Got my new DUster a week ago, and I can only say I'm absolutely in love with it. Super comfortable, great driving exeperience.

The last generation Duster had great power plants with the 1 5L Diesel and the good 1.33L petrol engine. They should have found a way to keep it under new emissions regulations.

I have had 2 dusters so far and love them both. Now i am waiting, in a few weeks, for my new journey in black

You articulately state where a vehicle is weak or where a vehicle is strong without sugarcoating. Keep it up. . 👍 Subscribed ✅

Nice review, some valid points made the cars shortcomings, I am eagerly awaiting the launch of the Bigster 👍

I come home from work on fridays roughly when your video goes live, and i'm always looking forward to watching it with a cup of coffee. Your channel is pretty much the only one i've watched consistently for some 12-13 years. Lots of others fell off, keep up the great work, greetings from Bosnia. ✌️

Subscribed after this video .Finally someone that says also the bad stuffs about this car…like doh…the reality.nobody is perfect .

Nice vid. I have watch many vids on this car and not many point out the underperforming aspects of the car

That is GREAT CAR!!!There is NO need to complain ... For that kind of money - there is NO better car. On this planet. Period.

Excellent Presentation

Best car of 2024!

Mine is coming around end of December, same as in this video. First new car, first duster. For me who live in the countryside with bumpy roads, go sometimes for either the mountain or the coast, and mostly commute to work in the city everyday, this duster seem like the perfect compromise for that price. I'm really looking for versatility but I don't expect any kind of particularly good performance on anything, just a car that will do it's job whatever it is, in relative confortable, with no pretention to leave a porches cayenne behind, pull more than my volkswagen crafter I use for work, or anything special. Just a good car that will last some time I'd taken care of

Let me tell u i have Duster 2...and i use it in Carpathians...mud snow dust forest roads...and it doesnt dissapoint.

good review of the du-STAR

Yet another great review video! Thanks! Seems that Dacia moves to the right direction even though they need to stress a bit more. I would like to ask if you plan to make a review video on the "new" Ford Kuga PHEV.

Duster 4x2 Journey vs Clio, what would be the price differences and which would be better?

I'm expecting to buy one in a few months, and I was waiting for your review, with trepidation, because I knew it would be brutally honest. 😂

An interesting proposition within this price range considering the improvements and the conveniences of having a 4x4 vehicle. The engine though is small if you need to tow a trailer.

I test drove the Duster Extreme Hybrid and one of my favorite hill was close to the dealership. I was not over the top yet and the battery was depleated, leaving me with a low power NA engine. I did not like that, given the price of the Hybrid option. I did not have the chance of driving the LPG engined Duster or the 1.2 Turbo mild hybrid.

I think they did a great job overall. It looks good. If you don't care about the use of hard plastics it is a lot of car for the money. Not as cheap as it used to be, but also the competition starts well above 30K euro's.

Hi Marek how does the duster compare to similar size cars when it comes to noise levels?

Excellent review- Sometimes brutally honest, but I think all your criticisms are justified. My wife and I have run a number of Sanderos and Dusters, Gens 1 to 3, she's currently on a Gen 2 Duster (our second one, first may have been Gen 1.5...). They all do what they say on the tin, have been fuss-free and have provided reliable, acceptable transportation (some more than others in that last regard) over many years. I have recently upgraded to a Mazda CX 60 PHEV in top trim with all the bells and whistles and... Honestly? I might almost be happier with a Gen 3 Duster at between 1/3 and 1/2 the price. Duster cannot please everybody 100% all the time, or any car for that matter.

You lost weight! Keep it up!

Nice to watch. 😎🎻

Wonderful job Marek! 1st review where someone found a problem on one of the driving modes. Will go for the Sandero, due to not needing a bigger car or ego although needing long range and efficient prices but this one was a close call

Great video Marek

Thanks a lot for a great review, Marek! Great car. One of the thinks I do not like is that there is no ski hatch

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The moment when he took out that passat manual just to find those 20€ hidden, was hillarious.

A nice video and it's a pity that Dacia/Renault failed to execute what is fundamentally both a good idea and a car in a better way. There is definitely a pretty big market for a car like the Duster. In Germany, for example, the car has had a large following since the first generation and it is popular to modify the car with both better parts and technical solutions. As far as I understand, there is great criticism from that side that the new generation does not have proper side windows behind the C-pillar. I guess this is primarily a design thing, but a bit of the utilitarian aspect of the previous generations is definitely gone. In any case, many search for cheap cars such as the Duster while they wait for electric cars to become both better and not least cheaper.

Since it was launched in 2010 and we are in 2024, Duster has 14 years not 20 years... but you are right, size and shape are pretty much the same

Frankly the duster has been pretty good since its inception. Its a cheap (well it was, its getting more expensive), low tech crossover. If you are poor you can still afford it and use it as daily, if you have money you can buy is a second car and use it on roads where you dont want go with your daily car.

