Renault India launched the Triber in August 2019 and recently they have also started exporting the mini MPV to international markets. Renault has done a great job with the Triber by packaging 7 seats in under 4 meter which are actually usable too. And now it seems they want to address its bigger shortcoming, that of a weak motor, by launching the Renault Triber Turbo Petrol next year.
The only downside with the Triber, as we mentioned above, is the slightly underpowered 1.0 litre 3 cyl NA engine which produces a meek 72 ps of power and 96 Nm of torque. The Triber was supposed to get a 5-speed AMT but they procrastinated and shifted the launch to next year, once BS6 emission norms kick in.
Renault recently announced that they will be launching a new variant of the Triber with a turbo petrol engine and also an AMT gearbox. The 1.0-litre turbo codenamed as HR10 is a 3-cylinder engine. However official power figures aren't revealed yet but we expect it to produce around 95 bhp and 130 Nm of torque. The AMT variant will be added later and rumours suggest that the current 1.0 litre NA engine will be sold in lower variants and the Turbo will be given only in top variants.
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India MD and CEO told in an interview that the launch for the Renault Triber turbo petrol variant will be held in March 2020 and AMT will be added afterwards. Renault has sold over 20000 Triber within the period of just 5 months. The Turbo variant will fill the downside of the underpowered engine and help to boost the sales of the Triber.
Renault Triber was launched with some alluring features like an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple Car Play, AC vents in all three rows, cooled glove box and centre compartment, ABS with EBD and 4 airbags. Post the BS6 emission norms compliance, the prices will be revised due to the cost added by alteration in emissions.
