The Renault Sandero Steway is based on French carmaker’s low cost hatchback. It is evaluated for a possible India launch, perhaps by 2009-10.
For now, the Sandero Stepaway will be built at Renault's plant in Curitiba, Brazil, and will go on sale in that country in October this year. The vehicle will also be launched in Argentina within a few months, and later, perhaps in other markets where the Logan is built and sold, including India.
The car gets a solid muscular styling typically meant for any good SUV comes with all new roofbars with an integrated spoiler, exclusive bumpers and grille, raised ground clearance and a chrome finished exhaust pipes.
Sources say that in Argentina it will get a dCi Diesel engine in addition to the bio-ethanol engine. The car can comfortably fit in 5 adults and it comes with a standard three year/100,000 km warranty in Brazil.
