Dacia Duster

Dacia Duster
Production period:	since 2010
Class :	SUV

The Dacia Duster is a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) produced by the Romanian car manufacturer Dacia , which was launched on April 17, 2010. The vehicle is built on the B0 platform constructed in 2004, but has a wheelbase longer by four centimeters at 2.67 meters.

Outside the EU, the car model is manufactured and marketed under the Renault brand name as Renault Duster . It is offered as a Renault model in Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, the Middle East and Africa, as well as in South America. A pick-up version called Renault Duster Oroch is also available in South America . In India the model is sold as Nissan Terrano II , which is also offered in Russia.

At the IAA 2013 the Duster was presented in a revised form. Optical characteristics are the redesigned radiator grille, the modified headlights with daytime running lights, the chrome-decorated rear lights and the roof rails with perforated supports.

The second generation made its debut at the IAA in September 2017 and has been on the market since January 2018.

Renault manager Gérard Detourbet was responsible for the Duster project .

Previous vehicles

From 1980 to 1989 the ARO 10 4 × 4 was exported to Great Britain under the name Dacia Duster .

First generation (2010-2018)

Duster I
Dacia Duster (Phase 1)
Production period:	2010-2018
Body versions :	Station wagon , pick-up
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.2–1.6 liters (77–92 kW) Diesel engines : 1.5 liters (63–81 kW)
Length:	4315 mm
Width:	1822 mm
Height:	1682 mm
Wheelbase :	2673 mm
Empty weight :	1235-1369 kg

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

The Duster is based on the leading C platform developed by Nissan, such as the Renault Clio II – IV, Nissan Micra and Nissan Juke . Dacia uses version B0, which is derived from the B platform. Dacia achieves cost advantages through a high proportion of identical parts within its own brand (e.g. cockpit) as well as those from the Renault-Nissan group. Many components from older model series from Clio and Megane are used in the Duster, as are engines from the Renault Scenic , and the four-wheel drive of the 4 × 4 comes from Nissan.

Renault Duster (before facelift) with modified grille for the South American and Asian markets

Renault Duster Oroch for the South American market

Nissan Terrano (India)

The Dacia Duster has been available in Europe , Turkey , Algeria and Morocco since March 2010 . Since June 2010 it has also been offered as Renault in the Ukraine , Israel , Jordan , Syria , Egypt and Lebanon as well as in some African countries. These vehicles are produced in Pitesti in Romania . The Duster has also been available in the UK since 2012 . In India and Russia , the Duster is sold by Renault and at the same time also offered by Nissan with modified front and rear sections as the ' Terrano ' model. In Brazil, the Duster with modified grille at the Renault plant is in Sao Jose dos Pinhais produced as well as Sofasa in Colombia and in Brazil , Argentina , Mexico and Chile sold where since September 2015, it is also in a pick-up version with double cabin as Renault Duster Oroch is available.

construction

The Duster has a ground clearance of 19.75 cm, in the all-wheel drive version 21 cm, an approach angle of 30 degrees at the front and 36.5 degrees at the rear, a ramp angle of 23 degrees and overhangs of 82.25 cm at the front and 82 cm at the rear.

safety

The vehicle is equipped with an anti-lock braking system from Bosch (Version 8.1), electronic brake force distribution (EBD “electronic brakeforce distribution”) and a brake assistance system (BAS). Other assistance systems are also installed, including traction control (ASR) for all-wheel drive. The all-wheel drive comes from the Nissan Qashqai , but without electronic differential locks and hill descent assistance .

For passive safety , the Duster has two front airbags, three-point seat belts with load limiters and, since the facelift in 2013, the electronic stability control (ESP, vehicle dynamics control ) and side airbags across all versions; Head airbags and rear side airbags are not available. The pyrotechnic belt tensioners complement the restraint system.

Child seats can only be securely attached to the back seat on the outside seats. Isofix brackets are also available there. According to the operating instructions, no forward-facing child seats may be attached to the front passenger seat and rearward-facing child seats (baby seats) may only be attached if the front passenger airbag is deactivated using a switch on the dashboard.

In the EURO-NCAP crash test, the Duster achieved 3 out of 5 possible stars.

