New Renault Master will arrive in Australian dealerships this March

Rob Fraser

5 years ago

NEW RENAULT MASTER

New Renault Master will arrive in Australian dealerships this March, bringing to Australian roads the innovation and design of over 120 years of expertise and leadership in the market of light commercial vehicles.

Renault Master offers:

Starting from $44,490 RRP
A new, larger and more robust front end
A fully revamped interior
New Master and New Trafic set to further strengthen Renault’s position in the LCV market.
Roadside Assistance increased to 4 years (when serviced in the Renault Dealer network)
Renault Pro+ dealerships nationwide offer tailor-made products and solutions

A strong player in the Australian LCV marketplace since it was launched in 2010 Renault Master frequently ranks in the top three in its segment.

Sales have steadily increased from 68 units in 2011 to close to 1,600 units in 2019.

“The renewed Master is designed to make the lives of its business and retail customers easier with class leading design, technologies and services available, all supported by the heritage of the Renault brand,” Renault Australia Managing Director, Anouk Poelmann said.

“Starting from $44,490 RRP the New Renault Master, like every Renault vehicle is designed for Australians who are confident in their decisions and are prepared to stand apart from those around them,” Poelmann added.

A new, more modern and robust front end

The new Renault Master receives a more robust, expressive and dynamic front end for a common visual identity reinforced with the other models in Renault’s LCV range.

Its new features are:

the C-shaped lighting signature which represents the identity of the Renault range,
a new “Urban grey” opaque shade,
an elevated bonnet line,
a vertical front grille with a new logo holder, a chrome-finish grid and strip.

A fully revamped interior for more elegance

New Master includes the same focus on comfort, fit and finish as for Renault’s passenger cars. Elegant and functional, it now offers:

a new dashboard redesigned with sleeker and tauter lines and large opened or closed storage compartments,
chrome inserts on both air vents and air conditioning buttons,
a new dashboard with new rev-counter and monochrome 3.5” digital screen,
a new steering wheel with chrome inserts,
a new black and chrome gear knob,
new long-lasting upholstery of greater quality,
full integration of the navigation 7” touchscreen into the dashboard’s central part now including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto phone replication
New Master offers plenty of storage space in the cabin (up to 105 litres) for increased everyday convenience. Including the now standard under-bench storage compartment

A more convenient and optimised loading area

New Master makes the lives of users easier by providing an optimised loading area, which features:

new LED lighting to work efficiently in any conditions,
new ergonomic handles for easy entry and exit (at the rear and at the sides equipped with a sliding side door).

New Master: always excellence in tailor-made solutions

Available with 3 heights and 4 lengths, New Renault Master is perfectly adapted to the needs of professionals whatever their use.

Existing in both traction and propulsion.
The new Master has a very wide range of versions with maximum authorized laden masses (from 3.5 to 4.5 tons) and a useful volume ranging from 8 to 17 m3.
New Master offers a wide variety of body types: van, bus and platform cab chassis.

Renault Pro+

Renault Pro+ is Groupe Renault’s expert brand. With dealerships located nationally the Renault Pro+ network offers more than just tailor-made products but also tailor-made solutions that meet the needs of all business users.

Renault Master Vans Pricing

Variant	RRP
Master MY20 PRO SWB FWD MT 2.3 120kW TT	$44,490
Master MY20 PRO SWB FWD BVR 2.3 110kW ST	$46,990
Master MY20 PRO MWB FWD MT 2.3 120kW TT	$47,490
Master MY20 PRO MWB FWD BVR 2.3 110kW ST	$49,990
Master MY20 PRO LWB FWD MT 2.3 120kW TT	$49,490
Master MY20 PRO LWB FWD BVR 2.3 110kW ST	$51,990
Master MY20 PRO LWB RWD MT 2.3 120kW TT	$51,990
Master MY20 PRO ELWB RWD MT 2.3 120kW TT	$54,990
Master MY20 PRO Bus MY20 PRO LWB FWD BVR 2.3 110kW ST	$62,990
Master MY20 PRO LWB Platform FWD BVR 2.3 110kW ST	$46,490

Warranty and Servicing

A three-year / unlimited kilometre warranty as well as class leading service intervals and capped price servicing will support new Master owners.

Service Intervals

The Master range comes with 12 months / up to 30,000km service intervals ensuring customers can get more out of their van with minimal time off the road.

Capped Price Servicing

Master is included in the Renault Capped Price Servicing and Roadside Assistance program with customers now receiving an additional year of Road Side Assist when scheduled services are performed at a Renault Dealer.

3 Services Capped Price (3 Years or up to 90,000km, whichever occurs first)
Up to 4 Years Roadside Assistance (when services completed at a Renault Dealer)

Roadside Assistance

Master is eligible for up to 4 years of 24/7 roadside assistance. The first 12 months are included complementary, with further renewals of up to 4 years available when scheduled services performed at a Renault Dealer.

Options and Colours

New Renault Master comes with two solid (Glacier White and Urban Grey) and two Metallic (Star Grey and Pearlescent Black) colours with Metallic paint being offered at a reduced price of $1000.

Renault’s signature bold LCV colours such as Persian Blue (S), Chrome Yellow (S), Orange (S), Carmen Red (S), Caribbean Blue (S), Tempest Blue (M) are available to customers on Forward Order only.

Renault’s popular Trade and Business option packs continue with some slight adjustments with the addition of Convenience Pack available on manual transmission offering extra features such as Auto high/low beam, Lane departure warning, Blind spot warning and Front parking sensors.

OPTIONS	RRP (AUD)
Metallic Paint	1,000

TRADE PACK (FWD) – Wooden floor – Full height timber wall lining – Rear step (STD ON RWD) – LED ceiling lights	1,600
TRADE PACK (RWD) – Wooden floor – Full height timber wall lining – LED ceiling lights	1,600
BUSINESS PACK – Fog lights – Hands free key card – Chrome interior & exterior trims	1,000
CONVENIENCE PACK (Manual transmission only) – Auto high/low beam – Lane departure warning – Blind spot warning – Front parking sensors	1,000
Left & Right Sliding doors – Glazed (N/A with Trade Pack)	800
Right sliding door	800
Isringhausen® Driver suspension seat – no driver side airbag (N/A with single passenger seat)	800
Single passenger seat – dual side airbags (N/A with driver suspension seat)	200
Differential lock (RWD only)	1,000

Engines

The powerful yet efficient 2.3L Turbocharged diesel engine remains, producing 120kW in a 6-speed manual and 110kW in a 6-speed automated gearbox.

Global information on Groupe Renault LCV performance

Manufactured in the Batilly’s Renault plant, France and Curitiba’s plant, Brazil, Renault Master is marketed in more than 50 countries. It is 4th in its category in Europe with a 13.1% market share.

Renault, leader of the European van market for the 20^th year running
Renault, Europe’s leader in electric LCVs
4 electric LCVs (Kangoo Z.E the only electric LCV available in Australia)
Master: 118,176 Masters sold worldwide (in 2018**)
Trafic: 97,422 Trafics sold worldwide (in 2018**)
Kangoo: 152,853 Kangoos sold worldwide (in 2018**)
Tailor-made: a third of Groupe Renault’s LCVs converted

**commercial and passenger cars

The Renault SOVAB factory in Batilly, France, has been the Master’s production site since 1980. It employs about 2,700 people and has hired 370 people in 4 years, about 5000 indirect jobs.

84% of the plant’s suppliers are located in France.

2.7 million Masters have been manufactured since the launch, including 1 million of the current Master. Production in 2018 amounted to 142,616 vehicles.