Dacia Duster Hybrid 140 review | This is the one you want

Following its introduction in 2010, the Dacia Duster didn’t take long to become a household name. The small SUV’s no-frills approach quickly made it a hit with buyers, and in the intervening years, it has matured into an SUV with a few more creature comforts while maintaining its value-based proposition. Now, there’s an all-new third-generation version that looks better than ever and, for the first time, is available with an electrified powertrain.

[driverfocusedcars]

I am low key obsessed with the new Duster. Could make a great overland build

[dennisjamison]

i have just got a dacia duster tce 130 journey + i like it a lot

[hjsworld]

It will attract new type of customers that want value for money. I never was a fan of Dacia Duster because of the somewhat dull looks of the previous versions, but this new design combined with hybrid engine, has changed my view. I looked at all compact SUVs with hybrid engines, and this Duster is clearly the winner.

[pauladams]

Great test currently got a 2023, Duster journey auto which I got in April last year just completed 20000 trouble free miles and get around 46mpg average. Looking forward to being able to place an order for the hybrid when released in the UK.

[RupertCox]

Great review - I think this will (99.9%) be my next car - I have a 2021 Bi-Fuel Duster at the moment and this full hybrid just makes lots of sense in so many ways for my needs that it will be a great replacement. Dacia are to car manufacturers what Lidl are to supermarkets!

[ryancheng]

I really like how flat that dacia key is, it fit in the pocket really comfortably, even with tight pant

[cornelhansen-juhas]

Well Done DACIA ❤ DUSTER
*Very NiCe looking Car

[EscuB]

Great, informative and enjoyable video. Most importantly is the way you pronounced Dacia. As a romanian I can genuinely say that you were on the button. 😂
It is remarkable how Dacia came such a long way and evolved so much under Renault.

[iamarnab]

Love the duster! drove it for 10 years before climate guys took it away (over 10 year diesels banned in India), miss it every day since.

[Geshmaal]

Very right of you to point out the parallels with the Suzuki Jimny. The current Jimny came out in 2018, they've had 5 years to revise the platform to fit an emissions compliant engine...they haven't bothered! Meanwhile Dacia has and offers this cool rugged car in hybrid form, plus traditional petrol engines. Massive fail by Suzuki.

[jpht]

The whole design has a very retro (sci-fi) 80's "edgy" look to it. I love it...

[djlim]

simple, reliable, relatively cheap and looks great! I hope it's coming to my country.

[gib]

Fine looking car. The bronze mirror covers however may look a bit odd against other body colours?

[MultiNakir]

i want this one but it only comes in 4x2 and i do go offroad and on the mountain often so a bigger heavier car without 4x4 makes no sense for me ... this is splendid for anyone who barely goes off the asphalt, just not for the niche of people that use an SUV in places an SUV is supposed to actually be used ... so if they mix the hybrid with the 4x4 or at least at the facelift mark or maybe bring a more powerful TCe on the table i'm considering it, for now the fact that they moved from the 1.3 TCe 150hp to 1.2 TCe 130cp makes me hold on because looking at this i don't see myself buying the duster 2 facelift ... i don't need an automatic as i barely drive in the city so it's not a nuisance i actually enjoy the manual ... also i'm not picky but the 1.2 is noisy and annoying at 130km/h highway speeds and you have to go 110, which tends to get annoying and the 1.3 150cp one was finally decent and they remove it :facepalm

[dardoporta]

¿Have you mention the name of the colour of the unit what you drive in this test? I love this car. I would prefer 1.2 tce for more torque.

[thebeardedscot]

Very good looking car and equally good looking presenter with his dadbod 😉

[francis]

I look forward to seeing them out and about. Dacias are so much better than anything else in the price range. The new MGs for example are so tinny by comparison, and in fact they don't deserve the MG name badge.

[robertsanders]

It certainly looks like an interesting car worthy of a test drive to learn more.

[motivonenhum]

does the new 2024 dacia duster Extreme Hybrid 140 have a modular trunk floor? can the floor of the trunk be adjusted in height to create a flat loading surface?

[PassengerUnlimited]

Can't wait to buy it when it comes to Slovenia in a few weeks.