India, Nov. 9 -- Not many people realise this, but it was the Renault Duster that set the ball rolling for the mid-size SUV segment in India back in 2012. Today, the segment is thriving, but the Duster isn't the one leading the charge anymore. Not by a long shot! And the reason is simple - the times changed but the Duster didn't, at least not significantly. In other words, Renault didn't bother to update the car and thus failed to keep up with the changing times. The Duster on sale today has the same underpinnings as the one that was launched 8 years ago.
The question, however, is - does that make it a bad product? If you think about it, well, not really. You'll find that people swear by the Duster, even today, which is perhaps why the Fre...