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 Delhi 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 ₹18.03L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom Delhi. 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 Delhi, so it is ₹4.02L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹18.49L, where the Duster tops out. Past that only the Alcazar has anything left to sell you, up to ₹21.10L.

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.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹18.49L to both showrooms and you come out with the Alcazar Prestige at ₹18.03L or the Duster Iconic at ₹18.49L, the Alcazar leaving ₹46,000 of that in your pocket.

Hyundai Alcazar

Prestige Turbo Petrol AT

₹18.03L ex-showroom Delhi₹46,000 of the budget left over

Renault Duster

Iconic Turbo Petrol AT

₹18.49L ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Our pickRenault Duster Iconic

₹46,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera

also getshill descent controlfront parking sensors

Choose the Hyundai Alcazar Prestige if: You would rather keep the ₹46,000 than pay for kit you will not missOnly one here withall-wheel disc brakes10.25" touchscreenthird-row AC vents
Choose the Renault Duster Iconic if: You carry things, and this one swallows the most at 518 litresOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitor

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Alcazar vs Duster, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Alcazar	Renault Duster
Price (ex-showroom Delhi)	₹14.51L to ₹21.10L	₹10.49L to ₹18.49L
Variants	13	11
Body type	Three-row SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	7	5
Fuels	Petrol, Diesel	Petrol
Cheapest automatic	₹18.03L	₹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

Our pickRenault Duster Iconic

₹46,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera. Here is everything that fed that call.

+₹46,000The case for itlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitoralso getshill descent controlfront parking sensors

SeatsOnly the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
Boot spaceThe Duster swallows the most luggage at 518 litres
Extra kitDuster Iconictyre pressure monitorheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)ventilated front seats6-way powered driver seat
Trade-offDuster Iconicall-wheel disc brakestouchscreen (10.25" against 10.1")third-row AC vents

The full story

Worth the extra ₹46,000: the Duster Iconic adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor for it. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and front parking sensors.

Only the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
The Duster swallows the most luggage at 518 litres
Also on the Duster Iconic: tyre pressure monitor, headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector), ventilated front seats and 6-way powered driver seat, with more worth seeing in the table below
Going to the Duster Iconic, you give up all-wheel disc brakes, touchscreen (10.25" against 10.1") and third-row AC vents, which the Alcazar Prestige keeps

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 Delhi 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 ₹18.49L it is the Alcazar Prestige against the Duster Iconic. Worth the extra ₹46,000: the Duster Iconic adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor for it. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and front parking sensors.
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 ₹18.03L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom Delhi. 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 Delhi and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.