Dacia Duster's Extensive Facelift to Reportedly Premiere in Frankfurt

Launched in 2010, the Duster is currently Dacia’s oldest model on offer, as all other nameplates are less than two years old. Moreover, it isn't only Dacia’s most successful model, but also Renault Group’s best-selling vehicle in the first five months of this year, with 155,729 deliveries worldwide (+59 percent), ahead of the Renault Clio IV (139.397 units), Renault Mégane (133.116) and Sandero (124.918).

To increase sales even more, Renault will freshen up the Duster, with an extensive facelift to be showcased at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show in September, according to a report from French business daily La Tribune.

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Dacia Duster Gets the "Admirable" Treatment from LZParts

The Dacia Duster has become a favorite of European aftermarket companies, with LZParts being the latest firm to take a shot at making the Romanian SUV more attractive. To make it perfectly clear that they want people to like their customized Duster, the folks at LZParts called their tuning program “Admirable”. Read more »

Nissan Officially Teases New Dacia Duster-Based Terrano SUV

Just yesterday, we brought you news about Nissan's plans to rework and re-badge the Dacia Duster into a new small SUV named the Terrano. Now it's official with the Japanese carmaker also releasing a teaser sketch previewing the looks of the new model that is scheduled to launch initially in India before the end of the year.

The single rendering suggests that Nissan, a partner of French automaker Renault that owns Dacia, will apply a new fascia together with a re-sculptured hood and profile lines to the Duster, but we'll have to wait for the actual car to see the changes as sketches can be deceiving…

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Nissan Reportedly Reworking Dacia Duster into a New Terrano

Dacia has won a lot of praise for its honestly priced lineup of cars, which have convinced many buyers that “cheap doesn’t mean bargain basement.” The Duster, which is also badged as a Renault in some markets, including Russia and India, is gaining popularity, and its reviews are generally positive.

Now, Nissan reportedly wants its own version of the 4x4, which it will name the Terrano, reviving an older nameplate, used from 1993 to 2006. Autocar India is sure of this, adding that the Nissan model will be around $1,000 more expensive than the vehicle on which it’s based. The report seems to confirm a pair of patent pictures of a Nissan-faced Duster that appeared online earlier this year.

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Spied: Dacia Duster Small SUV Prepares for its First Botox Treatment

Dacia's foray into the small SUV segment with the affordable Duster has proven successful, but the Renault Group-owned Romanian brand refuses to rest on its laurels and is working on a light facelift, which could be revealed as early as this fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show or alternatively, at next year's Geneva Salon in March. Read more »

DC Design Turns Renault Duster into a Lux Crossover for Only €5k or $6.5k

Following last week’s teaser photo, Indian coachbuilder and styling firm DC-Design has released the full set of images with its interpretation of the Renault Duster (known as the Dacia Duster in Europe).

Called the DC Duster, the SUV has received a complete overhaul on the inside, with the Indian aftermarket company adding materials like faux wood and artificial leather and fitting the car with a multimedia infotainment system for the rear right passenger.

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India's DC-Design to Give the Dacia Duster a Conceptual Makeover

The Renault Group's Dacia Duster SUV is the latest object of Indian coachbuilder and styling firm DC-Design's affections, as the company has just issued a teaser image of a new concept model it will soon release in the flesh. Read more »

Dacia Gives Duster More Character with Adventure Limited Edition

We had heard that Dacia might show a refreshed version of its Duster SUV at the Geneva Motor Show, but instead the Romanian brand brought along a new limited edition version of the series named 'Adventure'. Read more »

And This is Why Russians Use Dash-Cams

With all those videos circulating on the net, you shouldn't be wondering why such a large number of Russian drivers and fellow motorists from neighboring countries opt to use dashboard-mounted cameras, but if you must, here's another example of why they do. Read more »

Dacia Confirms Two World Premieres for Geneva Motor Show

Visitors to the 83rd edition of Europe's largest annual (the Frankfurt and Paris auto shows are bi-annual) car event that takes place in Geneva from March 5 to 17, will have the chance to see two new Dacia models for the very first time, the company's German arm announced. Read more »

Nissan Allegedly Looking to Clone Dacia Duster SUV, Looks Like a Mini Patrol

A pair of digitally rendered photos showing the Dacia Duster SUV with a Nissan fascia and rear end surfaced on Facebook today. According to the IndianAutosBlog site, the pictures are "3D mock-ups from a design lab" that were intended "strictly for internal circulation and study purposes", but somehow ended up on the web.

