Here is the latest launch from the reputed and trusted French company Renault! Renault has merged with Romanian manufacturer Dacia and come up with this new vehicle they have christened the Renault Dacia Dokker.

The Renault Dokker is a leisure activity vehicle which was initially rolled out in Morocco and Romania in the year 2012. The car may come to India in the multipurpose vehicle segment though there has been no official notice by Renault yet.

Renault Dokker is a flexible five seater with one or two sliding side doors with windows. The name Dokker is a short form of the word dock worker which conveys the high carrying capacity of the model. The passenger seats can be folded to make room for extra bags. This vehicle can easily carry a luggage of 800 kilograms which is commendable. There is a passenger version and a panel van version, as well, of this car.

Renault Dokker presents a unique design with a well built framework, twin door at the rear, side sliding doors, plastic body panels, roof bars, fog lamps, wide headlights and curved edges. The spacious and luxurious interiors add to the charisma of the vehicle.

Coming to the engine, it has four different options, all of which are supported by a five speed transmission gear box. The four options are 1.2 TCe 115 and 1.6 MPI 85 petrol engines and the 75 bhp and 90 bhp 1.5 dCi diesel engines. The petrol units have the capability to churn out a maximum power of 115 bhp at 4500 rpm and a peak torque of 190 Nm at 2000 rpm and 85 bhp at 5000 rpm and torque of 134 Nm at 2800 rpm respectively. Both the diesel engines generate 75 bhp at 4000 rpm and 90 bhp at 3750 rpm respectively followed by a maximum torque of 180 Nm at 1750 rpm and 200 Nm at 1750 rpm. Renault Dokker, with strong gear acceleration, will certainly be a pleasant car to drive.

Renault Dokker has ample safety and comfort features. It has the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) along with Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD), Electronic Stability control (ESC), dual front airbags, side curtain airbags, knee airbags, cruise control and rear parking sensors, media system which comprises of both video and audio units, including an auxiliary USB and Bluetooth hands-free connectivity.

It is expected that the price of Renault Dokker will not exceed Rs. 8 lakhs which seems reasonable for a vehicle with such innovative design and features. Whether Renault Dokker would successfully stay on in the market along with other big cars from the houses of Ford, Toyota, Maruti and Chevrolet is something to wait and see.