It's the brand-new (plusher!) Dacia Duster! | Top Gear
The third-generation of a Top Gear favourite has definitely grown up - should we be worried? Why? Well, it looks a bit… too good, bluntly. A bit plush. A little too much equipment and swagger for what is supposed to be a cheap, no-nonsense, working hero.
But even though prices haven’t been announced as yet, Dacia insists that the Duster will continue to offer supreme value for money - and that it’ll be the most affordable car in the segment. Just how affordable is still up for grabs, but if it’s cheap enough, it’ll be a no-brainer. Just keep those prices down Dacia, OK?
In the meantime, take a look around the luxo-Duster with TG magazine's Tom Ford, and let us know what you think...
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00:00 Intro
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Reading so many positive comments here about the Duster makes me incredibly happy; it's like a dream come true. I'm one of the many engineers who've worked tirelessly for about 20 years for Dacia. The Duster wasn't a perfect car when it was first launched in 2009, and it's still not perfect now, but I'm proud to be part of its evolution. Seeing someone who drives a "fancy car" (Audi, Land Rover, BMW, Volvo) try a Duster, buy it, and give positive feedback was hard to imagine 15 years ago. Nowadays, more and more people are buying it, not just customers with fewer financial means. It's a significant achievement; the journey has been impressive. There are many models from famous brands that haven't reached this volume (more than 2 million units sold). Thank you for the great video, for all the positive and constructive comments. I don't expect only positive feedback, but I'm pleased that ~ over 90% of the comments were positive, which is amazing. I feel like I can open a champagne to celebrate this… believe me, behind what you see - it s a very hard work, amazing dedicated people.. I left Dacia few years ago (for personal reasons), but it’s still like my family…
are you from romania
The best compliment I can give is that this is a brilliant package regardless of price. Should attract a whole new category of buyers. Well done Dacia! 👍
my dad is selling his Tiguan R for this ^^
@@MisterMaa He'd better test drive it first just to be sure!
Honestly, it's amazing. The effort and love that has gone into this relatively affordable car is insane in 2023. Even with price tag aside, It's genuinely desirable. Well done Dacia! Also, amazing review Tom!
Chinese crap!
@jean-marie.sender 🙄
@@plop31 MG4 is 30,000 euro (SE). It depends on where you will drive it. I have a Renault Capture which has the same motor like Duster. I drive around 6000 km per year in the city (9.5l/100km one average) and 6000 km per year outside the city (5.8 l/100km). If I would buy an electric car this means around 1000 euro less per year if I would charge the car at home. I must drive the electric car around 8-9 years to make the difference. 100,000 km means the life of the car ... So .. no. And if I would buy hybrid version (2000 euro more) , this means 500 euro/per year less on benzine (in 3-4 years I will make the difference between a hybrid and non-hybrid). If you have I pizza delivery business I think EV is a solution. But I would buy a Dacia EV which is half the price of a MG4. EVs are for upper middle class and is brought for status. Economically doesn't make any sens!
The problem is that these are not affordable anymore
Lol using public transport is cheap 😮😮
They nailed it, big time. Interior and exterior is nicer designed than 99% of all other cars.
this car is designed by my Romanian engineer colleagues. A nice generation of engineers.
All it needs now is a good engine.
@@77MrRed missing diesel
@@77MrRed the future is not diesel that's one fact. Second all it matters is the horse power and Nm. It does not matter how you obtain that, all that matters is the consumption/power ratio. So you got 130Hp with 205Nm for a 5.6 - 5.8 l/100 km. I think is resonable.
@@mariusileni3041 the 1.5 dci would have 110-115-120hp 270nm torque with at least one and half litre less consumption all around im pretty sure. personally they did the same with the jogger and one of the reasons i wouldnt consider jogger is because it doesnt offer diesel.
Not even taking into account the price, this is a really nice looking car
It looks terrible compared to the 2023 version
NCAP OF DEATH
@@jacobwhite9006subjective, I much prefer this version. Rugged and utilitarian.
But its tiny 😑
Except the front bumper, it look amazing and feels like its worth 40k
David Durand is the head of design in Dacia. Well done to him and his team! And I hope Renault keep the production in Romania, so our neighbors can be proud of a great product along with the Ford Puma.
