Kwid gets a midlife upgrade

21 November 2019 - 05:01The new Renault Kwid fights back with dazzling ‘Euro-chic’ fascia and numerous improvements in convenience and tech. Picture: SUPPLIED

The car has many storage nooks for loose oddments and drinks holders and the cubby is one of the biggest I’ve seen in any car. But one annoyance in the top-range Climber that I drove are the powered window buttons which aren’t on the expected location on the doors but planted on the main dash area alongside many other buttons.

Once you venture out of town and onto highways, it sails sufficiently on steep descents but needs well-timed down-changes to maintain some momentum on inclines. It brakes better too, thanks to ABS with EBD but put simply, it’s nowhere near as lively or a refined drive as some rivals in its market. A beefed-up rear axle and larger wheel size have boosted sturdiness on the move because things felt a lot better on the highways. It isn’t easily unsettled by lane-changes at speed. It’s a decent enough drive that may need you to crank up the audio volume to drown out the slightly lowered but still audible three-cylinder engine thrum, rushing wind and road roar.

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