Nissan-owned automobile company Datsun is all set to launch its much-awaited Datsun redi-GO 1.0L urban crossover hatchback in the Indian auto market on July 26 (Wednesday), 2017. Ahead of its scheduled India launch, Datsun India has already started taking bookings for the redi-GO 1.0L hatchback against a fully refundable down-payment of Rs 10,000. To pre-book the new Datsun redi-GO 1.0L, interested customers will have to visit at the nearest Nissan and Datsun-authorised dealerships across the country. Datsun India has also promised that deliveries of the new redi-GO 1.0L to its owners will commence from July 26, 2017.
The pricing details of the redi-GO 1.0L have not been revealed by the company yet. But as expected the new generation redi-GO is likely to be priced higher than the current model in the market. The 800cc engine-powered Datsun redi-GO is now available at a price range between Rs. 2.40 lakh—Rs. 3.63 lakh. (Ex-showroom, New Delhi). However, the company claims that the redi-GO 1.0L is a versatile car that packs a perfect blend of swiftness, roominess, and efficiency of an urban hatchback with best-in-class ground clearance (185mm) and high seating position.
“At Datsun, we are constantly striving to challenge the status quo and disrupt conventional thinking about the entry car segment in India. Today’s youth want a car that shows their personality with style, and redi-GO 1.0L is ready to meet their needs with more power and convenience,” said Jerome Saigot, Vice President, Datsun India.
The Datsun redi-GO 1.0L borrows its overall design and styling from its smaller sibling, Datsun redi-GO 800cc, which was launched in India in the month of June 2016. The new Datsun redi-GO 1.0L comes equipped with company’s signature hexagonal grille with honeycomb pattern, body coloured bumpers, LED daytime running lights (DRLs), ORVMs on driver & passenger side and chromed bumper with integrated LED fog lights. At the rear, the new hatchback features contoured tailgate, vertically stacked tail lamps and reflectors on lower bumper.
Dimension wise, the Datsun redi-GO 1.0L measures 3,429mm in length, 1,560mm in width, 1,541mm in height, and has a wheelbase of 2,348mm. Inside the cabin, the Datsun redi-GO 1.0L urban crossover hatchback gets 3-spoke power steering wheel, Music system compatible with Bluetooth, AUX-In and USB connectivity and Air conditioner.
The Datsun redi-GO 1.0L is powered by a 1.0litre, three-cylinder, petrol engine that comes equipped with the Intelligent Spark Automated Technology (iSAT) for higher fuel-efficiency that delivers an ARAI certified mileage of 22.04km/l. The engine is capable of producing 67 bhp of peak power against the peak torque of 91 Nm. The 3-cylinder petrol engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The company offers the new 1.0litre, three-cylinder engine only on the upper-grade T(O) and S trims of the Datsun redi-GO.
“With the positive customer responses to the redi-GO and redi-GO SPORT, we are delighted to offer the redi-GO version with a more powerful 1.0L engine. The redi-GO 1.0L with the iSAT engine is an ideal package for customers looking for attractive design, power and performance,” Jerome Saigot further added.
Once launched in the Indian lucrative market, the Datsun redi-GO 1.0L hatchback will compete against the Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, Hyundai Eon and Renault Kwid.
