Review: Dacia Duster
The best seller is the Duster SUV, available with front wheel drive or 4x4 traction, on sale here since 2012. A group of Scottish writers were given early access to the newcomer and obliged by making it “Scottish” car of the year. Top Gear voted it “bargain of the year”. Renault engines and transmissions added credibility. The prices for this family hold-all started at £8,995 – without a radio.
The second generation arrived this year after a big investment at the Pitesti factory. More than half of the Duster components are shared with other Dacia and Renault models, which keeps costs down. It looks much the same but, says the company, every exterior panel is new. Options now include automatic headlamps, keyless entry, a blind spot alert and surround-view camera. The cabin fittings and displays are new, too, to bring more seating comfort, lower noise, more visual and tactile refinement and quicker power steering.
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