Going to miss the diesel. It was the best version so I won't be buying this one

This is a real DUST-STAR

6:25 I think I've seen this review 3 or 4 times as the new Duster is starting to grow on me but it's the first time I heard you say this about the AC. I drove test 2 cars, both Extreme HEV and both had issues with the AC. Going from my wonderful AC in my i30 to the problematic one in the Duster was pretty obvious but never have I addressed the issue with the salesman.

My compliments , another great review that I enjoyed like most of yours A small suggestion, since your channel is in english will be nicer if you can set your infotainment in the language that you are doing the review , just to be perfect 😊 In rest keep it up! you're doing really great. Regards, Cat

It's interesting that Dacia is always helped by Renault thinking and yet also held back by Renault thinking. It's a real shame because this car - like French cars in general - is really nice, but just won't fly here in Asia where we demand practicality and simplicity come first in our low-cost cars and Dacia would be laughed out of the room for a rear door pocket that won't take a 500mL bottle, let alone those wacky You Clip accessories. (Props to you, Marek, for not gushing over them like every other motoring journalist)

I'm getting the Dacia Duster hybrid from this year. you think is a good investment?

You've lost 10 kilos. Well done. Guess who found them? Me!!!!! Haha. BTW. Nice review as always.

Its pretty car not gonna lie but price is a bit high (at least in my country). Expression model with basic white color and weakest 1.0 engine is 21.300 euro. If you want different color and 1.2 engine plus registration and insurance will cost you little over 24k. And for that you get cheap plastic interior, basic seats and pretty slow and basic multimedia system.

Yet you STILL can’t configure or buy it in uk even though it’s “on sale”

nice hair-cut ...cheers

With everyone talking about how the soundproofing is way better than on the old model, I was disappointed, it was poor, especially wind noise was loud, or there was something wrong with my test car.

EURONCAP ⭐⭐⭐

You have just put me off having a look at these cars. I want a basic car without a load of electronics and screens etc.

maybe you can put your prompter closer to the camera. it is quite obvious you are reading from a paper when presenting the interior.

This car is €8k too expensive based on what is now available in the market. Maybe several years ago it was ‘cheap’

Pokial nejazdis po polnych cestach tak by som kupil Capture. Je krajsi, lepsie odhlucneny a cenovo rovnaky. Pri LPG verzii uz ma Duster3 ulozenu plynovu nadrz miesto rezervy. Otazka je ci. necitit plyn v kabine. U hybridnej verzii je bateria ulozena z vonku na podvozku. Ten 1,6 litrovy stvorvalec od Nissanu je urcite spolahlivy ale dat pri SUV bateriu z vonku mi pride zvlastne. Od NCAP ziskala v testoch 3 hviezdicky.Bocny naraz je pre pasazierov nebezpecny. Inak je Duster urcite dobrym vozidlom ale pri tej cene uz je z coho vyberat aj u inych znaciek. Napr Suzuki S-Cross

Overall really good car for the money, but mostly in mid and lower specs. Can't find the reason to buy hybrid, because it's only a few grands away from price range of much more serious cars. I have 2018, 1.5 dci prestige model. While my car is certainly a lot less refined than the 3. gen, currently I don't plan to "upgrade" it for 3 cylinder petrol.

Dzien Dobry from Malta! :) Keep up the good work!! :)

I wait the Bigster !

I had a Lada many years ago. It was basic but fun. This doesn't.

Time will tell if it's any good.

I wonder if this car thought it had an unpleasant jerk in the car when you got in

So from 2010 to 2024 is "more than 20 years"?

3:25 Am I seeing things, or are those letters crooked?

Good review. This is the first Duster I don't consider to buy. This is not the price range to choose esthetic cars but frugal and functional. One step forward with design, two steps back with engine choice. I am sceptical about the tow capacity of these engines.

Only 3 stars at NCAP… gotta mention that.

It was already tested on EURO NCAP and it scored only 3/5, traditionally, again...

Notebooks? Do kids know how to write or draw by hand nowadays? I bet they look for the on button.... oh wait, things don't have buttons anymore. And as far as the Duster goes, it's a very classy looking car. And it's affordable. I do wonder if a hybrid system would be the perfect compliment to that 3 cylinder engine. Sure it would cost more but in the long run you'd save a ton in fuel costs. People who buy vehicles like this probably drive them into the ground so it would be worth it.

man you lost weight. looking healthier.

great driving exeperience ?

Launched in 2010 the Duster remains the same size for more than 20 years. Maaaaaath....

A major step backwards engine wise. The previous generation had 4 cyl 1.33tce and 1.5dci engines, both phenomenal power plants. Now, you're stuck with these anaemic, badly chosen options.

I like the way you reviewed this car because your really checking all the little things that matter a lot when you own a car.

Lack of diesel engine can't be compensated by a huge step forward in terms of design.

3 stars rating Euro Ncap. It looks good, but I don't want my kids sliced by a fking tree mid-air while I'm trying to steer the car from the tree to a wall because it's safer.

