Renault Triber

The front seats are comfy and are set high enough to give you a commanding view of the road. All the seats are made of good quality fabric, and the colour palette used for the whole cabin is pleasant. The second row seats are set higher than the front ones.

The Triber is what Renault thinks India needs at the moment – a compact MPV that can go places. It has the practicality and seating capacity of an MPV, the ruggedness and ground clearance of a crossover, and yet is under four meters like a small hatchback. Small hatchbacks and MPVs are what Renault is known for worldwide, and this India specific model, based on the Kwid platform, has a lot going for it.

Sitting 1.7 meter wide, the Triber has a rugged look. The Renault lozenge logo sits right in the middle of the grille that straddles the headlamps. The front end has a Kwid inspired look. The overall styling is very European, especially at the rear. There is a particularly interesting kink the C pillar. And, those cleverly designed roof rails may help disguise it, but you can see the roofline rising abruptly after the B pillar, to maximize the headroom and give a theatrical seating to every row. There are other clever touches too. To reduce the visual bulk, the tall sides need these black elements on the doors, but to save costs, it is a vinyl sticker than an actual plastic side cladding. And, these lovely 15-inch wheels that you see here may look like alloys, but are in fact, plastic wheel caps over a steel rim!''