They will. Car was also partially engineered in Romania.
@@etbadaboumand Morocco
Designed 100% in Romania
It was 100% designed in Romania
@ Right. Platform is from the Alliance, engine too, etc. It's a French car. Deal with it.
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! IT’S THE NEW DACIA DUSTER!
Anyways...
Can. They bring back our beloved trio?😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Oh, no!!!! ANYWAYS...
@@dennisvivaz3170the golden automotive era in which they bloomed no longer exists. Everyone has to move on in life.
Getting old this
In 2016 I bought a new Duster. Had it for 4 years and it was 100% faultless throughout that time; rattle and squeak free, reliable and really comfortable. I’ve had Volvo, Audi, Ford, Citroen, Peugeot, Alfa, Lancia, Renault, FIAT, VW amongst others over the years. In all honesty, the Duster was probably the best of the bunch as an overall package. And then there’s the low price! As predicted, they’re fast becoming Renault’s Skoda. This looks like another fine product.
I too had new BMW's, Audi's, Toyota's for many years. They where 10-15% nicer than my Dacia, but they cost more than twice as much! (And was less reliable)
My dad used to have a Mercedes GL-class, And we did a offroad course with the GL. They also had a demo 1st gen Dacia Duster 4x4 (brand new at the time) which we tried. It was just as capable as my dads car 😂 Yes it had to work a bit harder but it cleared the course nonetheless. 125000 euro car vs a 13000 euro car i believe it was at the time. Interior wise it wasn't even close to the GL, It was a sea of gray plastic with glossy brown bits at the time, but the Duster earned our respect. Great car 👍 And the brand has come a long way since then in terms of quality.
problem is, Skoda now is as expensive as VW
With so many manufacturers trying to force buyers into vehicles that they might not be able to afford, it is a breath of fresh air to see some manufacturers appreciate that value options are critical to their product mix. Pity that Dacia don't play on this side of the pond.
Chinese crap!
They do actually, the Duster is sold with a Renault badge in Mexico.
@@plop31 yes but it's Chinese
@@plop31 And ugly
@@plop31 MG4 is also smaller, not as rugged, less attractive and electric only - which currently does not suit everyone. The MG4 is a nice car - but in no way is it a competitor to the Duster
What a good looking car … carry on Dacia ✅
Ok good...anyway...
Still it needs few more attractive things to be added to competition with Kia seltos and Huyndai Creta in India
It wasn't even designed with India in mind.@@MaheshKumar-ep3re
yup
Dacia no longer just makes sense, now it makes sense, has clever stuff AND looks great!
Honestly, why would you buy anything else in the UK today? It does everything you could ask for. Don't even think about performance, when did you actually drive a car fast for a long time and actually not get caught behind other traffic/speed limits? Fast driving in the UK, for more than a few minutes for a laugh just doesn't work now, get this and save a fortune, treat it as what cars today actually are- moving boxes for personal transport. Well done Dacia, this is actually a premium car and will be more reliable than any Audi. Great, interesting, well presented review by someone that wants to talk about the car, not themselves. Well done to you too for saying you actually like a simple, non flash car, wish more moto-reviewers would follow your lead.
my thought exactly. If they get the cost down to 18k-ish, you'd have to be stupid to buy a "non budget brand" small car, EG a Polo. I was put off by the current Duster, the clutch was offset like a crazy Italian sports car :D But if they sort that out or the automatic is just very good, this will be very sought after car and other brands will need to come up with an answer!
Drive an Audi for while, then get in a Dacia and you’ll see why people will pay more for the Audi, the difference is inescapable.
@@MegaGEZZZ Obviously all the other cars are better but why pay for Messi when you could get any second league player to win you a local amateur league? Most of us don`t play in UEFA Champions League.
not just in the UK. almost everyone drives a duster/logan in romania
On the other hand Romania is filled with speeders and road ragers who are paying speed tickets "cu nemiluita", have lost all of their points on the driving licence and end up driving with a suspended licence, often DUI, most of them driving the (in)famous, stereotypical German cars.
I respect the hell out of what Dacia has been doing for years now!
