Introduction and On road drive

We have been oppressed by bad roads, broken tarmac, crater-sized potholes and the long bills at the service stations. All of us, the car drivers and owners, have wanted the opportunity to give it back to them. India, our country, got freedom on August 15, 1947, but we are still struggling to get good, pothole-free roads for our daily commutes or weekend getaways. Thankfully, we have now been offered the right tool to give it back to them – the Renault Duster AWD! I am not really sure about the billing part, but, I am pretty sure about conquering bad roads and big potholes.

The Hinjewadi-Pirangut stretch is a pothole-ridden broken tarmac while the Pirangut-Lavasa stretch is a biker’s paradise with decently paved roads and the Mula and the Mutha ghats. As we kept the car in 2WD and Auto modes, the Duster levelled roads like a rolling pin.

The Duster AWD turned out to be quite a surprise package with enough grunt in the 110PS engine and a smart AWD system working in tandem to get through most of the obstacles you would encounter on your weekend adventure, if you were to venture off the road with the compact SUV. If you are an enthusiast, you will have fun driving this car almost everywhere, but if you are not – do not worry at all - the car will assist you through the challenges and make you feel at home. The test drive event was also planned and handled crisply by the teams of Renault India and Blogadda, letting us experience freedom in a unique way this Independence day.