Technical specifications

The various four-cylinder engines come from Renault. All engine variants meet the Euro 4 emissions standard. The Euro 6 pollution standard has been met since 2015 . The diesel models are all equipped with a soot particle filter / FAP .

model	Displacement	Output kW (PS) at 1 / min	Torque Nm at 1 / min	Top speed	Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h	Average consumption	CO 2 emissions	drive	Construction period
Gasoline engine
1.6 16V 105	1598 cc	77 (105) / 5750	148/3750	165 km / h	11.8 s	7.1 l	165 g / km	4 × 2	03 / 2010–01 / 2018
				160 km / h	12.8 s	8.0 l	185 g / km	4 × 4	03 / 2010–01 / 2018
1.6 SCe 115	1598 cc	84 (114) / 5500	156/4000	170 km / h	11.0 s	6.4 l	145 g / km	4 × 2	03/2015–01/2018
				168 km / h	12.0 s	6.8 l	155 g / km	4 × 4	03/2015–01/2018
1.2 TCe 125	1197 cc	92 (125) / 5250	205/2000	175 km / h	10.4 s	6.0 l	140 g / km	4 × 2	09/2013–01/2018
				177 km / h	11.0 s	6.4 l	145 g / km	4 × 4	10/2015–01/2018
LPG
1.6 16V 105 LPG	1595 cc	77 (105) / 5750 [75 (102) / 5750]	148/3750 [144/3750]	162 km / h	12.4 s [12.8] s	7.2 [9.1] l	167 g / km [145 g / km]	4 × 2	05 / 2011–01 / 2018
diesel
dCi 85	1461 cc	63 (86) / 3750	200/1900	156 km / h	13.9 s	5.1 l	135 g / km	4 × 2	03/2010-09/2010
dCi 90	1461 cc	66 (90 )/3750	200/1750	156 km / h	13.8 s	5.0 l	130 g / km	4 × 2	03 / 2010–01 / 2018
				158 km / h	14.9 s	5.3 l	139 g / km	4 × 4	03 / 2010–01 / 2018
dCi 110	1461 cc	79 (107) / 4000	240/1750	171 km / h	11.8 s	5.3 l	139 g / km	4 × 2	03/2010-10/2013
		81 (110) / 4000		168 km / h	12.5 s	5.6 l	145 g / km	4 × 4	03/2010-10/2013
dCi 110	1461 cc	80 (109) / 4000	240/1750	169 km / h	12.2 s	4.8 l	127 g / km	4 × 2	10/2013–01/2018
				168 km / h	12.9 s	5.2 l	135 g / km	4 × 4	01 / 2014–01 / 2018

gallery

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  Model 2010-2013 (phase 1)

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  Rear view (phase 1)

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  Dacia Duster (since 2013)

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  Rear view (since 2013)

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  Dashboard of the Dacia Duster

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  Engine of the Dacia Duster 1.6 16V

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  Dacia Duster at the Andros Trophy

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  Dacia Duster as a fire engine

Second generation (since 2018)

Duster II
Production period:	since 2018
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.0–1.6 liters (74–110 kW) Diesel engines : 1.5 liters (66–85 kW)
Length:	4341 mm
Width:	1804 mm
Height:	1678-1687 mm
Wheelbase :	2673 mm
Empty weight :	1254-1480 kg

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

Rear view

The second generation of the Duster made its debut at the International Motor Show in September 2017 in Frankfurt am Main . It has been on sale since January 13, 2018, initially at prices starting at 11,290 euros.

Furnishing

The second generation will be offered in five equipment lines for the market launch.