Well done Renault
@@joakimtag7820you comment everywhere its Renault. I keep tell you the design and built is 100% romanian. The same romanian designer designed the french car Renault Kadjar. Use google and use ur brain. It s free
@@joakimtag7820 You just cannot cancel Dacia. It has its own history, in collaboration with Renault, but the pragmatism in its design comes back from how Romanians exploited their Dacias for the last 50 years, on romanian difficult weather, terrain and bad roads. Dacia romania has its own engineering heritage and experience in adapting Reanult designs to Romanian realities. It's a win-win collaboration.
its an amazing car
@@scosminv If you look at old pictures of Dacia, you will see how they made different types of the same car design and mechanics to cover the models needed by all people and all jobs. If VW is the people's car, then Dacia is the Car of the poor. And now the whole world is poor.
Prime example of how much value a good design team can bring to a product. From the new branding up, fantastic looking car…I want one!
Snap, caught a review of the previous one by a great reviewer, Petrol Ped, and then went down a mini Dacia rabbit hole.....this thing wil be brilliant!
I never liked any other compact SUV design other than RAV4 until i saw this beautiful machine 😍
This is definitely going to take skoda place as a Best Buy. First time I am considering one.
Skoda is the modern VW now. Dacia becomes the new Skoda.
Absolutely agreed
I’m a Skoda driver watching this thinking it tick a lot of boxes, just not sure about the engines all options seemed underpowered for a decent size car.
@@gillywash1487, keep in mind that it is built on the CMF-B platform, which is a super mini platform, so it will be pretty light.
The main problem with this car is practicality, this is medium size suv, but even smaller Škoda kamiq, have more space inside, then this duster... and engines are to weak for that size car...
This is fantastic. There are countless little design touches - you'd never get bored looking at it. If Lego could deaign a car, this is it.
Must be nice to have a car market where manufacturers still try to compete and offer a larger variety of actual options. The U.S. market is abysmal currently.
I had always considered Dacia a “get what you pay for” car so avoided them like the plague. Well……I am convinced I have been wrong now going by the amount of pride and foresight of Dacia to produce a marvel like this. Never thought I would say this but I WILL be a proud owner of one immediately they become available in the UK.
Have you sat in one od those? After feeling the chair with my butt, I immediatelly understood that Duster is for people who can genuinly despise of cars and modern comfort...
We were invited to a viewing of this car and I can say it’s incredibly comfortable. Put it this way we bought a new duster last year and my father bought a new defender. We joked the duster was cheaper way cheaper at £16.000 but still had a screen reverse camera ect. And guess what his defender has already been in the garage twice. One for an electrical fault and one for a automatic gearbox fault. And he has only done 9000 miles in that year. Our duster has done 22000 in a year and guess what. Absolutely no problems at all. So yeah they may be cheap but it’s not cheap it’s just a reasonable price for a car. Like Dacia say on there advert no bull…
@@Zirekj I have. I have also driven it for long hours. It's not a roadtrip car, that's for sure. But for getting around town, making short trips outside town, it's all right. You just need to know what you're getting into. If someone buys this as a 'new car' alternative to their used Audi, they'll be disappointed. If they buy it as a do-all workhorse, they'll be amazed.
Well here's hoping they've changed the driving position as, I have a 21 plate duster there is nowhere for you left foot, and as such in heavy traffic I end up riding the clutch, also road holding is not brilliant doesn't feel secure or safe when cornering hard or cornering in the wet
march 2024
We have one for five years now. We had a porsche and bmw m3 before. But when our children were born, I wanted a car that I do not mind when it gets a scratch or dent. It has been the most reliable and affordable car regarding fuel costs per kilomter, since we drive the LPG version. This also means that when we drive over the German autobahn for wintersports holiday or summer holiday we are actually one of the few driving 160 +km per hour on the autobahn. Quite funny to pass all kind of fast BMW's and Porsches in this car. We will get a more luxurious car again in a few years, but it has been absolutely great and probably will remain great for the time we still own it. If it is as good as the earlier model regarding reliability, fuel costs and maintenance costs, I can recommend it. Also since it is very light, with four good winter tyres you can drive it up any snowy or muddy mountain road and tyres will usually have to be replaced because of age, not because of there is no thread anymore (change front and rear axle each year).
