Dacia Duster review off-road - Auto Express

Can the UK's cheapest 4x4 cut it off-road? We take the new Dacia Duster greenlaning to find out...

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[SoulTouchMusic]

It doesn't has parking sensors, cameras, and other shits because we in romania use some old fashioned things wich are called eyes, and common sense.

[ty]

The funny thing is that Q7 owners wouldn't try anything close to this off-road test because quite frankly they would be too scared to find out that their 50.000 pounds car can't handle it.

[verliebt]

as Romanian I have to be honest.those so called green lanes they ben on are about the same condition most village roads are in Romania, so not that tough.

[BogdanCiobanu]

Best value for money ... very good car, cheap maintenance, fun to drive and very good car for off-road and roads with bumps. The interior is not that spectacular but is nice and simple with basic all you actually need from a car.

[merlin]

Dacia Duster is a very GOOD car, yes do buy one.

[V-ValveSupercharged]

that car is much cheaper than the X5 and it is better off-road than an x5

[Caine]

Matt is the only reason why I subscribed to the Auto Express channel. The videos of this guy are great! Keep it up mate!!

[christiann]

You won't do what you did with a dacia in a bmw.
Old Romanian Saying.

[VacilNuput]

In Romania the price for this car starts from 11.000 euro. A romanian middle class man can`t afford to buy a 40.000 euro Land Rover.

[Luisgtm]

It is not unsafe, it not having 5 stars in EuroNCAP doesnt make it unsafe, it has airbags, ABS, ESP, and its structure holds up well in impacts, For this price it has all the right to be shit, but it isn't

[claudiazirker]

You can get a new Lada Niva for under 10000 and it is 4 wheel drive and it has a difflock. so the duster isn't the cheapest 4x4

[ecina]

Matt is the greatest car reviewer on the net
Keep up the good job

[marcofava]

As far as budget 4x4s go this is amazing, right up there with the fiat panda and the daiatsu terios

[paulwheatley]

I've got the 4x4 1.5 110 duster on order I took 1 for a test drive & loved it

[Tromi]

The only good Duster to buy, is a 4x4 deisel version... 1.5 dci does the trick, and the 4x4 version has a Nissan X-trail chasis, which is awesome ... :) The 4x2 does not use the same chasis though ... :(

[robbeard]

The suspension set up for Eastern countries would be harder and stiffer, the suspension on this is made for most of Europe and the UK.

Good motor by the looks of it though.

[RoScFan]

"Daseea" is anglicized pronunciation, the original word is Romanian and the Romanian pronunciation is "Dachia". It's the name of the ancient kingdom that used to occupy the same territory as Romania, so ancient it was contemporary to ancient Gaul.

[KIYOOU]

the Duster is a very good car for the money! Cheap, economical to run with a nice ride!
Good job Dacia!

[adrianmares]

Change that tires for asphalt with tires for mud / all terrain and than go again on same tracks

[Cramsdal]

I live in the Sibillini mountains in Italy. Here we have a lot of 'white roads' with no asphalt, many of which are completely neglected or only used by farmers with their tractors. I am also looking to buy an old ruined farmhouse to restore so I frequently drive on overgrown, steep mud tracks. The Duster copes with everything I throw at it. I also recently drove it to England and back: a journey in which it proved remarkably comfortable and economic. Oil give it foive.