Dacia Duster – for the city, on the road and on the road

Dacia Duster – for the city, on the road and on the road


The first version of Dacia Duster – a mid-sized SUV – appeared for the first time on the market in 2010, causing quite a stir in the market. It was due to the very attractive price – for the amount needed to buy a city car, customers received a simple but solid SUV that handled the uneven roads well, was not afraid to enter the real terrain and provided a large amount of space for passengers. and baggage.

Since then, Dacia Duster has undergone many changes and modifications to improve driving comfort and adapt the car to modern market needs. However, the basis of this car does not change: it is an SUV not only in name, a universal car, it is suitable as a city car, a family car, and a hard working car. For these reasons, since 2019, Duster has been the European sales leader in its class among private customers in the SUV market.

New Duster – many minor modifications

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Dacia Duster

Duster has LED lights, including LED turn signals. The car’s aerodynamics have been improved, including: thanks to a revised rear spoiler and improved edge designs. Inside, the central console has changed, the touch screen is 8 inches. Multimedia systems are compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

For passenger comfort, the headrests have been changed, a wider sliding armrest has been used, and new upholstery has been added.

The Extreme version deserves special attention, which includes a number of interesting exterior details referring to the activity of “travelers”, black 17-inch wheels, and the new MicroCloud upholstery inside, which resembles velvet to the touch, and is at the same time . very resistant to damage and easy to clean.

Dacia Duster with front wheel drive, 4×4, manual or automatic

Dacia Duster

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Dacia Duster

The world of Dacia Duster is represented by the range of drives on offer. The car can be equipped with a two-wheel drive and a gasoline engine with a choice of 90, 130 and 150 HP, and the most powerful unit of the car works with a 6-speed automatic gearbox (double-clutch) EDC.

Duster is also available with 4×4 drive, manual gearbox and 150 HP engine.

There is also a dual-fuel version – a car with a 100 HP engine, equipped with a factory and LPG installation. The installation of LPG in Duster is fully connected to the car – depending on the selected fuel, the on-board computer shows the current and average consumption of gasoline or LPG, various types of gasoline or LPG, etc. As for the variety, it is appropriate. pay attention to the extended LPG tank in Duster: its total capacity is 62 liters, which means that the usable capacity of the cylinder is about 50 liters of autogas.

With this car you can get off the pavement without any worries

Dacia Duster

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Dacia Duster

The fact that the car is an SUV not only in name is confirmed by all technical data and driving experience. The ground clearance of the car is 217 mm in the 2-wheel drive version and 214 mm in the 4×4 version, the manufacturer also provides a braking angle (21 degrees), an approach angle (30 degrees) and a departure angle – 34 degrees in the Edition of 4×2 and 33 degrees in the 4×4 version.

If anyone has had the opportunity to drive a Duster, they know that even in the front-wheel drive version, the car handles very well when driving on uneven, sandy or rocky road surfaces. The suspension of this SUV is not only resistant to loading, but also quite comfortable.

If you add the spacious interior to all this, the popularity of this SUV turns out to be quite correct.

Dacia Duster – the best price among medium SUVs

In this year’s ranking Value Champion 2023 We have analyzed the loss of value of more than 100 vehicles in more than 20,000 configurations. We divided the compared cars into 12 groups. One of them is mid-size SUVs – this is the type of cars that hold their best price, and their wear and tear is very low, considering the whole segment. In this category, the clear winner was Dacia Duster, which drops by only 24.2% in the first three years of operation. This is also the second best result in the entire ranking.