We love our national brand Dacia... and even if you have an old Duster version you stil remain one of our favorite suporters 😂
Its French car 🇫🇷 Its only built in Romania because its a poor country 😅 its a French platform, company, technologies and designers.
NO ONE believe of Romania when we buy a dacia 😂 35% of Dacia are selling in France because its a French brand !
You are wrong@@joakimtag7820 .. Duster is not just built but also designed in Romania by a romanian team.
@@joakimtag7820the designer is romanian. The same romanian who designed Renault Kadjar , search on google who designed Renault Kadjar.
@@joakimtag7820it's a French car that's named Dacia. Its like loaning your wife to romanians 😂.
looks good , shame the 1.5 diesel is not in it.
It's got 130HP hybrid. It's more powerful than the 1.5 diesel engine. I have a 1.5 diesel Dacia Dokker from 2019 and a 1.0 Tce Logan 3 from 2022 and it's more faster and efficient than the 1.5
@@laur6405more efficient? That's not true😂
@@dragosi8980 Well it uses less gas and it's more powerful so how is it not efficient? My old car was a Logan 1 from 2007,picked it up brand new and it had 1.6 16V engine,same one from the Megane at the time and it used way more gas than the new one and it was little bit slower too too. The old one reached 100km in 11 seconds and the new one reaches that speed in 10 seconds. I'd say try the one one first and then try the old one and you'll see the difference
@@laur6405The Renault-Nissan 1.5 dCi is more efficient and has been in use since the early 2000's for good reason. Even Mercedes is using the engine. Diesel itself is a more efficient fuel type too, there is no coming away from that fact. I agree the new Duster should have the 1.5 dCi as an option.
@@IBANEZfil Diesel is the most expensive at the moment in Romania so most people probably wouldn't have wanted that at the moment but yeah diesel should be an option for those who wanted but that's the European Union's fault. Outside of the EU they will probably sell a dci one too because it's the same with Logan 3. It does have a dci version but it's sold outside the EU
Durand and Dacia are bringing it to all other car manufacturers. Seriously cool looking car. Well done to all. This reminds me of Skoda's rise back in the day.
I really love what Dacia are doing nowadays. Good specification, nice pricing and a very handsome design. As a long time supporter of lower-priced utility vehicles I think this promises to be a fantastic car. (PS I recently bought a Jogger and it's great!)
They could definitely tone down things way more for an ultra base model that's all about driving for people that you know...enjoy driving. Give us the best engine, 4x4, no electronics and a million things that can break (besides a basic A/C and ABS), and sell it for like 10k. Thing would sell like hot bread.
@@tennolife9930 well yeah of course it would, any new car that would cost 10k would be an absolute bargain for everyone, the thing that Dacia has been so hard at work trying to do is offer a car which is RELATIVELY cheap, through different means of reducing pricing (harder plastics interior, cheaper materials and reused parts from older cars) and also offer some amazing looks, the new rebrading with the DC logo is possibly the best logo i've seen on a car in my whole life, it just looks so good and it makes them look like a very high budget company. While the exteriors of the cars look amazing i'd say, even the 2023 variants of Duster, Logan, Sandero and Jogger, they are pretty cheap inside, plastic almost everywhere and stuff feels flimsy and cheap but what can you say, the Jogger starts at the price of 13k Euros, Logan at 16k, Duster at 17k, Sandero at 12k and Sandero Stepway at about 14k, the cars are all offering very amazing packages for their low prices, i think Dacia is making amazing strides into becoming a respectable car brand, people do like to shit on them for not having "extremely strong engines", you have to remember, this is a car that looks amazing, costs under 20k and drives like a charm , it is stupid to expect a cutting edge engine in such a car, the Duster Extreme version does offer 150hp engine but it does indeed pass the 20k Euro mark. I appreciate what they are trying to do, hope more do as well.
That bed/camping thing.....genius!
We Need Captain Slow, to review this!
I bet if he stay under 25k full extra duster he will gonna be a best sealer 2024-2025 💯
it will kick vw, kia/hoonday and stellantis ass even more than the outgoing one did.
