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Renault launches Scala AT ahead of much awaited Nissan Sunny AT

Renault seems to be the only car maker that keeps its products in sensation and keeps adding something or the other to its portfolio. Last year there were new car offerings including the best selling Renault Duster, sedan Renault Scala and Renault Pulse that rocked the car market and this year the car maker has begun addition more charm to its products. It has launched the Renault Scala AT. But experts believe that the launch of this car is a little bit surprising as the industry expected the Nissan Sunny to get the automatic variant first than the Scala. The Renault Scala price details are not known presently but informed sources suggest an appreciation of over Rs 80,000 in the price.

The French car maker has been the star performer of the year and alongside it is Mahindra that has also kept last year full of activity. In addition to the launch of new cars, this French car maker has also expanded its network in the country with new dealerships and service centres. This year as well, sources suggests that there will be new cars as well as addition of new variants to the existing ones besides further expansion of dealer network and service hubs. Presently, Renault Duster is the best selling French car in the country and people have greatly appreciated its styling, mileage and performance. The Duster reviews have all come out to be highly pleasing and enthused with it, Renault could strengthen the production of the car in the country this year. Meanwhile, the launch of Scala Automatic variants on the RxL and RxZ petrol models will certainly improve the presence of this C segment car.

The automatic variant of the Scala is available on the petrol models only and it is a CVT transmission that is in place. Where this new transmission will give Scala unmatched performance it will also be easier on the pockets of the car owners. The Scala Automatic mileage is ARAI certified 17.97 kmpl compared to the manual transmission Scala mileage which is 16.95 kmpl and this will further appreciate it in the segment. Meanwhile, there are reports that Nissan is also almost ready with the Sunny Automatic version and it will be launching it anytime from now.