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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Another one drives a duster!

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

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.

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

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

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 ... :(

i have the 4wd verions and i love it

this car would be perfect for Los Angeles's crappy roads.

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

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

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

i want one :D

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.

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

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

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

clearly he's never been to eastern europe. roads there are much better than uk

"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.

seems like one of the very few cars actually worth its price :)

Great video Matt !!

England in August 2012 - pouring down with rain England in August 2021 - pouring down with rain Nothing changes eh?

I saw loads of these in Prague last month! :)

Bloody crikey. It can go through ankle deep water, thats just incredible. My bicycle will be so jealous. (I bought one anyway )

Great review!

brilliant review :)

man, your reactions are priceless

i have two of these. they're pretty decent all around, not only off-road. mine are not dacia though. they're under the Renault badge, since i'm in brazil.

I get sick of farmers planting over public rights of way.

Enjoyable review !

Car just needed proper off-road tyres , and than it could take lot more . Or at least winter tyres . I done some driving through cropsfields and forests in my Hyndai Atos (whis is just a FWD city car) and with some M+S tyres I was ok .

If you look at the actual NCAP tests you will see that it was penalized because of pedestrian protection (Bad for most SUVs) and safety assist stuff like Speed limitation assist and a lack of ESC. Otherwise, when it comes to passenger protection, it did rather well actually.

I love the duster. Great review

I can't wait to see Top Gear's review.

Probably not far behind from the Bentley Bentayga.

thanks Mat :)

ROFL, thanks for bringing back good memories from TG :)

Nice test, when are you road testing??

James May : Good news everyone!

awesome review :) .

Please do the same with Opel Mokka or nissan qashqai

Dude, the car is as safe as you drive. If you want to go fast, buy a sports car. I really hate it when someone comments just so that they can rant about things and/or to insult other people. Grow up, if everybody sees that the duster is a good car, doesn't mean that you're the only one who's right.

I don't know what you consider a normal car, but other than the deep rut that had you on 2 wheels I didn't see anything I haven't taken my 1996 dodge neon coupe through before. Cattle roads like that are pretty fun as long as you don't get stupid and put your car on a mound to high center it.

Like it, is it better then Mitsubishi ASX? Any comparison between will be nice. Love soft off-road

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.

finally a review that puts money in the first place,not like top gear

we are waitin` for more offroad tests, Evoque Maybe ;)

yes, it does look great.

I just uploaded my personal review of the Renault Duster (Dacia Duster) here in Dubai. A different look at it due to the great price it comes here for.

Absolutely right! In the field you need the best car, not the newest/cheapest car.

well said

A very impressing car..

so it can drive through a corn field, a gravel road and an ankle deep puddle.......wow, im amazed

Foot race with Yianni! Wait, wrong video

You made the right choice you made the right choice by not going onto that race central track I mean the water is fine but the center is just so raise and there’s a 99% charge then you’re just ground out and you just get stuck

is it just me or does the Duster look surprisingly good?

Duster is cool and reliable car...yeti is a bullshit :)

plz do a ford ecosport 4x4 vs duster 4x4

My man mat change it a lot 😂

I need a 4X4 not to go off-road just something that will cope with all the crappy potholes in the UK roads!!

I have one 4x4 and is very good.

More off road action please

The Duster is the most capable off-roader in which you could do a road trip, and for a small price.

Eastern Europe roads worse than Britain? Have you ever been to eastern Europe? Better roads than the UK by far.

yea... i'd be confident to go there in my old Lancer! you dont need 4x4 for what they're doing!

Mat looks surprisingly good, too! :-)

Wow and it's a car!

goud video

This is more than a car though. You could buy a Kia or a Fiat 500 but this is a fullsized 4x4, which is practical for a family as well as being capable off-road.

i m a romanian and i like the new duster and i hope i ll have the oportunity to enjoy the ride in one :D..btw who says DACIA is rubbish doesn t know what a fiable car means..for example look at the LOGAN and u will see a very good car...only 1 model from DACIA i dislike : SUPER NOVA who can have a lot of problem with engine and rust ..

what about the lada niva ?

For that kind of money, this is the best car out there. Even if you buy the 2-wheel drive version.

What about Lada Niva - it was on Fifth Gear few years ago .

For a suv that costs less to buy than a lot of superminis it did very well indeed.

Evoques standard wheels are sadly not up for the job but if they are changed for the test, why not!?

Actually, the name is pronounced as it is writen: Dacia ( gets its name from the province the romans conquered around 100AD) And yes im from Romania, sorry for the spelling :))

Me want one!

It's a good car! I love it!

I thought the Niva was sold in UK?

Despite the fact that dusterdoesn’t have a low ratio gearbox but it’s short first gear four-wheel-drive la go to the 1.5 L diesel

Geweldige auto

Glad DACIA ( don't like the pronunciation in the video ! ) has finally come to the UK :)

Autoexpress, the Duster isn't actually the UK's cheapest 4x4 because the imported Lada Niva 4x4 is actually a full £21 cheaper than the cheapest 1.6 4x4 Duster at £10974. I am nitpicking here but I'd never recommend the Niva over the Duster for the point of saving £21!

In Romania the off roads are worst than Britain off roads xD This video is a joke....a sad one !

Not bad, thats impressive!!! Do that in a Nissan X-Trail!!! that would be epic!!!

Good buy

8:41 yeah.. sure m8. i agree with you..

A good review but not very objective to start with. I got the impression you were expecting it to fail even though reports from elsewhere in Europe are very favourable. I wouldn't have taken half the soft-roaders sold in the UK where you did, so I think the Duster did very well. I know in rural France they love them. It would be interesting to see how it would cope with off-road tyres. The Eastern European videos would suggest very well - ground clearance allowing!

anybody used one of these on gravel and sand? looks like it hasnt got alot of traction. Im looking at renting one in iceland because of the price and size

Have you noticed that the headlights on the new VW Amarok look surprisingly similar to the Duster's ? Guess which one was launched first? Nope, it's not the Amarok! :)

The Dacia reminds me of James May =O

You should come to Brazil. Some of our streets are worse than your 'offroading' in this video.

well you can but only in LHD

damn i want that bowler

Is the Lada Niva no longer sold in the UK? If it still is then I'm pretty sure it's the cheapest 4x4 in the UK.