They really need to up the safety rating 3/5 stars. 2/5 on a 2021 sandero. Not a chance wouldn’t even go as a passenger in one
@@conorf8091 The chassis itself is 4 stars. They gave it a low rating because it lacks sensor that detect colissions with pedestrians. It can only detect other cars,in other words,it's rating is low because it doesn't have a bunch of useless sensors that would add up to the cost and not helpful at all in a real car crash
@@laur6405 fair enough , that’s better to know
@@laur6405 why do you think those sensors aren't worth it tho?? Genuinely asking...
I really love the look, I dislike the heating controls going to the tablet, that's a deal killer for me. Knobs and buttons are so much easier to use, less distracting and safer, plus easier and cheaper to fix if they break, tablets in cars cost real money to repair or replace, with that said I think Dacia will sell boatloads of these, they make sense and are quiet good looking and more affordable, they are certainly value for money.
8:00 that flat roof rank looks good
I have the current Duster and think its an amazing car for the money really can fault it and look forward to driving it daily. Will be buy the new one with out even looking at the over priced competition. This new lone looks fantastic a mix of Volvo XC40, Toyota Rav4 and Range Rover Evoke.👍
And the new hummer
Why? It's simply better, it's Dacia.
Agreed 100% @simonp9075
I have it the same way. I also have the current version, and so happy about it I decided to upgrade to the new one, whenever it would arrive, no matter what the competition would offer.
Yoa are spot on with the design, that's what I was thinking. A much better proposition, too.
Love it! I just wish they'd do it with a 2.0 diesel but I'll test the hybrid.
Yep, the only knock I have is the pointless hybrid versions. Dead weight and cost to try to meet environmental "feel good" quotas.
@@oskar6661 exactly... 2.0 diesel with at least 150 hp and this would be a perfect car for the price..
And a towing weight between 1800kg to 2000kg
Wait for Dacia Bigster with 170 HP
So I'm not the only one that would buy this as a diesel, but not as anything else.
Good job Dacia! I think the people will appreciate it.
Us Romanians do!
I like it, I like it more than any Renault I have seen lately as well.
yeah ironic isn't it that Renault is the one that has been going for the "design-y" vibe lately while Dacia is supposed to be the "rational, practical" one. And it still looks better too :)
Dacia is a Renault
@@joakimtag7820yeah, except good looking
@@joakimtag7820 not really true there kinda separate but whatever, you commented on like every comment
I kind of regretting now just buying a 2023 Dacia Sandero. I would rather wait for this one. Still very much happy with mine. Lots of love to Dacia, these guys know what they're doing!
Sell it and buy this one next year.
Don't, the Sandero looks amazing.
It does, reminds me a little new VW Polo but more stylish@@garrybug907
I have the 2022 Duster Extreme and I think it's fantastic. This model takes what was a great car and really polished it up in those small areas where it wasn't as great. The stylings outside is similar but the rear with the jogger lights looks great. The materials for the trim looks good and the front and back bumpers being that material not showing scratches is really good. It's a bit bigger which is good because I like the size of mine but it's in-between a small and a mid sized SUV, this brings it closer to the mid size which makes sense with the bigster coming and having the stepway and other new models. The interior looks great, bigger screen with smaller bezel, nicer vents, nicer materials. Has a nice rugged, purposeful design still but a new different one that looks better. The guys at Dacia are very good at making great ideas with very little. An example I like is they have a seatbelt slot in the rear door trim so when you move the seats up and down, the seatbelts don't get in the way or end up behind the seat. Simple, costs nothing but practical. Even the mirrors are tough. I had someone in a range rover ram in the side of me in a hit and run. The mirror just lost the cap. What's funny is I had a similar result another time where I had an electric gate close and the sensor didn't pick up my car and the gate hit my mirror. The cap popped off but mirror was fine. Popped it back on. In the fiesta I had before as much as I loved it, the mirror would have broken off the folding mechanism and it'd be a new mirror
This one is actually the same length, slightly shorter wheelbase but bigger in the passenger area and boot......how do they do that? brilliant.
