2018 Renault Koleos Intens Diesel review — Auto Car
Does new-found oiler power justify the $3500 premium ask the new Intens Diesel commands at the top of the Renault Koleos tree?
Twelve months on from its world debut launch in the Australian market, a new Intens Diesel variant has arrived to sit atop the second-generation Renault Koleos range that has been, to date, an all-petrol-powered affair. In doing so, it raises the price threshold of all the Koleos money can buy from the dethroned flagship petrol Intens AWD’s $43,490 list to $46,990 before on-roads. Or, in offer form at the time of writing, $50,490 drive-away.
Given that the Renault Koleos Intens Diesel is essentially the same specification as the petrol Intens with a compression-ignition heartbeat, opting for oiler power in the French mid-sized SUV comes with a $3500 premium.
That’d be a strange notion in prestige-branded middleweight family-hauling circles, where diesels are the price busters, though within the mainstream Asian SUV segment where the French upstart plays, not only are diesels the accepted indulgence but Renault’s tree-topper is competitively priced. Not only does the Koleos Diesel under-cut Mazda’s CX-5 Akera diesel and Volkswagen Tiguan 140TDI Highline – both $49,990 list – by three grand, it also saves $300 from the price of corporate cousin Nissan X-Trail TL Diesel ($47,290 list) with which it shares its platform and engine.
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