Compact Suv Flagship derivative
Renault Duster 1.2 Turbo Zen 4WD Mild Hybrid (MHEV)
R549 999List price, as at 2026-09-09
At a glance
Power
96 kW
Consumption
5.7 L/100km
Boot
456 L
Seats
5
AU-market source
Towing (braked)
1 500 kg
Cover
3 services / 3 years / 45 000 km
Service plan
Cost to own (illustrative, 5 years)
Estimated instalment
R9 613 / month
Estimated fuel
R2 874 / month
5-year total (deposit + instalments + fuel)
R804 211
Illustrative only, based on standard assumptions not specific to this vehicle: 10% deposit, interest at 11.75% (prime 10.75%, South African Reserve Bank from 25 Sep 2026, plus 1%), 72-month term, 20 000 km/year, fuel at 95 petrol R30.25/L (inland, official prices from 7 Oct 2026). Service and insurance costs are not modelled here. Use the Finance Calculator for figures based on your own inputs.
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Full specifications
| Engine capacity | 1.2 LnoteFrom Renault South Africa's own launch material, in the section describing the Zen 6-speed manual 4WD mild hybrid specifically rather than the range as a whole. |
| Cylinders | 3noteFrom Renault South Africa's own launch material, in the section describing the Zen 6-speed manual 4WD mild hybrid specifically rather than the range as a whole. |
| Power | 96 kWnoteRenault South Africa gives 96 kW for the mild hybrid with the six-speed manual. The 1.3 turbo front-wheel-drive models are quoted separately at 113 kW on the same page. |
| Torque | 230 NmnoteRenault South Africa states that the electric motor increases torque but gives no figure. Three South African motoring titles publish 230 Nm against this derivative, and European material for the same engine and drivetrain agrees. |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Gears | 6noteGear count read from this record’s own structured transmission field ("6-speed manual"). Normalisation of an existing sourced value into its own field, not an external specification lookup — provenance is that of the transmission value, not a manufacturer statement of gear count. |
| Drivetrain | 4x4 |
| Consumption cycle | Combined cycle (test standard not stated by manufacturer)noteEvery South African source gives this as a combined or claimed figure without naming the test standard behind it. European figures for the same drivetrain are noticeably higher, which suggests the local number is not a straight read-across. |
| Fuel consumption | 5.7 L/100kmnoteThree South African motoring titles give 5.7 litres per 100 km for this derivative, each distinguishing it from the 1.3 turbo's 6.5. |
| Fuel tank | 55 LnoteRenault’s own owner’s manual gives 55 litres for the four-wheel-drive version of this engine. Two local reviews report 50, which is the two-wheel-drive figure. |
| Fuel grade | 95 unleadednote95 only. Renault requires 95-octane premium unleaded for this 1.2-litre mild-hybrid engine, so 93 is not suitable. |
| Range | 964 kmnoteWorked out from the tank size and the claimed consumption, rounded down. |
| 0-100 km/h | 11 snoteNo South African source publishes an acceleration figure for this car. Two independent European technical references give 11.0 seconds for the same engine and drivetrain in the same generation. |
| CO2 emissions | 137 g/kmnoteNo South African source publishes a carbon dioxide figure. Figures for the same car in other markets range from 129 to 137 g/km, so the figure is shown with that caveat. |
| Seats | 5 · AU-market sourcenoteRenault Australia current Duster range. safe internationally, not derivative-specific. |
| Doors | 5 |
| Length | 4 343 mmnotePublished in South African launch coverage and matching European figures for the same generation exactly. Body length does not vary between the two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive versions. |
| Width | 1 813 mmnoteSame source and reasoning as the length. |
| Height | 1 661 mm · GB-market sourcenoteHeight including the modular roof bars that come standard on the 4WD Duster (1 621 mm without them), from Dacia's UK figures for the same Duster 4x4 with this engine. |
| Wheelbase | 2 658 mmnoteNo South African source publishes a wheelbase. Two independent European technical references agree on 2 658 mm for the same engine and drivetrain. |
| Ground clearance | 217 mm |
| Boot (behind 2nd row) | 456 L · UK-market sourcenote456 litres (VDA) with the seats up, Dacia’s UK figure for the same 1.2 mild-hybrid 4x4. A South African review measured 444 litres. |
| Boot (behind last row) | 456 LnoteThe Duster is a five-seater, so the space behind the last row is the same as behind the second row. |
| Boot (seats folded) | 1 548 LnoteWith the rear seats folded. No South African source publishes a folded figure; two European technical references agree on 1 548 litres, both for the four-wheel-drive mild hybrid specifically. |