The fact it has a configurable button for easy one press "assistance off" puts it at the top of "would buy" car list, the fact it actually looks awesome is just a bonus 😂😂
As the owner of the new Dacia Jogger Extreme 1.0TCe, I got to say that I'm impressed with Dacia and the way they went from a soviet block cars to modern, reliable and good looking vehicles. I have traveled with my Jogger to St Tropez and back to Sheffield, then I went to Poland and back, keep driving it daily to work and no issues at all with 11k miles on the clock. The 1.0 engine is nippy, accelerates well, drives up the hill with no problem all that with two adults, two kids roof box on top and boot full of stuff. It has a sat nav with free updates, blind zone sensors, auto climate control, cruise etc, etc. It has everything you need and nothing you don't need. The scratchy plastics are great with kids, easy to clean. Roof bars are brilliant and save a lot of money buying new ones. I do recommend Dacia. My next choice will be a difficult one - Jogger Hybrid or New Duster.
I miss my Sandero III bi-fuel... I traded up quite a bit this summer to a Mazda CX 60 (...) and I don't regret it, but I still think about my Sandero more than I should. My wife has the last gen Duster bi-fuel, so I can still get the vibes. Great cars, come a long way and going from strength to strength!
Reminds me of the original Honda CR-V; cheap, capable, durable, but still fairly good looking and with a decent interior. Well done. Perhaps they could rebrand it as a Mitsubishi and sell it here in the States.
wow LPG ! handy ..and who wouldn't want to stick some knobblies on this and go tear it up in your local off road centre...I really like this ..good job
Wow stunning looking car, love it immediately. Dacia has grown to become a really cool brand i must admit, and what a cool car the new duster is. Great job indeed
I think they done a great job! If the price is right I think it will be a bestseller in its class, they have built quite a large loyal customer base with its previous models through their practicality and reliability and now they are moving on the the next step. well done Dacia!
Hearing a british person saying the name Dacia the right way is so funny for me, since I am romanian
Is it pronounced Dacia or Dacia?
yes@@Cyberdyne-kg8ku
@@Cyberdyne-kg8ku Neither. It is Dacia.
Its a French car, its DASSIA*sounds. Well done Renauklt
@@joakimtag7820 since when Dacia is French?
All the car anybody who simple requires transport will ever need. Kinda shameful other manufacturers charge literally twice as much for effectively the same thing, but bejazzled.
Now all MG costumers will move to Duster 😂😂😂. Let's be honest, finally they do a proper car 🎉
They always did ! 😊
We fell in love with our rental duster when touring Iceland, this is definitely on our list for our new family car, still waiting to see the bigster though
If they rent them in Iceland, they must be robust.
Better quality than a Tesla for 1/4 of the price
Slightly lacking in the electric drive train, though. 😊
You re wright
@@connclissmann6514pretty sure running costs are on par
James May is happy ... Maybe even proud - on " his faforite brand " ... 👍🚙💪
As a note the driver aids are compulsory on new car models from 1st of January 24, EU directive. This should partially explain the price hike I guess.
I love it, and the fact that you can get this to run on lpg or hibrid its amaizing AND you know from the start that it dosen’t get much cheaper than this so its a no brainer
Ordered one for my wife ... a JOURNEY , HEV 140 in Pearl Black with all the added options like Parking Pack,Cold Pack etc. 28.000€..only downsize wish it still had the 1.3 Tce otherwise I would not have taken this hybrid..the other 1.2 engine is weak and we hate 3-cylinder engines.
The other day I was also shocked by the new Dacia Logan.
Remember how they laughed at dacia on top gear not too long ago
The ability to customise which safety bits and pieces are turned on easily sounds lovely - many of them are more of a distraction than a help but going through menus to turn them off each drive isn't practical so I wish more manufacturers did something similar to what Dacia have done here.
This comes right in time for my new company car. Electric cars with decent space and range are out of my budget, same goes for most plug-in hybrids. Full Hybrids I'm pretty much limited to the Hyundai Kona, Kia Niro and Toyota Corolla Cross. If this offers a similar experience but undercuts the costs of those 3, it might just be the right option for me!
