimensionally Renault Lodgy looks Bigger in appearance. Measuring in at 4.5m in length, its similar to the Innova but slightly bigger than the Ertiga and the yet to be launched Mobilio.