Which Renault Duster variant should you buy?
Best value for money: Emotion E-Tech, at ₹50,000 over the Techno E-Tech. No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.
The ladder keeps paying to the end here: Emotion E-Tech is both the last step up and the best value for money.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹1.20L (₹10.49L to ₹11.69L)
- Rear parking camera
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Roof rails
- Touchscreen10.1"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers6
- and 1 more
+₹1.30L (₹11.69L to ₹12.99L)
- HeadlampsLED projector → Bi-LED projector
- Connected car tech
- Dual-zone climate control
- SunroofPanoramic
+₹1.30L (₹13.99L to ₹15.29L)
- Hill descent control
- Front parking sensors
- Blind spot monitor
- Wheel size17" → 18"
- Driver display7" digital → 10.25" digital
+₹1.70L (₹15.29L to ₹16.99L)
- 360° camera
- ADASLevel 2 (full suite)
- Ventilated front seats
- Powered driver seat6-way
- Wireless phone charger
- Ambient lighting
- and 1 more
no extra cost (₹16.99L to ₹16.99L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the Evolution E-Tech moves from Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual to Hybrid multi-mode hybrid automatic, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
No extra equipmentOpens: HybridWorth knowing: this step gives up hill descent control, 360° camera, front parking sensors, blind spot monitor, level 2 (full suite) ADAS and headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector), and 9 more.
+₹2.00L (₹16.99L to ₹18.99L)
- HeadlampsLED projector → Bi-LED projector
- Connected car tech
- SunroofPanoramic
- Leatherette upholstery
Techno E-Tech to Emotion E-Tech
Best value+₹50,000 (₹18.99L to ₹19.49L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Driver display7" digital → 10.25" digital
- Ventilated front seats
- Powered driver seat6-way
Why some steps are not ranked
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. Techno E-Tech to Emotion E-Tech asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
Every price on this page is the showroom's. States charge their road tax as a share of that price and step the share up in bands, so a trim that carries a car past a band boundary is charged for the whole boundary. A ranking worked out on the price list is not automatically the ranking you pay.
Take the badged step, Techno E-Tech to Emotion E-Tech: ₹50,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹52,500 to ₹59,935 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest, across the 25 states behind that range. Every other step moves by its own amount, and that is what can reorder them.
In each of those states we ranked the 6 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base Authentic, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- Iconic, from ₹16.99L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best.
- Do check before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 2 more.
- The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 2 more.
- Cheapest automatic
- Evolution Turbo Petrol AT, ₹14.49L
- ADAS
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for ADAS: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no ADAS. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ADAS.
- Airbags
- Every Duster has 6 or more airbags, the base Authentic included, so there is no step to pay for.
- 360° camera
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for a 360 camera: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no 360° camera. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no 360° camera.
- Sunroof
- You need the Adventure Edition, from ₹12.99L, for a sunroof: ₹2.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Evolution E-Tech at ₹16.99L has no sunroof.
- Ventilated front seats
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for ventilated seats: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Techno E-Tech at ₹18.99L has no ventilated front seats. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ventilated front seats.
- Cruise control
- You need the Evolution, from ₹11.69L, for cruise control: ₹1.20L over where the Duster opens.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The Duster is sold with 3 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
| Engine | Cheapest way in | Gearbox | Official figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0L Turbo TCe 100 Petrol100 PS | Authentic₹10.49L | 6-speed manual | 19.4 km/l |
| 1.3L Turbo TCe 160 Petrol163 PS | Evolution₹12.99L | 6-speed manual | 17.8 km/l |
| Hybrid160 PS | Evolution E-Tech₹16.99L | multi-mode hybrid automatic | 29 km/l |
Renault Duster: the questions people ask
- How many Renault Duster variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 14 variants across 8 trims, from ₹10.49L for the Authentic Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.49L for the Emotion E-Tech Hybrid AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Renault Duster is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The Authentic, from ₹10.49L ex-showroom, is where the Duster range starts. Features you get even here: 6 airbags and ESC. What you give up against the top Emotion E-Tech: no rear parking camera, LED projector headlamps against bi-LED projector and no sunroof, and 13 more.
- Which Renault Duster is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The Emotion E-Tech tops the range at ₹19.49L ex-showroom. Over the base Authentic it adds rear parking camera, headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector) and panoramic sunroof, and 13 more.
- Which Renault Duster variant is the best value for money?
- The Emotion E-Tech. It costs ₹50,000 over the Techno E-Tech, and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get wheel type (Alloy against Steel), driver display (10.25" digital against 7" digital), ventilated front seats and 6-way powered driver seat.
- Which Renault Duster variant has 6 airbags?
- Every Duster has 6 airbags, including the base Authentic, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Renault Duster variant has all the safety features?
- Iconic, from ₹16.99L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the Duster offers at its best level. Worth checking before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 2 more. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 2 more.
- What is the cheapest automatic Renault Duster?
- The Evolution Turbo Petrol AT, at ₹14.49L ex-showroom.
- Which Renault Duster variant has ADAS?
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for ADAS: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no ADAS. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ADAS.
- Which Renault Duster variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every Duster has 6 or more airbags, the base Authentic included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Renault Duster variant has a 360 camera?
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for a 360 camera: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: 2 other trims fall short of it, the Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L with no 360° camera. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no 360° camera.
- Which Renault Duster variant has a sunroof?
- You need the Adventure Edition, from ₹12.99L, for a sunroof: ₹2.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Evolution E-Tech at ₹16.99L has no sunroof.
- Which Renault Duster variant has ventilated seats?
- You need the Iconic, from ₹16.99L, for ventilated seats: ₹6.50L over where the Duster opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Techno E-Tech at ₹18.99L has no ventilated front seats. The Evolution E-Tech asks the same money and has no ventilated front seats.
- Which Renault Duster variant has cruise control?
- You need the Evolution, from ₹11.69L, for cruise control: ₹1.20L over where the Duster opens.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.