They should put a 1.5 diesel version for it would be nice to see
There will probably be one in Moldova Republic or other non EU countries. You can still find there 1.5dci with 100hp manual on Sandero or 100hp CVT in the same car. It is pollution normatives that pushes Dacia not to sell diesel for some markets
Jebus, this looks amazeballs. I so want the Journey with the sleeper pack. My current 2022 Duster is already punching above its weight for the price so this one looks even better!
We had sandero 2009, and I could not believe that I am going to say this - but this is very nice car
Okay this needs to come to the US this instant. Hurry before it gets old. I have hundreds of reasons located around this car to think so, but the one that pushed me over the fence is that central screen's yellow accent colors and black levels. What got me on the fence in the first place is that sculpted A-pillar in the interior!!
There's no need. The ONLY reason to buy a Duster is because they are very cheap, but the US already has very affordable cars. Your cars are significantly cheaper than the cars we get in the UK/Eur
@@sandersson2813 Yeah you're probably right. Meaning affordable in currency and lower taxes and fees. However, if you look at it in terms of vehicle, automakers have gotten rid of pretty much all of their cheap cars here
@@vipermoon_ im talking about the retail cost of ALL your cars. You can loads of brand new cars in the US incredibly cheaply, you can't in rest of the world.
As others have said, US doesn't really need Dacia. There's no market for it. First of all, 130-140hp is a joke in the US, although it's considered decent in Europe. It's more of a culture thing I suppose, as no one really needs V8s or several hundread hp. Plus, you guys have nice cheap cars too. Completely unrelated, but I am envious because US has cheap Mustangs lol.
@@mircea5013 and it has cheap as fuck petrol.
Dacia has become a brand that begins to get interesting to me, not also for the price, but I think this looks good, nice design inside and outside, and they came up with their own ideas, this plug connector is really great, especially when you have that on the dashboard to mount your phone on it for instance. It's also good that you get an automatic gearbox, that was also a reason why I never would have considered buying a Dacia, because for a long time, they only had manual gear boxes.
I would rather buy the Duster than a Land Rover Defender any day of the week. It will be better made and more reliable….😂 I can’t wait to see the Bigster when it is available.
Sold my money pit Disco 4 and bought a Duster , best decision ever , a set of BF Goodrich all terrains and it goes anywhere
Tom, you are awesome, love your reviews. Also what a looker new Dacia it's just awesome, other brands can be concerned :)
Sat in a new second gen a few months ago and i was surprised how decent it was. This looks even better
I hope they sell them by the ship load Well done Dacia!
Well done guys, romanian ingineers and designers 🔝
ts Designed BY FRENCH in Romania second Design Center. Its a French car company, French technologies, French platform its a 100% renault cars no one Believe of Romania 😂 French Design center in France is also in Romania because Romanian can give us European Helps Founds Money return to Renault 😅 Romanians have NO ONE good University or engeneers
Romanians making Renault platform ? No. Dacia is a 100% Renault Production. Mr Durand is the Head Designer of Dacia, Dacia is a French brand. Only built by Romanian because its a cheap poor country but NOT romanian engineers there 😅😂 The second Dacia Romania Design Center is 90% French workers for having European Found Helps money return form Romania 😂 Because French making Dacia the ONLY good company in Romania but its French
@@joakimtag7820 check again buddy, you missed something 😘
@@joakimtag7820Have you visited Romania lately?
@@joakimtag7820 It's made by Romanian Engineers entirely, What us wrong with you?
What is not stylish with a previous models of Dacia? Will not argue this is beauty.
What an incredibly well designed car! Love it, and its beautiful!
What a great looking car, and all that for Fiesta(RIP) money too. It's gonna be a big hit...
Its gonna be around 30k
I hope they still do the commercial van option. It really is a great vehicle for a small van and benefits of commercial tax stuff.
They don't have anymore, (Dacia Dokker) took too many sales from Renault. They have Renault Express and Kangoo vans now.
Really cool with the bed option! I wonder if you can avoid using the battery and save it for overnight heating?
My wife has a 2022 Extreme SE 130 in urban grey. We both love it and it is being used as our main family car. We live rurally and it laps up the crap roads and is so robust. We will definitely be ordering the new model when it’s time, probably sooner!
