Renault Triber Old Vs New: What’s Changed, What’s Same?

After 6 years of launching the Triber, Renault India has finally given the subcompact MPV a makeover. The Renault Triber facelift has been launched in India at ₹6.30 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Let’s take a look at what all is different in the new Triber compared to the outgoing model. 

Design

As expected with a facelift, not much has changed in terms of overall design, but the updated Triber gets a new grille, a new front bumper, new LED elements in the headlamps, and new alloy wheels. But the most important change is the use of Renault’s new 2D logo instead of the older 3D logo. The Triber is the first car to feature this new logo, followed by Renault’s upcoming cars.

The grille is now slimmer than before, while the intakes in the front bumper are now larger. The fog lamps have moved further down. The headlamps are now LED, and the DRLs have moved up to the headlamps instead of the bumper. The alloy wheels now have a dual-tone finish and get a new 5-spoke design. At the back, only the elements in the taillamps have changed, along with more prominent use of black around the lamps and the strip connecting the two. 

Interior

The cabin hasn’t been drastically changed compared to the outgoing model. While both versions get an 8-inch touchscreen, the one in the facelift has moved up on the dashboard as the AC vents are now placed below it. The touchscreen’s volume knob has been replaced with touch-based controls. While earlier the Triber didn’t come with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, that has changed with the Triber. 

The colours of the cabin have also been updated, with it now getting a greyish-beige and black hues. The dash is now majorly the lighter colour, instead of the darker colours of the outgoing Triber. The AC controls are still the same dials, and so is the centre console panel housing the start-stop button. The wireless smartphone charger has moved further down too. The steering wheel is the same as before, but it now gets the new 2D logo and the instrument cluster behind it remains unchanged too. 

Safety

The outgoing Triber had at max 4 airbags, which weren’t even standard across the variant line-up. Renault has now made the 6 airbags standard across the entire range. The previous Triber was crash tested by Global NCAP twice – once under its Safer Cars for India programme in 2021 and the other under its Safer Cars for Africa programme in 2024. In 2021, the Triber got 4 stars for adult safety and 3 stars for child safety, and in 2024, it earned 2 stars for adult and child safety. Interestingly, the Triber tested in 2024 was under GNCAP’s stricter protocols; hence, it got worse ratings. 

Renault India hasn’t mentioned anything regarding the safety of the updated Triber, but given the fact that it now gets six airbags as standard, expect it to have better crash test ratings. It remains to be seen if the Triber will be tested by GNCAP or BNCAP or both. 

Powertrain

No surprise there, but both versions of the Triber have the same powertrain options as before. Both get a 1.0-litre petrol engine with 71 bhp and 96 Nm, mated to either a 5-speed MT or a 5-speed AMT transmission. Both also get a retro-fitted CNG kit to make it more affordable. 

Price and Variants

The outgoing Triber used Renault’s older variant nomenclature that had variants like RXE, RXL, RXT and RXZ. Now Renault has renamed the variants to Authentic, Evolution, Techno and Emotion. Just like before, the Triber still only has one fully-loaded AMT variant. 

In terms of price, the facelift is now ₹15,000 dearer when comparing prices of the starting variants. The second-from-base variant is ₹25,000 more expensive, while the second-from-top is now ₹29,000 more expensive. The top-spec MT and AMT variants are ₹42,000 more expensive.