• Access (basic equipment)
• Essential
• Comfort
• Prestigious
• Adventure

Technical specifications

Petrol engines

	1.0 TCe 100	1.6 SCe 115		1.6 SCe 115 4x4		1.6 SCe 115 LPG		1.2 TCe 125	1.2 TCe 125 4x4	1.3 TCe 130	1.3 TCe 130 4x4	1.3 TCe 150	1.3 TCe 150 4x4
Construction period	since 07/2019	01 / 2018-09 / 2018	09 / 2018–07 / 2019	01 / 2018-09 / 2018	09 / 2018–07 / 2019	01 / 2018-09 / 2018	09 / 2018–07 / 2019	01 / 2018-09 / 2018		since 01/2019	since 05/2019	since 01/2019	since 05/2019
Engine characteristics
Engine type	R3 petrol engine	R4 petrol engine
Engine charging	turbocharger	-						turbocharger
Displacement	999 cm³	1598 cc						1197 cc		1332 cc
Max. Power at min −1	74 kW (101 PS) / 5000	84 kW (114 PS) / 5500				84 kW (114 PS) / 5500 80 kW (109 PS) / 5500		92 kW (125 PS) / 5250		96 kW (131 PS) / 5000		110 kW (150 PS) / 5000
Max. Torque in min -1	160 Nm / 2750	156 Nm / 4000				156 Nm / 4000 144 Nm / 4000		205 Nm / 2300		240 Nm / 1600		250 Nm / 1700
Power transmission
drive	Front wheel drive			all wheel drive		Front wheel drive			all wheel drive	Front wheel drive	all wheel drive	Front wheel drive	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	5-speed manual transmission			6-speed manual transmission		5-speed manual transmission		6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-
Readings
Top speed	168-173 km / h	172 km / h	170 km / h	170 km / h	173 km / h	172 km / h 169 km / h	170 km / h 160 km / h	177 km / h	179 km / h	191-193 km / h	188 km / h	200-202 km / h	197-198 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	12.5 s	11.9 s		12.9 s		12.2 s 12.6 s		10.4 s	11.0 s	10.6-11.1 s	11.1 s	9.7-10.4 s	10.6 s
Tank capacity	50 l					50 l + 33.6 l liquid gas		50 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	5.3-5.6 l super	6.6 l super	6.5 l super	7.0 l super	6.9 l super	6.9 l super 8.8 l liquid gas	6.8 l super 8.7 l liquid gas	6.2 l super	6.4 l super	5.8–6.1 l super	6.1–6.4 l super	5.8–6.1 l super	6.1–6.4 l super
CO 2 emissions, combined:	121-127 g / km	149 g / km		158 g / km		156 g / km 141 g / km		138 g / km	145 g / km	132-140 g / km	140-145 g / km	132-140 g / km	140-145 g / km
Emission standard	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6					Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6		Euro 6d-TEMP

Diesel engines

	1.5 dCi 90	1.5 Blue dCi 95	1.5 dCi 110	1.5 dCi 110 4x4	1.5 Blue dCi 115	1.5 Blue dCi 115 4x4
Construction period	01 / 2018-09 / 2018	09 / 2018–07 / 2019	01 / 2018-09 / 2018		since 09/2018	since 10/2018
Engine characteristics
Engine type	R4 diesel engine
Engine charging	turbocharger
Displacement	1461 cc
Max. Power at min −1	66 kW (90 PS) / 3750	70 kW (95 PS) / 3750	80 kW (109 PS) / 4000		85 kW (116 PS) / 3750
Max. Torque in min -1	200 Nm / 1750	240 Nm / 1750	260 Nm / 1750		260 Nm / 2000
Power transmission
drive	Front wheel drive			all wheel drive	Front wheel drive	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-		[EDC double clutch transmission ]	-
Readings
Top speed	158 km / h	167 km / h	171 km / h [171 km / h]	169 km / h	179-183 km / h	180 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	13.8 s	12.6 s	11.8 s [11.9 s]	12.4 s	10.3-10.5 s	10.4-12.1 s
Tank capacity	50 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	4.4 l diesel		4.4 l diesel [4.5 l diesel]	4.7 l diesel	4.1-4.4 l diesel	4.7 l diesel
CO 2 emissions, combined:	115 g / km		115 g / km [116 g / km]	123 g / km	108-115 g / km	118-123 g / km
Emission standard	Euro 6	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6		Euro 6d-TEMP

• Values ​​in [] apply to models in conjunction with dual clutch transmission.

Registration numbers

Since the market launch up to and including December 2019, 179,876 first-generation Duster have been newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. 2019 was the most successful sales year with 30,698 units.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Automobile racing

Ice races

As a marketing campaign, Alain Prost took part in the Trophée Andros ice racing series in December 2009 with a racing version of the Dacia Duster that was heavily modified by Renault Sport . After a total of 13 races, Prost finished the racing series on January 30, 2010 as runner-up.

Aïcha des Gazelles rally

At the Aïcha des Gazelles rally in the Moroccan desert , the Dacia Duster was the first car to cross the finish line in the crossover category with drivers Dounia and Isabelle in 2010. The identically constructed second vehicle, with drivers Nathalie and Dorothée, took fifth place.

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

The Frenchman Jean-Philippe Dayraut , four-time winner of the Trophée Andros ice racing series, took third place on June 26, 2011 with a Dacia Duster prototype with over 625 kW (850 hp) at the Pikes Peak hill climb in the USA.

Concept vehicle

Dacia Duster at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show

A concept vehicle of the same name was presented by Renault Design Central Europe at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show . It was Dacia's first crossover concept and had no technical or visual similarities with the production version. The vehicle had a length of 4.25 m, a height of 1.49 m, a width of 1.64 m and a wheelbase of 2.8 m and weighed around 1300 kg.

design

The vehicle is intended to combine the classes of a sporty coupé with a station wagon. This result was the collaboration between Renault Design Central Europe (based in Bucharest ) and Renault Design Technocentre (based in Guyancourt ).