Iam a proud owner of duster from 2016 , was blown away by the built and style segment it offers too extreme looking car looking forward to it
Weirdly good! Don't know if it is coming to Brazil, but will cost a lot for sure
We were invited to the unveiling of this by Dacia. The video doesn’t do it justice. The build quality is very high in this car for the price. The youclip is a very clever idea and you are able to use a 3d printer to create anything you want. Incredible job Dacia and we’re ordering one as soon as we can. Finally an affordable car
the new Duster looks beautiful, no doubt. Easily can be more classy with some color ''rupture'' inside: some insert of orange, red, will give more style to actual great design.
Can't wait to see it in real life. Nice review. Calling this a bit pretentious and afterwards showing your own over the top Duster is very funny 🙃
Quite tempted, they are really starting to come of age now I really like the look of it will there be an automatic option? Do you really like the sound of the dual fuel as LPG is obviously a lot cheaper
Yes it will be automatic hybrid !
And What about the automatic gearbox. Is it only for lpg model or can you get it for top trim Extreme 4x4 also?
This car needs the 1.9dci engine F9Q or 1.5dci!
I really like this new model and would be tempted by the 4x4 version. It may be the lighting but that bluey grey colour looks good too. I currently have a Duster Journey bought 7 months ago ("downgraded" from 22 years of Audis and don't regret it at all) enjoy driving it, yet am still tempted to upgrade next year as I really do need a 4x4 for our farm tracks. SO glad they haven't gone full electric. When are Dacia going to open the order books?
4x4 is really useful in a Duster if you get snow/mud/drive on loose surfaces. Tbh I don't get the appeal of this car as a 4x2.
Can you still get a spare wheel for this, now it has the battery packs?
2024: Dacia: "GREAT NEWS!" Top Gear:.................(cricket noise) Dacia: "Anyways..."
To be honest,.a great message to VW Group: "There is a new sheriff in town".
Looks fantastic in the cream and dark green, well done Dacia design team. I want it.
ts Designed BY FRENCH in Romania second Design Center. Its a French car company, French technologies, French platform its a 100% renault cars no one Believe of Romania 😂 French Design center in France is also in Romania because Romanian can give us European Helps Founds Money return to Renault 😅 Romanians have NO ONE good University or engeneers
Yep. Thank you Head Designer Dacia Mr Durand
Bring this vehicle to Canada please and thank you
Cool design and the features are just clever. I have a third generation Sandero, almost everyone, with whom I have conversations with about my car, likes the look of it. Most are evn amazed at the features it has. Factory built phone holder and factory built lpg instalation always seems to amaze them. Looking forward the fourth generation Sandero and Jogger. If this new Duster is anything to go by, the fourth generations will be awesome.
When you look at cars from mainstream manufacturers like Peugeot who think that people will be willing (or able) to pay £49,650 their E-3008 GT, it makes far more sense for people to go for cars like this new Duster.
I sell Renault and Dacia and I'm really looking forward to the new Duster and will know it will sell really well
What a masterpiece.
You know what, all these "lower-end manufacturers" are really kicking it up a notch or ten, I'm interested to see what the premium segment of the car market is going to do when more buyers start to notice the gap closing.
Nissan arguably invented the Crossover sector, Dacia has now come along and designed the most masculine and desirable Crossover to date. Wow!
An absolute beast and a car that is actually obtainable. Dacia have done an absolutely incredible job with this car
This car will sell so good you`ll have to wait 6 months to a year to get one
I always wonder do people outside Romania know what Dacia means ? Romania used to knwon as Dacia before and the leader was Decebalus. I would've personally named this car Dacia Decebalus
Dacia have played a blinder with this design making it genuinely desirable.
I tried my friend's Kia EV6 just recently, and for an old trucker like me, it's absolutely terrible when the steering wheel moves on its own between my hands. Good you can turn it all of with one button in this one.
Wow I'm very interested now. Looks amazing
I really like it lol
Glad unpainted bumpers are coming back. Absolutely sick of having to deal with scratches and and dings from people who park next to me.
that safety system disable button should be mandatory in EVERY VEHICLE!!!
Rear window reminds me of Nissan Rogue, still verywell designed.
Yes, it does have X-Trail similarities