Renault Kadjar
The Renault Kadjar is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Renault. It was revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, with sales starting in April 2015 in Europe, and in 2016 in China.
The Kadjar was superseded by the Renault Austral which commenced production in 2022, and utilises only E-Tech mild hybrid or full hybrid petrol drivetrains.
Naming
Renault claims the Kadjar name is based on two words: Kad is inspired by quad to represent a go anywhere four wheeled vehicle, and Jar recalls the French words agile and jaillir respectively representing agility and suddenly emerging from somewhere.Renault published a more elaborate explanation of the name Kadjar in the blog section of their corporate web site. However, its relation to Qashqai points to its relation to the Qajars or in French Kadjars.
Since Nasser ed-Din Shah, the ruler of Qajar dynasty, wrote their name in western script in the French way: Kadjar. This relation has been noted in several professional and social media in prevalently neutral, but in few cases, a bit enthusiastic manner. There were also rare bursts of politically based outrage.
According to two Iranian sources, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar King of Iran, acquired two Renault cars in Belgium in 1900 while on his trip in Europe, and had them delivered to Iran. These were to be the first automobiles in Iran.
Overview
The Kadjar shares the same Renault–Nissan Common Module Family platform as the Nissan Qashqai, which will allow for front and four wheel drive.It is offered with the latest version of Renault's R Link 2 infotainment system, engine stop start, emergency brake assist, lane departure warning and traffic sign recognition with speed limit alerts, 360 degree sensors, reversing camera, and a hands free parking system.
The car received a facelift in 2018, with production of the remodeled car starting some time the following year. With four new engines to replace the old, a change to the exterior design and an updated interior with more space for items, updated infotainment system and some small changes to the climate control.
Kadjar production stopped in mid-July 2022, after 685,261 units produced at the Palencia and Wuhan sites.
Engines
| Model | Year | Displacement | Fuel type | Power | Torque | CO2 Emissions | |
| TCe 130 | 2015–2018 | Petrol | 10.1 s | 126 g/km | |||
| TCe 160 | 2017–2018 | Petrol | 9.2 s | 134 g/km | |||
| TCe 140 | 2018–2022 | Petrol | 10.4 s | 134 g/km | |||
| TCe 159 | 2018–2022 | Petrol | 9.4 s | 134 g/km |
The cylinder head of the 1.3L direct-injection turbo petrol motor was designed by Daimler, utilising a rare compact triangular "Delta" design. It incorporates a bore spray coating, a petrol particulate filter in the exhaust system, and the Mercedes application in the A-Class (W177)|A-Class] adds cylinder deactivation.
| Model | Year | Displacement | Fuel type | Power | Torque | CO2 Emissions | |
| dCi 110 | 2015–2018 | Diesel | 11.9 s | 99 g/km | |||
| dCi 110 EDC | 2015–2018 | Diesel | 11.7 s | 99 g/km | |||
| dCi 130 | 2015–2018 | Diesel | 9.9 s | 113 g/km | |||
| dCi 130 4x4 | 2015–2018 | Diesel | 10.5 s | 126 g/km | |||
| dCi 115 | 2018–2022 | Diesel | 11.7 s | 113 g/km | |||
| dCi 150 | 2018–2022 | Diesel | – | – |
Prompted by the Volkswagen emissions scandal, the German motor authority found many cars not complying with the requirements of the emission laws. The Kadjar's diesel dCi 110 and dCi 130 engines were measured to have a emission level of approximately 1.5 g/km, almost twenty times the Euro 6 limit of 80 mg/km.