While we won't completely rule out the possibility that the renderings may have been made by someone outside the company, given the Renault-Nissan Alliance's past, there could be truth to these photos as many Dacia models are marketed under different brands around the world.

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Elia Brings in the Bling to Dacia Duster SUV

It seems German tuner Elia is convinced that the Dacia Duster's low starting price means that buyers will have extra cash left for upgrading their ride, so it's churning out one project after the other.

If the two-tone, orange and black-themed and the completely murder out Duster tunes that we showed you back in the summer didn't do the trick for you, here's one more proposal from Elia.

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Dacia Offering Sandero with a Monthly Payment as Low as £69 in the UK

Dacia is looking to lure British customers into its showrooms not only with low starting prices for its two available models, the new Sandero hatchback and the Duster SUV, but also with affordable monthly payments, albeit with a high APR.

The Romanian carmaker owned by the Renault Group said that the £5,995 (equal to €7,464 or US$9,525) entry-level Sandero Access supermini, which is the cheapest new car in the UK market, can be had with a deposit of £1,845 (€2,300 or US$2,931) and as little as £69 (€86 or US$110) per month at 9.4% APR for 49 months.

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Dacia Says it has Received More than 1,000 Pre-Orders for New Duster SUV in the UK

The first Dacia model to be made available in the United Kingdom, the Duster SUV, has surpassed the 1,000 pre-order mark in the country, three months before it launches in showrooms, according to the Renault Group's Romanian brand.

Dacia said that it is essential to point out that this number has been achieved "before a single buyer has driven a right-hand-drive UK-specification car on British soil".

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New Renault DCross Concept is a Dacia Duster Dressed in Style

As some of our readers pointed out earlier today, Volkswagen's new Taigun concept bears a certain resemblance to the Renault Group's Dacia Duster SUV, which becomes a bit more evident with the French firm's DCross Concept that was also revealed today at the Sao Paulo Motor Show.

In Brazil, Renault offers all Dacia models under its own nameplate, including the Duster. So, what is the deal with the DCross Concept?

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Elia Presents Two Different Tuning Takes on the Dacia Duster

When it comes to tuning Dacia models or any other car from the Renault-Nissan Alliance, for that matter, Elia is one of premiere aftermarket brands in Europe.

The German tuner offers several options for owners of the Dacia Duster small SUV, including the new 'Color Concept' and the 'Darkster' programs.

We will begin with the Color Concept that dresses the Romanian 4x4's body in a matte orange foil wrap, with the wheel arch extensions, racing stripes, new alloy wheels, the roof, front grille, mirror caps, rocker panels and the bull bar all finished in gloss black.

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Dacia Duster is the UK's Cheapest SUV at £8,995 OTR

Romania's low cost Dacia brand has released final pricing for its first model to touch UK ground, the Duster compact SUV that will be available for pre-order from June 28 with first deliveries in January 2013 at a starting price of £8,995 OTR (US$14,000 or €11,300) for the two-wheel drive variant.

To put it into context, that's less than the basic version of the Suzuki Splash tall city car that starts at £ 9,325 for the 1.0-liter petrol model.

Dacia is also claiming the bragging rights for the most affordable (new) 4x4 model as the all-wheel drive version of the Duster begins at £10,995 (US$17,200 or €13,800).

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Dacia to Accept Pre-Orders for Duster with £100 deposit as it Prepares for UK Launch

The Renault Group's Dacia brand continues its pre-launch activities in Britain with the announcement of pre-ordering for the Duster compact SUV. The company said that as soon as it announces pricing and specifications for the Duster SUV on June 28, it will begin accepting pre-orders online with a £100 deposit.

The Romanian budget brand said the Duster's range will start from less than £10,000 (€12,150 or US$16,000) for the front-wheel drive models, while 4x4 versions available from less than £12,500 (€15,150 or US$19,900).

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