Renault Kwid Becomes SA’s Cheapest Passenger Car…by R1

Renault South Africa has repositioned its Kwid lineup, with the French firm’s local arm handing the budget-oriented compact hatchback a price reduction.

Renault Kwid

Image: Renault

Introduced to South Africa in 2016, Renault SA says over 70 000 units of the Kwid has been sold in our market to date. Now, in a bid to offer customers even fore bang for their buck, the French firm has repositioned the model lineup, and along with the latter, the automaker has strengthened this compact hatchback’s budget-oriented proviso with new retail pricing.

Renault Kwid Price in SA

Previously priced from R196 999, as per CARguide in the October 2025 issue of CAR Magazine, the model range now kicks off at R178 799, making the entry-level, Evolution (formerly Life) variant the most affordable passenger car in SA…by R1 (the base-spec Toyota Vitz costs R178 800).

  • Kwid 1.0 Evolution MT – R178 799
  • Kwid 1.0 Techno MT – R199 999
  • Kwid 1.0 Techno AMT – R209 999
  • Kwid 1.0 Climber MT – R212 999
  • Kwid 1.0 Climber AMT – R222 999

In addition, pricing for the Techno (formerly Zen) manual and AMT models have been cut by R7 000, while the Climber manual and AMT derivatives are now priced R5 000 less than before. The Kwid package ships with a two-year/30 000 km service plan and five-year/150 000 km warranty as standard.

Renault has also announced an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system will be introduced to the Evolution and Climber models from the end of November 2025. The latter variant will also upgrade to six airbags.

As a reminder, a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated three-cylinder engine is employed across the range. The petrol unit produces 50 kW and 91 N.m of torque, delivered to the front axle via the choice of either a five-speed manual transmission or AMT. Renault claims an average fuel consumption of 4.9 L/100 km for all models.

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