Since its first ever launch in India with Logan, Renault has been struggling to keep the pace with the Indian competition. Logan was unsuccessful to perform well on the sales chart, except impressing a few Cab owners. Renault sold its Logan stake to its collobrater M&M.
Now Renault is back with a bang for a all new start, and as a result we have a new value for money, solid, and striking new sedan the Fluence.
Here is the first glimpse of the car, a true European sedan. Big, heavy and smooth curves. Forget about the Logan, here is what Renault has offered to Indians a true French car which is very much striking and surely is a head turner for the Indian crowd. What still enhances its looks are its dimension which are a notch above its rivals. Renault logo neatly integrated in the body near the hood, and not fitted in the grille like most of the cars. Small yet effective grille combined with a massive bumper. Striking swept back headlamps, and beautiful fog lamps, all together justifies the good looks of the car.
The rear has nothing much to describe for its plain looks, with its long swept tail lamps, and a large Renault logo and a round sculpted boot lid.
However, french cars and all other European cars like VW, Skoda etc. as we all know are famous for its solid built quality and smooth ride quality, and Fluence promises the same.All the parameters of a car which provides good handling and ride are tuned to provide the perfect match between ride and handling.The suspension is well tuned, which soaks up most of bumps and offers class leading ride quality. The steering is very lite thus city driving for this car is a breeze, however the big dimensions, big turning radius will make some difficulties. Renault fluence offers excellent ride and handling characteristics. The car feels very smooth and stable at any speed
The Indian Fluence will feature same interior design, however equipment level might differ from European model. The design is pretty plain with a bit of sporty touch. The steering wheel feels very chunk and nice to hold. There's a digital speedometer, which only Honda Civic of the same segment share. There's also a analogue tachometer and a trip computer for calculating distance to empty, average speed, fuel consuption etc.The music system sits pretty low and can be difficult to operate.
Space is huge for all five passengers, with enough headroom, legroom and knee room. The trunk space is around 520lts making it on par with its European rivals.
Coming on to the Engine, Renault has played a smart game by keeping the diesel variant cheap with minimum features, and by keeping the petrol vaiant feature loaded and expensive. With a steep rise in the pertol prices, it is obivous that diesel cars is going to be the first choice of car owners. Renault has made its diesel variant cheaper so that more owners are tempted to buy it becuase of the cheaper diesel price.
The Diesel motor is the same motor that powers the Renault Logan( now Mahindra Verito), the good old 1.5liter engine, but it is upgraded with a Variable Geometry Turbo(VGT) charger which pumps up the power from 68 Bhp to 105 Bhp. The engine is very quiet, and feels very smooth uptil the red line. Expect less turbo lag but bad low end grunt. The fuel economy is expected to be exceptional with a factory figure of 21 kpl. The transmission is six speed manual.
The petrol Engine is 2.0liter engine which produces 135 bhp. It has a CVT transmission and no manual option, this variant has all the goodies including rain sensing wipers, auto headlamps, on board computer, leather seats, and dual zone climate control air conditioning.
The pricing is Rs 13 lakh for the diesel variant and Rs 14.5 lakh for the petrol engine. Renault is a new company and will be making a investment of Rs 4500 crore near Chennai for manufacturing facility. Their are limited number of dealership in the country.The list is as follows.
Renault Fluence Dealers in Bangalore
RENAULT Palace Orchards - Bangalore
New No. 210/2, Upper Palace Orchards,
Bellary Road, Sadashivanagar, P.O. Box 560 080, Bangalore
RENAULT Whitefield- Bangalore
No. 90, Chelekere Village, Agara Panchayath,
K R Puram Hobli, Kalyan Nagar, P.O. Box 560 043, Bangalore
Renault Fluence Dealers in Delhi
RENAULT Moti Nagar - Delhi
B-40, Plot No - 70, Najafragh Road, New Delhi
RENAULT Rama Road
New Delhi
Renault Fluence Dealers in Chennai
RENAULT Mount Road - Chennai
738, Anna Salai, P.O. Box 600 006, Chennai
RENAULT Mount Road - Chennai
623, Model High School Road, Anna Salai
P.O. Box 600 006, Chennai
Renault Fluence Dealers in Mumbai
RENAULT Andheri - Mumbai
DUROLITE HOUSE, CTS 647/648,
NEW LINK ROAD, ANDHERI - WEST.
P.O. Box 400 053, MUMBAI
RENAULT Chandivali - Mumbai
SEHCO SILK MILL, 26, CHANDIVALLI VILLAGE ROAD,
OFF SAKI VIHAR ROAD, NEXT TO KAMANI OIL MILLS, ANDHERI - WEST,
P.O. Box 400 072, MUMBAI
Renault Fluence Dealers in Hyderabad
RENAULT Secunderabad - Hyderabad
No.6-1-346/1 & 2, New Bhoiguda, Padmaraonagar
P.O. Box 500 025, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh
RENAULT Vijayawada - Hyderabad
D. No. 48-10-12, Ramachandra Nagar,Opp. Dr. NTR Health University
P.O. Box 520 008, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
RENAULT Vizag - Hyderabad
D-39, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OPP. COCO COLA COMPANY, NH-5
P.O. Box 530 016, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
STAR INDIA AGENCIE
Plot No 234, NH 6,Rupnarayanpur, Kharagpur – 721301
RUDRA AUTOMART PVT. LTD.
VIll : Banki Danga, Nh:2, Po Kalipahari, Burdwan Dist Asansol – 713340
DEHRADUN PREMIER MOTORS
Haridwar Bypass Road,Ajabpur Kalan Dehradun – 248001
RAJ INDIA AUTO PVT LTD
S M Plot No-109/1 & 109/2,Mauzakoirajpur, Harauan,Infront Of Pragya Hospital, Pargana Athgawan, Tehsil Pindra Varanasi – 221001
AUTO CENTRE
149,Indra commersial complex, Transport nagar Korbr – 495677
KHOKAN MOTOR WORKS
Church Road, Dist. Darjeeling Siliguri - 734401
S. N. MOTORS
Narayanpur(Opp. Jubille pump), NH 34, Malda – 732101
SHREE AUTOMOBILE PVT LTD
128, Raja Basanta Roy Road Kolkata – 700026
MOHAN MOTORS
55, Chowringhee Court Rd Kolkata – 700071
