New Renault Duster In Blue: First Live Pictures
Renault India has launched the new generation Duster, and slowly dealerships across the country are receiving customer cars. Recently, a few images of the new Duster in the new blue color have been shared online. This is the first time that the blue-colored Duster has been seen, as most dealerships have only received the green-colored SUV for test drives and viewing at the showroom.
This particular color of the Duster is called River Blue, and it is offered as both a single tone and dual tone. The one seen in the images is the single-tone River Blue color. Apart from it, the company is also offering the same color with a black roof, which gives the vehicle a more premium look. In the dual-tone option, the A-pillar and the roof will be finished in gloss black.
As mentioned, this is the first time that the River Blue color of the Duster has been seen in real life. So far, most of the images online have been of the Mountain Jade Green color, which is the launch color. The new generation Duster is being offered in 6 single color options and 4 dual-tone options.
The single-tone color options include Mountain Jade Green, Stealth Black, Sunset Red, River Blue, Pearl White, and Moonlight Silver. Additionally, the four dual-tone options include Mountain Jade Green with a black roof, River Blue with a black roof, Sunset Red with a black roof, and Pearl White with a black roof.
It has been reported that the deliveries of the new 2026 Renault Duster will commence in April. The post where these images have been shared has stated that the River Blue-colored Duster will be delivered around the 15th of April. So far, the Dusters which have been received at the dealerships across the country are dealer demonstration cars for customers.
Renault next month will be delivering the 1.0-litre turbo petrol and 1.3-litre turbo petrol-powered Dusters. It has announced that the deliveries of the 1.8-litre strong hybrid version of the Duster will commence from November (festive season) of 2026.
The 2026 Renault Duster has been launched with a price tag of Rs 10.49 lakh, making it the most affordable mid-size SUV in the country. It has undercut the price of the newly launched Tata Sierra by Rs 1 lakh and the Skoda Kushaq facelift by Rs 20,000. Coming to the top-of-the-line variant of the Duster, it tops out at Rs 18.99 lakh, which is again Rs 3 lakh cheaper than the Sierra, which is priced at Rs 21.29 lakh.
This time around, the nomenclature for the Duster variants has been changed. It is now being offered in 5 variants, namely Authentic, Evolution, Techno, Techno+, and Iconic. There is also a limited-run Iconic Launch Edition available as well. Currently, the Duster is being offered with two engine options. The first is the 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine, capable of making 98 bhp and 180 Nm of torque.
Then there is the 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine, capable of making 160 bhp and 280 Nm of torque. This makes it the most powerful mid-size SUV in India. This engine is being offered with both manual and a wet-clutch DCT gearbox. It has been reported that currently 91 percent of the total Duster's demand is for the 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine version.