What beter NEW car can you get for under 20k with 3 year warranty(+2 extra if you want) that you could use it in the city and in the countryside!?

No diesel? No sale

My 2019 Duster has 150bhp....

Is it released in ireland - Yet!! What about tall drivers ... Very tempted ... Kia Sportage GT experience has being scandalous 4x4 Hmmmmmm - Interior specs

You lost a lot of weight since I last saw a video, Marek. Everything ok?

I am considering the Duster in top spec Hybrid 1.6 litre 4x4 extreme model like the look of it we are at the moment still waiting for the car to be launched in the United Kingdom been told around september but should be able to get a test drive before then . never considerd the duster before now thought it was very ugly looking car and very nasty looking inside and out but this model is leaps and bounds better looking than the models before we are at the moment running a Nissan Navara double cab pickup which is Techna trim top of the range auto but its thirsty Big at over 5 m long and it weight is 2.3 tons all in all big Car I need something with half the size and less fuel and less insurance and the Dacia seems to fit the bill well we will see soon great video thank you.

most of the issues you have seems to be user errors.

MAREK IN ALMOST PERFECT {eng} Thank you for NOT following Dacia corporate dictat

2:54 whats with your elbows my brother?? did you fell ftom a bike?! 🤐

When Renault will bring this to India 🇮🇳 ?

Great video. Flawless English. I have a 2017 2wd diesel Prestige. The new Duster looks good but is getting too expensive and no longer offers a diesel option. I'll not be trading up any time soon.

Would be good if was 3000 minus for each model 1 5dci also was top choice now missing Will not have good sales till they droop the price soon Don't buy till then IE.My brother works for Renault in Genève

Betty swuttocks sure ain't going to be a fan of that upholstery :(

Family tractor

I don't think that anyone should do a review of a car with less than 4 stars on Ncup

I like that u tell the truth. If u live in a rural area, with hills and difficult roads ,this is a cheap new car to buy. But if u dont live in that kind of area, and you care about your safety in case of a crash, you should pick a better brand car, even a second hand will be a better choice.

8:15 Nobody said that space is for smartphones. Many cars have that kind of space and it is before phones were invented. You can put there something light, some napkins, cigarettes, a wafer, a bag of hazelnuts, and you have to make sure that what you put in that space will not cause problems. Any normal person understands that the phone should not be placed in that space, just as you understand that you do not put a cup of coffee on the dashboard while driving. You criticize a hypothesis created by you. It can be used as a temporary space where you can quickly throw some bills or place your wallet, it's a useful space.

I suppose you get what you pay for. If you want luxury dig deeper, if you want a no frills cheaper mudslugger it will appeal. PS.. Your looking really well, I’m expecting you to do a review on your new wardrobe as you dropped a lot of weight You will be lost in your quirky old t shirts 😂

Dacia Duster 2024 scored 3 stars on EuroNCAP tests.

The Duster in this spec is a bit too fancy. Heated steering wheel and a digital display? Blasphemy! On a more serious note, at a lower price in a cheaper spec I would be more willing to overlook some of the issues you've found with the Duster. I have to give kudos to Dacia though for putting in some thought and effort in the design - the ISA button is great and the U clip system could be a bit of fun especially for people making their own things with a 3D printer.

8:22 They put two cup holders, one for small glasses, the other for tall glasses, and you put the glasses inverse to show that the big glass does not fit in the small cup holder. Are you sane?

This is clearly on the bad side review. Check out others reviews if you want an honest and complete review and not focused on the “bad” things with a car half the money of their competitors. The “wrong” things are half as bad from the competition!?

Buy previous model. Definitely better value for money

Marek you became very thin, eat something:)

This is clearly on the bad side review. And it starts with the grim face 🥴 from the beginning of the video

Having a new Passat owners manual in a new Duster it’s something that will never happen in Romania. First most of us we hate Dacia then no known romanian in world history buys a new Passat. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Holy sh!t ! What a car ! Would I buy it ? Nope ! Just too much 'sh!t' and too little 'holy'.

I was seriously considering recommending this to my mother in law - it's simple to operate it has good warranty and it's normally priced. But then EURO NCAP results come out so no thanks.

⭐⭐⭐ safety

It's overpriced. It should be starting price at 16000€ and full equipped at 21000€. The current price is insane. For that asking price you can buy japanese car. They played little over their head now. 28940 fully loaded. Insane!!!!!

All very well saving thousands by buying a Dacia but why would you put your family in a poor safety rating car

We recently went to see the Duster, but we were disappointed. The camera system and parking sensors malfunctioned on the demo car; the seat material (identical to the one in this video) looked and felt very cheap and uncomfortable. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this car. On top of that, the price is staggering: €26,300 for the 4x2 hybrid version with automatic transmission in Journey trim. No!

With no doubt today s car manufacturers have a target in redefining the idea of ​​ugly car and a cult for cheap plastic.

3/5 stars in Euroncap...