NEW Dacia Duster revealed! – cheapest AND best SUV? | What Car?

Cheaper maybe but not in this universe. Suzuki, SsangYong, Jeep have cheaper cars. For f$%S sake, at 30k you buy a Ford ST, not SUV but performance. Great look awful materials for Duster.

Thank god its not like a Range Rover - the Duster is way cheaper, more reliable , better customer service, not stolen every 10 seconds and not a fortune to insure.

Doug, your too much salesman, and not detached enough, of course you and the What Car management have to earn a living....

Like all reviews need to stop obsessing about "hard scratchy plastics " they clean a darn sight easier

The plastic armrest you showed is for the Journey version. The other premium version, called Extreme, will have an armrest in synthetic leather, the same material used on the seats. This material is easy to wash. Also, the blue parts of the dashboard in the Journey version will be grey and bronze in the Extreme version. The Extreme version will also have special rubber mats. The model you're showing from the outside is the Extreme version, while the interior you're showing is from the Journey version. Great review otherwise, really appreciated it. I remember the one you did for the previous Duster in its LPG version, it was great.

Be honest, what do you prefer a basic Golf 7 or a full spec Duster?

good loking car

The previous model looks better, this is meh

Love it how even in the production version that they allow to film on has a dashboard error, it shows what to expect if you are cheap

This will become a bestseller. I hope. I was never a Dacia fan but I really consider a top-spec purchase soon. I can't believe Dacia are doing a tiny gear shifter (Automatic) as any car in 2023 should have instead of a long shifter which looks ugly. Take notes, other car manufacturers!

What happened with turbo wastegate rattle, Did they fix it? Or did they have the same turbos.... If have the same turbos im sorry...😢

What i have noticed is that a lot of new cars not working due to an electrical fault thus stopping the car from moving, 4 of my colleagues had the new cars they bought at the dealership garage within 3-12 weeks, which is unacceptable and all 4 of them couldn't move as the car had electrical speedometer and handbrake.

If idiots want a new car full of electrics, then they can pay for it but cars should have a middle model and not forced to change where the main parts of the cars remain mechanical/analogue so that the owner can take the car to a garage etc

My new Dacia Step arrived in June 2024 which will have a some electrics and my weekend car will be a BMW M series 2 manual to have fun with only at the weekends sometimes and thats it. since people now have it all, they can't fully appreciate what made driving so fun back in the day.

Looks better than a bmw x1 for a fraction of the price.

Glad Dacia have stuck with petrol engines for the Duster rather than going completely electric. I'd be interested in the 4x4 version. I currently have a Dacia Journey 1.3 after 21 years of having Audis, and my only regret is that I didn't get the 4x4. It's a great car for the price.

When is it coming out

The big big downside of this car was always the safety and engines lately. It seems like the engine problem has only went from bad to worse .... . Maybe at least at safety it will get a 4 star at least.

Aaaaand here we go...Dacia seeing £££'s signs and getting greedy...moving away from the cheap and cheerful to expensive and complex
Kia did the same and they are just another ho hum brand
Dacia had it made in the cheap car market and got greedy....as they all do
All they're doing is handing sales to the Chinese brands

Test drive??

Hopefully the interior is a step up from the Jogger. That car is like stepping back in time. This will sel very well regardless

The cabin looks really okay for a low cost car. Bit like the quality level of a Tesla cabin . And bonus…. Proper heater controls too ! Should sell very well.

It looks like what the Qashqai should have been. Instead Nissan has increased the size of the QQ over the years and moved pricing close to premium brands.
Dacia could be onto a winner if priced right in the UK.
Place the Mk1 Qashqai next to this new Duster and the signature features are evident on both.

Saw the update version the other day, much more a today’s look.

oohh well. I never thought that I would ever be interested as well as watch a full review of a Dacia . Well done Dacia and Renault group. This is what actually people need..

amazing!!!! bravoooo Romania!!!!!

Y not? 😂

would like to see a comparison between an MG HS and the Duster, especially seeing the discounts available of 16% on the HS, comfort, economy running cost ETC

Regardless of the price, the Duster looks very good. As someone has already mentioned, i think car companies are ripping people off. People will talk about tech, a lot of which is unnecessary. Well done Dacia (Renault) !!

This is how I wanted the new generation land rover defender to be. Instead of a 60-100k car

Certainly interested. I hope there will be a 4WD option without all the touch screen bling - just a basic tool for hauling dogs and the odd lost sheep!

Should still be able to get a diesel

I want no touch screen just 4 wheels and a engine and sterio

I was ready to buy it but i dissapointed cuz my dci 4x4 duster has more off road skills than the new one, 1.2 petrol engine with only 230 nm is terrible for off roading,also the front bumper it's not good for off roading, unfortunately my fav brand dissapointed me.

Well the new Duster XC40 will be a top seller for sure !!!!😂😂😂

A big step forward. Does the steering have reach adjustment in this new model?

The hybrid needed to be a AWD with a rear motor

Brilliant. £17,500 for the admittedly base spec version. Looks great, nice interior, practical and the very essence of that “ beat the system “
mantra.
All other SUV makers , ( apart from MG), hang your heads in shame .
A £38,000 Vauxhall corse EV, or this ?!
I wish it every success!

Dacia looks great but the pricing is now coming closer to main stream rivals.
which is why people will compare it to more main stream cars (like a Honda Jazz) ....... where the faults like driving dynamics and road holding will be critisised.
thats my only issue with Dacia.
I have had four Dacia's now (as thye have a loyal following of existing owners).
Had two Dusters and two sandero stepways.

As always, a cracking review !

Gonna be expensive in UK

Volvo XC40 copy with shitty interior.

The 100 bi fuel mpg works out at 36 mpg, that's very poor by todays standards. 3 cylinder engine should be doing at least 50 mpg, i get 50mpg out of my 5 series BMW 2 litre.

beautiful clean design

Sadly no diesel. I'll have to keep my old one

Looks good for a Duster

It's hard to knock them too much as they undeniably offer good value for money. The flip-side is that the are built to a price and offer zero feel-good factor. You pays your money...

Love the exterior design looks like the car class higher, and it looks like it could be electric ;)

Looks great, and Dacia should be congratulated in bringing this to market. In the real world, many people will go for this.