Dacia Duster: the first SUV developed in Romania

Dacia Duster is the first SUV developed by Automobile Dacia in Romania. Officially revealed on December 8, 2009, it will be offered in Europe starting with the spring of 2010.

Based on the B0 platform, the Duster measures 4.31 meters in length, 1.82 meters in width and has more than 200 mm ground clearance. Its luggage space has a volume of up to 475 liters.

The Duster will be offered with two-wheel or four-wheel drive. The 4x4 variants make use of Nissan's all-wheel drive system which allows the driver to choose from three different driving modes: Auto, in which the front/rear torque split is calculated automatically as a function of available grip, Lock, whereby 50% of torque is consistently fed through the rear axle, and 4x2 where the transmission is locked into two-wheel drive for maximum fuel efficiency.

Dacia Duster is scheduled to be offered in Europe, Turkey, Algeria and Morocco from spring 2010, with expected prices starting around EUR 15,000. From June 2010, the Duster will also be available in Ukraine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon and in some African countries where it will be sold as a Renault. In 2011, Renault will begin production of the Duster at its Curitiba plant in Brazil for distribution in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, while at a later date, the Duster will go on to be manufactured at the Avtoframos plant in Moscow, Russia.