| Boot (standard) | VDA · UK-market sourcenoteDacia states these boot figures to the VDA standard. |
| Kerb weight | Not specified |
| Gross vehicle mass | 1 895 kg · UA-market sourcenoteRenault's gross vehicle mass for the same Duster 1.2 mild hybrid manual 4x4, per its specification in Ukraine. |
| Payload | Not specified |
| Towing (braked) | 1 500 kgnoteSouth African launch coverage attributes 1 500 kg braked to Renault directly, and two European references agree for the same drivetrain. |
| Towing (unbraked) | 730 kg · GB-market sourcenoteUnbraked towing rating from Dacia's UK figures for the same Duster 4x4 with this engine. Renault South Africa does not publish one. |
| Safety rating | No crash-test rating for this versionnoteGlobal NCAP has never tested this generation of Duster. The only results published under the Duster name are for a much older car sold in India years ago with no airbags at all, which cannot describe this six-airbag mild hybrid. If Global NCAP tests the current car, the result belongs on this page. Euro NCAP's three-star Duster result was measured on a 1.6 full hybrid with front-wheel drive. Its own variant table shows the rating as not applying to the four-wheel-drive models, and this car is not listed at all. If Euro NCAP tests a Duster matching this specification, the result belongs on this page. ANCAP adopted the same European test and states plainly that its rating applies to two-wheel-drive variants and that four-wheel-drive variants are unrated. The car it covers also carries four airbags against the six fitted here. |
| Airbags | 6noteSix, listed by Renault South Africa inside the feature list for the Zen 6-speed manual 4WD mild hybrid rather than as a claim about the range. |
| Airbag positions | Driver, Front Passenger, Side, CurtainnoteRenault South Africa lists driver, front passenger, side and curtain airbags as standard equipment. |
| Warranty | 5 yearsnoteRenault SA states "5-year/150,000 km mechanical warranty" on its own new-Duster page, which covers the "Zen 6MT 4WD Mild Hybrid" - an exact match for this derivative. CURRENCY CAVEAT: that article is dated March 2025, and Renault SA own warranty page states NO years/km term at all. This is the only primary statement available, not a preference. Re-check after any model-year change. |
| Warranty distance | 150 000 km 30 000 km/year · derived Compare warranties across all SUVs →noteSee “Warranty”, including the March 2025 currency caveat. |
| Service plan | 3 services / 3 years / 45 000 km |
| How it is supplied | Included as standard — can be declined |
| Service interval (distance) | 15 000 kmnoteRenault South Africa states that servicing is required every 12 months or 15 000 km, whichever comes first. |
| Service interval (time) | 12 monthsnoteSame statement as the distance interval. |
| Spare wheel | Full-size Compare spare wheels across all SUVs →noteA South African motoring title reports a full-size steel spare wheel. Renault's own local material does not state the type. |
| Service network | ~78 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In all 9 provinces. 80 unique entries in Renault SA’s dealer locator, less Renault Botswana and Renault Windhoek, gives 78; 9 of 9 sampled dealers offer servicing. Compare service networks across all brands →noteAbout 78 Renault service points: the count from Renault South Africa’s locator, with servicing confirmed on a sample. |
| Range (WLTP) | N/A |
| Electric-only range | N/A |
| Battery (usable) | N/A |
| Battery (gross) | N/A |
| Max DC charging | N/A |
| Max AC charging | N/A |
| DC charge 10-80% | N/A |
| Battery warranty | N/A |
| Battery warranty distance | N/A |
What we can't tell you yet
Everything below was searched for. Lines marked (unverified) show a figure that only one source gives, or that sources disagree on; the rest have not been published anywhere we could find for this version.
- Fuel tank (unverified) — Renault’s own owner’s manual gives 55 litres for the four-wheel-drive version of this engine. Two local reviews report 50, which is the two-wheel-drive figure.
- CO2 emissions (unverified) — No South African source publishes a carbon dioxide figure. Figures for the same car in other markets range from 129 to 137 g/km, so the figure is shown with that caveat.
- Kerb weight — Three European technical references give three incompatible kerb weights for the identical four-wheel-drive mild hybrid, spanning about 186 kg. No South African source publishes a kerb weight for this car at all.
- Payload — The only published payload for this car is a range of about 505 to 591 kg, reflecting different equipment levels within the same engine and drivetrain. This field holds a single figure, so a range cannot be recorded here.