Korea: RSM QM3 (Renault Captur) Gets 1,000 Bookings in 7 Minutes!

Excluding the initial 1,000, RSM received 4,000 further bookings in the last couple of weeks, however delivery for these customers will take place in the first quarter of 2014.

The QM3 was first shown at this year’s Seoul Motor Show in March, where it also won the coveted ‘Best Car of the Show’ award. RSM have introduced the QM3 with the familiar 1.5-liter K9K diesel engine, which outputs 90 PS at 4,000 rpm and 22.4 kgm of torque at 2,000 rpm. All variants are equipped with a Getrag-made 6-speed DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) as standard, and the company claims an efficiency of 18.5 km/l.

Features such as LED daytime running lights, ABS, EBD, tyre pressure monitoring system, Start/Stop system and a media system with Bluetooth, Aux-in and iPod connectivity are standard across the range.

The RSM lineup now consists of the QM3, SM3 (Renault Fluence), SM3 Zero Emissions EV, QM5 (Renault Koleos), SM5 (Renault Latitude) and SM7 (Renault Talisman sold exclusively in China).