From the outside there was a wide front apron with two air inlets and headlights that went over the side to almost the doors that were hinged in opposite directions. The exterior mirrors were right on the door. The roof was completely glazed and offered a lot of light in the interior. A new seating concept offered a trunk volume of 470 liters; if the rear seats were slid under the front seats, the trunk could provide 1.4 m³ of volume.

drive

The engine of the vehicle was taken over by a 1.5 dCi common rail diesel with 105 PS (77 kW) with a particle filter and a manual six-speed gearbox. Due to the body design, the vehicle had a c _w value of 0.30. The total consumption was given as 5.3 liters / 100 km, which corresponds to an emission of 139 g of CO ₂ . 4 × 2 or 4 × 4 can be selected as the drive.

Popemobile

In late November 2019 Dacia one for popemobile presented converted Dacia Duster 4WD. The new Popemobile for Pope Francis differs from the standard Duster variants primarily in the large sliding roof in the rear roof area. When this is completely rolled back, a removable glass pulpit can be attached. For this, the body had to be reinforced. This means that the vehicle can be used both for trips after the general audience and for trips by the Pope outside the Vatican. The vehicle is painted white, the colors beige and black are used in the interior. The vehicle has a total of five seats, one particularly comfortable one is in the rear. The body was lowered by three centimeters to make it easier for the Pope to get on. The vehicle was built by Dacia's prototyping department together with the Romanian bodywork company Romturingia .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Auto-News online edition of December 8, 2009: Duster: Sixth Dacia model comes as an all-wheel drive and 4 × 2
2. ↑ platform on Carmagazine.co.uk (accessed on May 2, 2010)
3. ↑ Floor group on 4wheelfun.de (accessed on May 2, 2010)
4. ^ Rahul Richard: The man behind the Renault Kwid, Gerard Detourbet. on overdrive.in from September 9, 2015 ; accessed on January 18, 2016
5. ↑ 1ro.de: Information on the ARO 10 4 × 4
6. ↑ NCAP crash test Dacia Duster (2011)
7. ^ Nissan Terrano
8. ↑ Novo Renault Duster Brasil ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Renault Duster Colombia ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ^ Renault Deutschland AG (Ed.): Rhombus . Magazine of the Federal Association of German Alpine and Renault Clubs. No. 1/2010 . Bruehl.
11. ↑ Security systems ( Memento of February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 250 kB; via archive.org) on ​​Renault.com (accessed on March 13, 2010)
12. ↑ Equipment ( Memento from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on Dacia.de (from March 12, 2013, via archive.org)
13. ↑ All-wheel drive from the Nissan Qashqai on Autobild.de (accessed on May 6, 2010)
14. ↑ Facelift Dacia Duster on Autokiste.de (accessed on September 11, 2013)
15. ↑ Restraint system ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Autoplenum.de (accessed on March 13, 2010)  
16. ↑ Dacia Duster, Test 2011 (English, viewed September 5)
17. ↑ Vehicle brochure as of August 1, 2011
18. ↑ Dacia model range Dacia Duster technical data. Retrieved October 4, 2015 . 
19. ↑ NCAP crash test Dacia Duster (2017)
20. ↑ Auto-Motor-und-Sport online edition of November 17, 2009: The new Dacia Duster - In racing outfit
21. ↑ Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles on Autobild.de (accessed on May 2, 2010)
22. ↑ Official website ( memento of March 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) of the Aïcha des Gazelles Rally (accessed on May 2, 2010)
23. ↑ Auto-Bild online edition of March 2, 2009: Dacia Duster in Geneva 2009: Crossover from Romania
24. ↑ ^{a b c d} Dacia Duster Concept on Autosieger.de (accessed on May 10, 2010)
25. ↑ Concept Drive on Saubereautos.at (accessed on 10 May 2010)
26. ↑ Handing over a new popemobile: Francis is now driving Dacia. Catholic.de , November 29, 2019, accessed on December 3, 2019 . 
27. ↑ Dacia Duster as Papa-Mobil - These are the cars of the Popes. auto motor und sport , December 2, 2019, accessed December 3, 2019 . 
28. ↑ Dacia Duster for the Pope - Lowered Duster for the Pope. Auto Bild , November 30, 2019, accessed December 3, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Dacia Duster  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (German)