Is the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster cheaper?

The Renault Duster, by ₹4.02L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹14.51L ex-showroom for the Alcazar. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster?

On the figures the makers publish, the Alcazar seats 7 against the Duster's 5 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 180. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster?

The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹18.08L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Hyundai Alcazar vs Renault Duster: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Renault Duster starts at ₹10.49L against the Hyundai Alcazar's ₹14.51L ex-showroom, so it is ₹4.02L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹19.49L, where the Duster tops out. Past that only the Alcazar has anything left to sell you, up to ₹21.15L.

Only one of them takes the whole party: the Alcazar seats 7, the Duster 5.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Alcazar comes in petrol and diesel, the Duster in petrol and hybrid.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹19.49L to both showrooms and you come out with the Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) at ₹19.01L or the Duster Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L, the Alcazar leaving ₹48,000 of that in your pocket.

Hyundai Alcazar

Platinum (Diesel) Diesel MT

₹19.01L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹48,000 of the budget left over

Renault Duster

Emotion E-Tech Hybrid AT

₹19.49L

ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Your callWhat ₹48,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

also getstyre pressure monitorheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)

Choose the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) if: You would rather keep the ₹48,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitor
Choose the Renault Duster Emotion E-Tech if: You want the quicker of the two and will use the 160 PSOnly one here withtyre pressure monitorbi-LED projector headlampspanoramic sunroof

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Alcazar vs Duster, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Alcazar	Renault Duster
Price (ex-showroom)	₹14.51L to ₹21.15L	₹10.49L to ₹19.49L
Variants	15	14
Body type	Three-row SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	7	5
Fuels	Petrol, Diesel	Petrol, Hybrid
Cheapest automatic	₹18.08L	₹14.49L
Boot	180 litres	518 litres
Length	4,560 mm	4,346 mm
Width	1,800 mm	1,804 mm
Wheelbase	2,760 mm	2,657 mm
Ground clearance	200 mm	212 mm
Fuel tank	50 litres	-
Warranty	3 years	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Your callWhat ₹48,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

Here is everything that fed that read.

+₹48,000Under the skinthe hybrid's 160 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 38 percent you will feelthe Duster Emotion E-Tech shifts itself while the other is a manualalso getstyre pressure monitorheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)

SeatsOnly the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
Boot spaceThe Duster swallows more luggage at 518 litres
PowerThe Duster Emotion E-Tech is the stronger of the two at 160 PS
Extra featuresDuster Emotion E-Techpanoramic sunroofventilated front seats

The full story

Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Duster Emotion E-Tech asks ₹48,000 more, and the hybrid's 160 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 38 percent you will feel and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 250 Nm against the hybrid's 172 Nm. It also adds tyre pressure monitor and headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector).

Only the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
The Duster swallows more luggage at 518 litres
The Duster Emotion E-Tech is the stronger of the two at 160 PS
Also on the Duster Emotion E-Tech: panoramic sunroof and ventilated front seats

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Alcazar to buy →Which Duster to buy →

Alcazar vs Duster: the questions people ask

Is the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster cheaper?: The Renault Duster, by ₹4.02L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹14.51L ex-showroom for the Alcazar. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Hyundai Alcazar vs Renault Duster: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹19.49L it is the Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) against the Duster Emotion E-Tech. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Duster Emotion E-Tech asks ₹48,000 more, and the hybrid's 160 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 38 percent you will feel and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 250 Nm against the hybrid's 172 Nm. It also adds tyre pressure monitor and headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector).
Which is more practical, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster?: On the figures the makers publish, the Alcazar seats 7 against the Duster's 5 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 180. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Renault Duster?: The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹18.08L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.