Renault Duster Adventure Edition vs Techno+: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.30L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹15.29L for the Techno+ against ₹13.99L for the Adventure Edition.+₹1.30L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.30L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹15.29L for the Techno+ against ₹13.99L for the Adventure Edition.
For that you get blind spot monitor, hill descent control, front parking sensors and driver display (10.25" digital against 7" digital), and 1 more.
Adventure Edition or Techno+, and what each costs
Where you start
Adventure Edition
The covetable kit in one go: full LED headlamps, the electric panoramic sunroof, a powered tailgate, connected services and dual-zone auto AC, plus the Adventure decals and embellishers. Rs 1.30 lakh over Evolution on the TCe 100, Rs 1 lakh on the TCe 160 manual.
- Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol 100 PS MT₹12.99Lex-showroom Delhi
- Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol 163 PS MT₹13.99Lex-showroom Delhi
- Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol AT₹15.39Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Techno+
The tech step: the 26.03 cm digital cluster, blind-spot warning, front and side parking assist, hill descent control and 18in diamond-cut alloys. Sold only on the TCe 160.
- Techno+ Turbo Petrol MT₹15.29Lex-showroom Delhi
- Techno+ Turbo Petrol AT₹16.69Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹2.30L more buys 163 PS against 100 PS, a jump of 63 percent you will feel
What Adventure Edition to Techno+ costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,39,100 to ₹1,81,380 on the road, against the ₹1,30,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,30,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹42,280 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹42,280, and both be right.
What the Techno+ adds
- Hill descent control
- Front parking sensors
- Blind spot monitor
- Wheel size17" → 18"
- Driver display7" digital → 10.25" digital
The working behind our take
₹2.30L more buys 163 PS against 100 PS, a jump of 63 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
- PowerThe Duster Techno+ is the strongest of the two at 163 PS
The full story
Worth the extra ₹2.30L: the Duster Techno+ gives you 163 PS against 100 PS, a jump of 63 percent you will feel. It also adds blind spot monitor.
- The Duster Techno+ is the strongest of the two at 163 PS
- Also on the Duster Techno+: hill descent control, front parking sensors and driver display (10.25" digital against 7" digital), and some minor trim beyond that
Adventure Edition vs Techno+: the questions people ask
- Is the Renault Duster Techno+ worth ₹1.30L over the Adventure Edition?
- For ₹1.30L you get blind spot monitor and hill descent control, on top of 3 other things the Adventure Edition goes without.
- What does the Renault Duster Techno+ have that the Adventure Edition does not?
- It adds blind spot monitor, hill descent control, front parking sensors, driver display (10.25" digital against 7" digital) and wheel size (18" against 17").
- How much is the Renault Duster Adventure Edition?
- From ₹12.99L for the Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol 100 PS MT to ₹15.39L for the Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Renault Duster Techno+?
- From ₹15.29L for the Techno+ Turbo Petrol MT to ₹16.69L for the Techno+ Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Adventure Edition or Techno+?
- Both: the Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol AT at ₹15.39L and the Techno+ Turbo Petrol AT at ₹16.69L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Duster Adventure Edition to the Techno+ cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,39,100 to ₹1,81,380 on the road, against the ₹1,30,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,30,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹42,280 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹42,280, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.