Renault TRIBER Engine: Takes the Urban and Hilly Country Roads Easily

 


It has been slightly over a year now since I bought my Renault Triber. Having already clocked over seven thousand kilometres in the last year alone, I know the pulse of the car very well.


I have been using the Triber for my daily office commutes and this is a self-driven car. I had opted to go for the AMT version as I knew that the traffic condition would continue to become difficult as the metro construction work races towards completion in my city.


After having used the car in city traffic, I finally had a chance to travel with my family to a nearby hill station for an extended weekend. While driving inside the city I never felt that my Renault Triber engine was underpowered or a 1.2L engine should have been better, I knew its ultimate test would happen over hilly terrain.


So, one fine morning, our family of four and a dog was packed in the Triber. Since we were going on a short break after almost 4~5 months, I was a bit relaxed with the luggage being carried along. Also, my kids realised that now they have a bigger car with a bigger boot than our previous hatchback, so they too went a little overboard.


Our luggage was stored neatly in the rear seat. Since I had removed the last row completely, the available space was huge. Now the rear seat had a motley crowd of my two kids and their beloved furry friend, while my wife and I occupied the front row.


Inside the city, I knew the performance of the Renault Triber engine and had full confidence in my car. I wanted to test the performance on a hilly terrain.


Soon we were on the outskirts of the city and the settlements started getting thinner with every passing kilometre. I knew that in the next hour or so we would hit the ghat section and the real test of the Renault TRIBER Engine would begin.


So far so good!

I knew that the 1L Energy EASY-R that powered my Triber AMT produced a max power output of 72PS @ 6500 RPM and a max torque of 96Nm @ 3500 RPM, which had proved to be perfectly right for the urban driving conditions. But now the question was will it remain perfect over the hilly terrain too with a fully packed passenger cabin and loads of luggage?


As we approached the beginning of the ghat section, the first one to wake up was my daughter. She was blissfully unaware of the dual happening in my mind. Soon after her, my son woke up and so did our dog. Now I knew that the rear seat of my car would come to life with action!


And it did! We started playing the “Guess what?” game. As usual, it was a fight between the driver and the rest of the passengers. They kept asking me tough questions and I kept delaying the answer under the guise of thinking, but in reality, I was trying the gauge the response of my Renault TRIBER Engine. This Q&A game continued till about halfway through the ghat section. Fortunately, I did not see any performance degradation or the need for some more power arising at any point in time.


Since I had already been to this place many times earlier, I knew we were just half an hour from our destination. But I also knew that the climb now would be steeper, and this was the real test for my Renault TRIBER Engine !


As we began playing again, the 30 minutes or so passed without any unusual need for power or without having a feeling that the engine was gasping for air. While half my focus was the game, the other half of my mind was focusing on the driving and on checking out the engine’s performance.


By the time we reached our destination, everyone in the car was fresh as a fiddle and ready to spend the next 3 days in the wilderness. We reached just on time as planned but felt fresher than what we had felt when we visited last in my hatchback.


But the best part was that my Renault TRIBER Engine had passed the climbing test with flying colours and with no change in performance whatsoever when compared to the flat urban roads.


For me, the important question was laid to rest that day and it was that the Renault TRIBER is a perfect family car!


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